عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

'Abasa wa tawallaa.

HE FROWNED AND turned away,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 1

"أَنْ جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ"

An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

Because a blind man came to him.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 2

"وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ"

Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.

What made you think that he will not grow in virtue,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 3

"أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ"

Au yaz zak karu fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.

Or be admonished, and the admonition profit him?

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 4

"أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ"

Amma manis taghnaa

As for him who is not in want of any thing,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 5

"فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ"

Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

You pay full attention,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 6

"وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ"

Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.

Though it is not your concern if he should not grow (in fulness).

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 7

"وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ"

Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a

As for him who comes to you striving (after goodness),

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 8

"وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ"

Wahuwa yakhshaa,

And is also fearful (of God),

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 9

"فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ"

Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.

You neglect.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 10

"كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ"

Kalla innaha tazkirah

Assuredly this is a reminder

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 11

"فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ"

Faman shaa a zakarah

For any one who desires to bear it in mind,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 12

"فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ"

Fi suhufim mukar rama,

(Contained) in honoured pages,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 13

"مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ"

Marfoo'atim mutah hara,

Exalted and holy,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 14

"بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ"

Bi'aidee safara

In the hands of scribes

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 15

"كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ"

Kiraamim bararah.

Noble and pious.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 16

"قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ"

Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.

Accursed is man. How ungrateful is he!

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 17

"مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ"

Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

Of what substance God created him?

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 18

"مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ"

Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.

From a single sperm He created, then proportioned him,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 19

"ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ"

Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

Then made his passage easy (at birth);

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 20

"ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ"

Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

He will then send him to death and have him laid in the grave.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 21

"ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْشَرَهُ"

Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

Then He will raise him up again when He please.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 22

"كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ"

Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.

But no. He has not fulfilled what was enjoined on him.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 23

"فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ"

Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

Let man therefore consider (the sources of) his food.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 24

"أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا"

Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.

We poured down rain abundantly,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 25

"ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا"

Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.

Then We cracked the earth open under pressure (of germination)

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 26

"فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا"

Fa ambatna feeha habba

And We made corn grow,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 27

"وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا"

Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba

And grapes and herbage,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 28

"وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا"

Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'

Olives and dates,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 29

"وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا"

Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

Orchards thick with trees,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 30

"وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا"

Wa faki hataw-wa abba.

And fruits and fodder:

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 31

"مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ"

Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.

A provision for you and your cattle.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 32

"فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ"

Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.

But when the great calamity comes

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 33

"يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ"

Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

Man will fly from his brother,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 34

"وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ"

Wa ummihee wa abeeh

Mother and father,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 35

"وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ"

Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.

As well as his wife and children.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 36

"لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ"

Likul limri-im-minuhm yaumaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

Each man will have enough cares that day.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 37

"وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌ"

Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

Many faces will that day be bright,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 38

"ضَاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ"

Dahi katum mustab shirah

Laughing and full of joy,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 39

"وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ"

Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

And many will be dust-begrimed,

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 40

"تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ"

Tarhaquha qatarah.

Covered with the blackness (of shame):

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 41

"أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ"

Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.

They will be the unbelievers, transgressors.

Surah Number : 80 , Ayat Number : 42