He Frowned — Shabbir Ahmed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 He Frowned

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Someone frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ

Because the blind man approached him

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ

How could you know that he might have grown in goodness

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Or that he be enlightened and the Reminder might benefit him

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for him who deems himself in no need of Guidance

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ

Unto him you give attention

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

Yet it is not your responsibility if he grows not in goodness

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

But as for him who came to you in all eagerness

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

And feared straying. (2:2)

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

Him did you disregard

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

Nay, indeed this is an Advisory

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ

So let him pay heed who will

Faman shaa thakarahu

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

In Scrolls Dignified

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ

Exalted, Purified

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ

By the hands of Scribes

Bi-aydee safaratin

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ

Honorable and virtuous

Kiramin bararatin

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ

Man destroys himself, how ungrateful, rejecting the Sublime Truth

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarahu

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Out of what thing has He created him

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqahu

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

From the male and the female gametes He created him, and then fashioned him in due proportion

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ

And then makes the Way easy for him. (Endowed with faculties)

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ

Then causes him to die and brings him to disintegrated states. ('Qabr' = Grave = Disintegrated state = The state of sleep between physical death and Resurrection (36:52))

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ

Then, when He will, He shall raise him to life again

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ

Nay, man did not fulfill what He enjoined upon him

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ

Let man consider his food. (His own food has involved so many hands from the field to the mouth. Shouldn't he share Our provision with others?

Falyanthuri al-insanu ila taAAamihi

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا

How We pour water in showers

Anna sababna almaa sabban

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

And then We split the earth, split and cleave

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqan

فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

And cause the grain to grow therein

Faanbatna feeha habban

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

And vineyards, and fresh vegetation

WaAAinaban waqadban

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

And olive trees and palm trees

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا

And dense beautiful gardens

Wahada-iqa ghulban

وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

And fruits and grasses

Wafakihatan waabban

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ

Provision for you and your cattle

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ

But when comes the Call

Fa-itha jaati alssakhkhatu

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

On the Day when a man will flee from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeehi

وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and his children

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

To everyone on that Day will be enough his own concern

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

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

Some faces on that Day will be bright as dawn

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfiratun

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

And some faces on that Day will have dust upon them

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayha ghabaratun

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

With gloom overspread

Tarhaquha qataratun

أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

These, these will be the ones who denied the Truth and divided humanity

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

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