1

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٜ يٰٓ

He frowned and turned his face away

2

أَن جَآءَهُ اُ۬لۡأَعۡمٜ يٰ

Because a blind man came to him (and interrupted him)

3

وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكّٜ يٰٓ

You don´t really know! Perhaps he would (shed his disbelief, and) grow in faith

4

أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعُهُ اُ۬لذِّكۡر۪يٰٓ

He might heed (the warning); perhaps the reminder would benefit him

5

أَمَّا مَنِ اِ۪سۡتَغۡنٜ يٰ

(Instead), the one who displays indifference

6

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدّٜ يٰ

You attend to

7

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكّٜ يٰ

It is not your failing if he fails to cleanse (himself of disbelief)

8

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعٜ يٰ

But, from the one who seeks you eagerly

9

وَهۡوَ يَخۡشٜ يٰ

And fears (Allah)

10

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهّٜ يٰ

You divert your attention away

11

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةࣱ‏

No, in fact this _ (the Qur´an) _ is a reminder

12

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

Anyone who cares, may heed

13

فِي صُحُفࣲ مُّكَرَّمَةࣲ‏

(It is inscribed) in the honored record

14

مَّرۡفُوعَةࣲ مُّطَهَّرَةِۢ

Sublime and held in high esteem

15

بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةࣲ‏

Set down by scribes

16

كِرَامِۢ بَرَرَةࣲ‏

Noble and virtuous

17

قُتِلَ اَ۬لۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ

Man be damned! How ungrateful is he

18

مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

What was it, from which He created man

19

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

From semen! He created man, then assigned his nature

20

ثُمَّ اَ۬لسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

Then, He made the path (of righteousness) easy for him

21

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ

Then He gave him death, and sent him to his grave

22

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآ أَنشَرَهُۥ

And then He will, whenever He wills, bring him back to life

23

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

No! Man did not do what Allah commanded him to do

24

فَلۡيَنظُرِ اِ۬لۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

Let man look at (the source of) his food

25

إِنَّا صَبَبۡنَا اَ۬لۡمَآءَ صَبࣰّ ا

(To produce his food), We pour down plenty of water

26

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا اَ۬لۡأَرۡضَ شَقࣰّ ا

(Then) We split the ground and lay it open

27

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبࣰّ ا

And out of it, We cause the grain to sprout

28

وَعِنَبࣰ ا وَقَضۡبࣰ ا

And the grapes and vegetables

29

وَزَيۡتُونࣰ ا وَنَخۡلࣰ ا

The olives and dates

30

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبࣰ ا

Woodland with dense foliage

31

وَفَٰكِهَةࣰ وَأَبࣰّ ا

And the fruits and fodder

32

مَّتَٰعࣰ ا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ

Such is your, and your livestock´s sustenance

33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ اِ۬لصَّآخَّةُ

When the deafening blare (of the trumpet) sounds

34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ اُ۬لۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

Man will run away from his brother that day

35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

And his mother and father

36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

And his wife and son

37

لِكُلِّ اِ۪مۡرِيࣲٕ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ شَأۡنࣱ يُغۡنِيهِ

Everyone that day would have far too many concerns (of his own), to care about others

38

۞وُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ مُّسۡفِرَةࣱ‏

Some faces that day, would glow

39

ضَاحِكَةࣱ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةࣱ‏

(With) happiness and joyful ecstasy

40

وَوُجُوهࣱ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةࣱ‏

While some faces that day would be covered with (grim and grimy) shades

41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

And overwhelmed by darkness

42

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ اُ۬لۡكَفَرَةُ اُ۬لۡفَجَرَةُ

Such would be the unbelievers, the obstinate (sinners)