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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -

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

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

4 Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?

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

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

5 As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

6 To him dost thou attend;

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 Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

9 And he fears,

9 And hath fear,

9 And with fear (in his heart),

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him thou art distracted.

10 Of him wast thou unmindful.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

11 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

12 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

13 In honored books,

13 On honoured leaves

13 (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

15 In the hands of scribes

15 (Set down) by scribes

15 (Written) by the hands of scribes -

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and righteous.

16 Honourable and Pious and Just.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

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

17 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

18 From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

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

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

20 Then doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).

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

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

23 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Let man consider his food:

24 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

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

25 How We pour water in showers

25 For that We pour forth water in abundance,

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

26 Then split the earth in clefts

26 And We split the earth in fragments,

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

27 And produce therein corn,

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and green fodder

28 And Grapes and nutritious plants,

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

29 And Olives and Dates,

30 And thick gardens,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

30 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and grasses:

31 And fruits and fodder, -

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

32 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when the Shout cometh

33 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -

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

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

34 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

35 And from his mother and his father,

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And his wife and his children,

36 And from 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 Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

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 beaming,

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news;

39 Laughing, rejoicing.

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 be dust - stained,

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 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.