He Frowned — Safi Kaskas Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

when the blind man approached him.

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

For all you know, he might be seeking to purify himself?

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

or to be reminded and be helped by being reminded?

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for him who was indifferent,

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

you [Prophet] gave him your attention.

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Though it is not up to you whether or not he is purified.

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

As for him who came to you eagerly

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

with God's fear in his heart

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

from him you are distracted.

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Indeed this is a reminder;

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

So, whoever wills may remember it.

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

it is [written] on honored sheets,

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

Exalted and purified,

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

by the hands of scribes,

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

honorable and virtuous.

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

How regretful it is for people to have so much self-destructive ingratitude.

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

From what did He create him?

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

From a fertilized ovum He created him and proportioned him;

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

Then He eased the way for him;

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

Then He causes him to die and to be buried.

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

No! He did not fulfill what He has commanded him.

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

A human being has only to consider the food he eats.

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

We poured down water in abundance,

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

and caused the soil to break open,

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

and grew grains in it,

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

and grapes and legumes

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

olive and dates,

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

and luxurious gardens

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

and fruits and vegetable,

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

for you and your livestock to enjoy.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

But when the Deafening Blast comes,

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

on the Day when a human being will flee from his brother,

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

his mother, his father,

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

his wife and his children ,

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

every one of them, on that Day, will have enough to preoccupy him.

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

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Faces on that Day will be beaming,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

laughing and rejoicing.

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

And [other] faces, on that Day, will be covered with dust,

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

overwhelmed by sorrow.

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

These are the unbelievers, the wicked ones.

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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