He Frowned — Maulana Muhammad Ali Translation

80:1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

80:2

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Because the blind man came to him

An jaahu al-aAAma

80:3

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And what would make thee know that he might purify himself

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

80:4

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or be mindful, so the Reminder should profit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

80:5

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

As for him who considers himself free from nee

Amma mani istaghna

80:6

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

To him thou dost attend

Faanta lahu tasadda

80:7

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And no blame is on thee, if he purify himself not

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

80:8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And as to him who comes to thee striving hard

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

To him thou payest no regard

Faanta AAanhu talahha

80:11

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nay, surely it is a Reminder

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

80:12

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So let him who will mind it

Faman shaa thakarahu

80:13

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

In honoured books

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

80:14

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Exalted, purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

80:15

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

In the hands of scribes

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Woe to man! How ungrateful is he

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

80:18

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Of what thing did He create him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

80:19

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Of a small life-germ. He creates him, then proportions him

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

80:20

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then makes the way easy for him

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

80:21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then he causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

80:22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then when He will, He raises him to life again

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

80:23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Nay, but he does not what He commands him

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

80:24

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then let man look at his food -

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

80:25

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

How We pour down abundant water

Anna sababna almaa sabban

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

80:27

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then cause the grain to grow therein

Faanbatna feeha habban

80:28

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And grapes and clover

WaAAinaban waqadban

80:29

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the olive and the palm

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

And fruits and herbage -

Wafakihatan waabban

80:32

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

A provision for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

80:33

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But when the deafening cry comes

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

80:34

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

The day when a man flees from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

80:35

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeehi

80:36

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And his spouse and his sons

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

80:37

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Every man of them, that day, will have concern enough to make him indifferent to others

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

80:38

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Faces on that day will be bright

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

80:39

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Laughing, joyous

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

80:40

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And faces on that day will have dust on them

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

80:41

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Darkness covering them

Tarhaquha qataratun

80:42

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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