عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ١

He frowned and turned away

AAabasa watawalla

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ٢

Because the blind man came unto him.

An jaahu al-aAAma

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ٣

What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ٤

Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him?

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu aththikra

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ٥

As for him who thinketh himself independent,

Amma mani istaghna

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ٦

Unto him thou payest regard.

Faanta lahu tasadda

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ٧

Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ٨

But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ٩

And hath fear,

Wahuwa yakhsha

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ١٠

From him thou art distracted.

Faanta AAanhu talahha

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ١١

Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

Kalla innaha tathkira

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ١٢

So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

Faman shaa thakarah

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ١٣

On honoured leaves

Fee suhufin mukarrama

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ١٤

Exalted, purified,

MarfooAAatin mutahhara

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ١٥

(Set down) by scribes

Bi-aydee safara

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ١٦

Noble and righteous.

Kiramin barara

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ١٧

Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful!

Qutila al-insanu ma akfarah

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ١٨

From what thing doth He create him?

Min ayyi shay-in khalaqah

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ١٩

From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarah

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ٢٠

Then maketh the way easy for him,

Thumma assabeela yassarah

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ٢١

Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

Thumma amatahu faaqbarah

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ٢٢

Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

Thumma itha shaa ansharah

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ٢٣

Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

Kalla lamma yaqdi maamarah

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ٢٤

Let man consider his food:

Falyanthuri al-insanuila taAAamih

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا٢٥

How We pour water in showers

Anna sababna almaasabba

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا٢٦

Then split the earth in clefts

Thumma shaqaqna al-arda shaqqa

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا٢٧

And cause the grain to grow therein

Faanbatna feeha habba

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا٢٨

And grapes and green fodder

WaAAinaban waqadba

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا٢٩

And olive-trees and palm-trees

Wazaytoonan wanakhla

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا٣٠

And garden-closes of thick foliage

Wahada-iqa ghulba

وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا٣١

And fruits and grasses:

Wafakihatan waabba

مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ٣٢

Provision for you and your cattle.

MataAAan lakum wali-anAAamikum

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ٣٣

But when the Shout cometh

Fa-itha jaati assakhkha

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ٣٤

On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheeh

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ٣٥

And his mother and his father

Waommihi waabeeh

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ٣٦

And his wife and his children,

Wasahibatihi wabaneeh

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ٣٧

Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

Likulli imri-in minhum yawma-ithinsha/nun yughneeh

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ٣٨

On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

Wujoohun yawma-ithin musfira

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ٣٩

Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

Dahikatun mustabshira

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ٤٠

And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayhaghabara

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ٤١

Veiled in darkness,

Tarhaquha qatara

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ٤٢

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

Ola-ika humu alkafaratu alfajara