Abasa

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

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

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

6 To him you give attention.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 And he fears,

9 And hath fear,

9 While he fears [Allah],

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him thou art distracted.

10 From him you are distracted.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

13 In honored books,

13 On honoured leaves

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted and purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

15 (Set down) by scribes

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

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and righteous.

16 Noble and dutiful.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

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

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

18 From what substance did He create him?

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

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

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

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

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

20 Then He eased the way for him;

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

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

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

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

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

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

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

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

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Let man consider his food:

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

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

25 How We pour water in showers

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

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

26 Then split the earth in clefts

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

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

27 And caused to grow within it grain

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and green fodder

28 And grapes and herbage

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

29 And olive and palm trees

30 And thick gardens,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and grasses:

31 And fruit and grass -

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

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

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when the Shout cometh

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

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

34 On the day when a man fleeth 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 spouse and his son - -

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And his wife and his children,

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

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

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

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

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

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

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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

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

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

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Veiled in darkness,

41 Blackness will cover them.

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.