'Abasa

Il s’est renfrogné et il s’est détourné .

He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

Parce que l’aveugle est venu à lui.

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].

Qui te dit : peut-être [cherche]-t-il à se purifier.

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified

Ou à se rappeler en sorte que le rappel lui profite.

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

Quant à celui qui se complait dans sa suffisance (pour sa richesse.

As for he who thinks himself without need,

tu vas avec empressement à sa rencontre.

To him you give attention.

Or, que t’importe qu’il ne se purifie pas .

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.

Et quant à celui qui vient à toi avec empressement.

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

tout en ayant la crainte.

While he fears [Allāh],

tu ne t’en soucies pas.

From him you are distracted.

N’agis plus ainsi ! Vraiment ceci est un rappel,

No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

quiconque veut, donc, s’en rappelle,

So whoever wills may remember it.

consigné dans des feuilles honorées,

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

élevées, purifiées,

Exalted and purified,

entre les mains d’ambassadeur ,

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

nobles, obéissants.

Noble and dutiful.

Que périsse l’homme ! Qu’il est ingrat.

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.

De quoi [Dieu] l’a-t-Il créé.

From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

D’une goutte de sperme, Il le crée et détermine (son destin)

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

puis Il lui facilite le chemin,

Then He eased the way for him;

puis Il lui donne la mort et le met au tombeau,

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.

puis Il le ressuscitera quand Il voudra.

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

Eh bien non! [L’homme] n’accomplit pas ce qu’Il lui commande.

No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

Que l’homme considère donc sa nourriture.

Then let mankind look at his food -

C’est Nous qui versons l’eau abondante.

How We poured down water in torrents,

Puis Nous fendons la terre par fissure.

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

Et y faisons pousser grains,

And caused to grow within it grain

vignobles et légumes,

And grapes and herbage

oliviers et palmiers,

And olive and palm trees

jardins touffus,

And gardens of dense shrubbery

fruits et herbages,

And fruit and grass -

pour votre jouissance vous et vos bestiaux.

[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

Puis quand viendra le Fracas.

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

Le jour où l’homme s’enfuira de son frère.

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

De sa mère, de son père.

And his mother and his father

De sa compagne et de ses enfants.

And his wife and his children,

Car chacun d’eux, ce jour-là, aura son propre cas pour l’occuper.

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

Ce jour-là, il y aura des visages rayonnants,

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

riants et réjouis.

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

De même qu’il y aura, ce jour-là, des visages couverts de poussière,

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

recouverts de ténèbres.

Blackness will cover them.

Voilà les infidèles, les libertins.

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.