عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ

'əбəсə вəтəвəльлəə

He frowned and turned away

أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ

əŋŋ-джəə`əhуль-ə'мəə

when the blind man approached him.

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ

вəмəə йудриикə лə'əльлəhу йəззəккəə

And how do you know, maybe he would purify himself,

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ

əу йəз̃з̃əккəру фəтəŋŋфə'əhуз̃-з̃икрōō

or take admonition, and the admonition would benefit him!

أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

əммəə мəни-стəґнəə

But as for someone who is wealthy,

فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ

фə`əŋŋтə лəhу тəсōддəə

you attend to him,

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ

вəмəə 'əлэйкə əльлəə йəззəккəə

though you are not liable if he does not purify himself.

وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ

вə`əммəə мəŋŋ-джəə`əкə йəс'əə

But as for someone who comes hurrying to you,

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ

вəhувə йəхшəə

while he fears [Allah],

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

фə`əŋŋтə 'əнhу тəлəhhəə

you are neglectful of him.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ

кəльлəə иннəhəə тəз̃кирōh

No indeed! These [verses of the Quran ] are a reminder

فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ

фəмəŋŋ-шəə`ə з̃əкəрōh

—so let anyone who wishes remember—

فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ

фии суhуфимм-мукəррōмəh

in honoured scriptures,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ

мəрфуу'əтимм-мутōhhəрōh

exalted and purified,

بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ

би`əйдии сəфəрōh

in the hands of envoys,

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ

кирōōмимм-бəрōрōh

noble and pious.

قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ

ќутилəль-иŋŋсəəну мəə əкфəрōh

Perish man! How ungrateful is he!

مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

мин əййи шэй`ин хōлəќōh

From what did He create him?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ

мин-нутфəтин хōлəќōhу фəќōддəрōh

He created him from a drop of [seminal] fluid; then proportioned him.

ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ

c̃уммəс-сəбиилə йəссəрōh

Then He made the way easy for him;

ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ

c̃уммə əмəəтəhу фə`əќбəрōh

then He made him die and buried him;

ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ

c̃уммə из̃əə шəə`ə əŋŋшəрōh

and then, when He wished, resurrected him.

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

кəльлəə лəммəə йəќды мəə əмəрōh

No indeed! He has not yet carried out what He has commanded him.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ

фəльйəŋŋз̃уриль-иŋŋсəəну илəə тō'əəмиh

Let man consider his food:

أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا

əннəə сōбəбнəəль-мəə`ə сōббə

We pour down plenteous water [from the sky],

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

c̃уммə шəќōќнəəль-əрдō шəќќō

then We split the earth making fissures in it

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

фə`əмм-бəтнəə фииhəə həббə

and make the grain grow in it,

وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا

вə'инəбəу-вəќōдбə

as well as vines and vegetables,

وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا

вəзəйтуунəу-вəнəхлə

olives and date palms,

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا

вəhəдəə`иќō ґульбə

and densely-planted gardens,

وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا

вəфəəкиhəтəу-вə`əббə

fruits and pastures,

مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ

мəтəə'əль-лəкум вəли`əн'əəмикум

as a sustenance for you and your livestock.

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

фə`из̃əə джəə`əтис-сōōххōh

So when the deafening Cry comes—

يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ

йəумə йəфирруль-мəр`у мин əхыыh

the day when a man will evade his brother,

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

вə`уммиhи вə`əбииh

his mother and his father,

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

вəсōōhибəтиhи вəбəнииh

his spouse and his sons—

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ

ликулли-мри`имм-минhум йəумə`из̃ин шə`нуй-йуґнииh

each of them will have a task to keep him preoccupied on that day.

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

вуджууhуй-йəумə`из̃имм-мусфирōh

Some faces will be bright on that day,

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

дōōhикəтумм-мустəбширōh

laughing and joyous,

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ

вəвуджууhуй-йəумə`из̃ин 'əлэйhəə ґōбəрōh

and some faces on that day will be covered with dust,

تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

тəрhəќуhəə ќōтəрōh

overcast with gloom.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ

уулəə`икə hумуль-кəфəрōтуль-фəджəрōh

It is they who are the faithless, the vicious.