He Frowned — Maududi Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He frowned and turned awa

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

that the blind man came to him

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Now he who waxes indifferent

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

you attend to him

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

But he who comes to you running

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

and fears (Allah)

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

you pay no heed to him

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

No indeed; this is only a Reminder

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

So whoso wills may give heed to it

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

It is contained in scrolls highly honoured

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

most exalted and purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

borne by the hands of scribes

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

noble and purified

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Out of what did Allah create him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

and then made the course of life easy for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

So let man just consider his food

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

We poured water, pouring it in great abundance

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

then caused the grain to grow out of it

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

together with grapes and vegetables

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

and olives and palms

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

and dense orchards

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

and fruits and pastures

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

all this as a provision for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

But when the deafening cry shall be sounde

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

and his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

and his consort and his children

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself

Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithin sha/nun yughneehi

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

and be cheerful and joyous

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

enveloped by darkness

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

These will be the unbelievers, the wicked

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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