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Surat abasa (He is surly)

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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰىٓۙ

'abasa wa tawallā

HEFROWNEDANDturnedaway

اَنْ جَاۤءَهُ الْاَعْمٰىۗ

an jā`ahul-a'mā

Becauseablindmancametohim.

وَمَا يُدْرِيْكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰىٓۙ

wa mā yudrīka la'allahụ yazzakkā

Whatmadeyouthinkthathewillnotgrowinvirtue

اَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنْفَعَهُ الذِّكْرٰىۗ

au yażżakkaru fa tanfa'ahuż-żikrā

Orbeadmonishedandtheadmonitionprofithim?

اَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنٰىۙ

ammā manistagnā

Asforhimwhoisnotinwantofanything

فَاَنْتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىۗ

fa anta lahụ taṣaddā

Youpayfullattention

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰىۗ

wa mā 'alaika allā yazzakkā

Thoughitisnotyourconcernifheshouldnotgrow(information_schema fulness).

وَاَمَّا مَنْ جَاۤءَكَ يَسْعٰىۙ

wa ammā man jā`aka yas'ā

Asforhimwhocomestoyoustriving(aftergoodness)

وَهُوَ يَخْشٰىۙ

wa huwa yakhsyā

Andisalsofearful(ofGod)

فَاَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهّٰىۚ

fa anta 'an-hu talahhā

Youneglect.

كَلَّآ اِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ

kallā innahā tażkirah

Assuredlythisisareminder

فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ ذَكَرَهٗ ۘ

fa man syā`a żakarah

Foranyonewhodesirestobearitinmind

فِيْ صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۙ

fī ṣuḥufim mukarramah

(Contained)inhonouredpages

مَّرْفُوْعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ۢ ۙ

marfụ'atim muṭahharah

Exaltedandholy

بِاَيْدِيْ سَفَرَةٍۙ

bi`aidī safarah

Inthehandsofscribes

كِرَامٍۢ بَرَرَةٍۗ

kirāmim bararah

Nobleandpious.

قُتِلَ الْاِنْسَانُ مَآ اَكْفَرَهٗۗ

qutilal-insānu mā akfarah

Accursedisman.Howungratefulishe!

مِنْ اَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهٗۗ

min ayyi syai`in khalaqah

OfwhatsubstanceGodcreatedhim?

مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍۗ خَلَقَهٗ فَقَدَّرَهٗۗ

min nuṭfah, khalaqahụ fa qaddarah

FromasinglespermHecreatedthenproportionedhim

ثُمَّ السَّبِيْلَ يَسَّرَهٗۙ

ṡummas-sabīla yassarah

Thenmadehispassageeasy(atbirth);

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهٗ فَاَقْبَرَهٗۙ

ṡumma amātahụ fa aqbarah

Hewillthensendhimtodeathandhavehimlaidinthegrave.

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَاۤءَ اَنْشَرَهٗۗ

ṡumma iżā syā`a ansyarah

ThenHewillraisehimupagainwhenHeplease.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ اَمَرَهٗۗ

kallā lammā yaqḍi mā amarah

Butno.Hehasnotfulfilledwhatwasenjoinedonhim.

فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْاِنْسَانُ اِلٰى طَعَامِهٖٓ ۙ

falyanẓuril-insānu ilā ṭa'āmih

Letmanthereforeconsider(thesourcesof)hisfood.

اَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاۤءَ صَبًّاۙ

annā ṣababnal-mā`a ṣabbā

Wepoureddownrainabundantly

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْاَرْضَ شَقًّاۙ

ṡumma syaqaqnal-arḍa syaqqā

ThenWecrackedtheearthopenunderpressure(ofgermination)

فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا حَبًّاۙ

fa ambatnā fīhā ḥabbā

AndWemadecorngrow

وَّعِنَبًا وَّقَضْبًاۙ

wa 'inabaw wa qaḍbā

Andgrapesandherbage

وَّزَيْتُوْنًا وَّنَخْلًاۙ

wa zaitụnaw wa nakhlā

Olivesanddates

وَّحَدَاۤئِقَ غُلْبًا

wa ḥadā`iqa gulbā

Orchardsthickwithtrees

وَفَاكِهَةً وَّاَبًّا

wa fākihataw wa abbā

Andfruitsandfodder:

مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْۗ

matā'al lakum wa li`an'āmikum

Aprovisionforyouandyourcattle.

فَاِذَا جَاۤءَتِ الصَّاۤخَّةُ ۖ

fa iżā jā`atiṣ-ṣākhkhah

Butwhenthegreatcalamitycomes

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ اَخِيْهِۙ

yauma yafirrul-mar`u min akhīh

Manwillflyfromhisbrother

وَاُمِّهٖ وَاَبِيْهِۙ

wa ummihī wa abīh

Motherandfather

وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَبَنِيْهِۗ

wa ṣāḥibatihī wa banīh

Aswellashiswifeandchildren.

لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ شَأْنٌ يُّغْنِيْهِۗ

likullimri`im min-hum yauma`iżin sya`nuy yugnīh

Eachmanwillhaveenoughcaresthatday.

وُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌۙ

wujụhuy yauma`iżim musfirah

Manyfaceswillthatdaybebright

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ۚ

ḍāḥikatum mustabsyirah

Laughingandfullofjoy

وَوُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ

wa wujụhuy yauma`iżin 'alaihā gabarah

Andmanywillbedust-begrimed

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ۗ

tarhaquhā qatarah

Coveredwiththeblackness(ofshame):

اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ

ulā`ika humul-kafaratul-fajarah

Theywillbetheunbelieverstransgressors.