Abasa

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

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

3 What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

3 And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

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

4 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?

4 Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

5 As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him you give attention.

7 Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).

7 And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself

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

8 But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose

8 And as to him who comes to you striving hard,

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

9 And hath fear,

9 And he fears,

9 While he fears [Allah],

10 From him thou art distracted.

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him you are distracted.

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

13 On honoured leaves

13 In honored books,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted and purified,

15 (Set down) by scribes

15 In the hands of scribes

15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,

16 Noble and righteous.

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and dutiful.

17 Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what substance did He create him?

19 From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,

19 Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,

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

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

20 Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)

20 Then He eased the way for him;

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

21 Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,

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

22 Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.

22 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

23 Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.

23 Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.

23 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

24 Let man consider his food:

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

25 How We pour water in showers

25 That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

26 Then split the earth in clefts

26 Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,

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

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And caused to grow within it grain

28 And grapes and green fodder

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and herbage

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive and palm trees

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

30 And thick gardens,

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

31 And fruits and grasses:

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruit and grass -

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.

33 But when the Shout cometh

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

34 The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

35 And his mother and his father

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And his wife and his children,

37 Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).

37 Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.

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

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

38 (Many) faces on that day shall be bright,

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

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

40 And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,

40 And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,

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

41 Veiled in darkness,

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Blackness will cover them.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.