Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Arabic
أن جاءه الأعمى
Arabic, with marks
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Word by word
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
Shakir
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Arabic
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Word by word
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Shakir
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Arabic
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Word by word
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
Shakir
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Arabic
أما من استغنى
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Word by word
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Shakir
To him do you address yourself.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Arabic
فأنت له تصدى
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Word by word
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Shakir
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
Arabic
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Word by word
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Shakir
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
Arabic
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Word by word
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Shakir
And he fears,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Arabic
وهو يخشى
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Word by word
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Shakir
From him will you divert yourself.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Arabic
فأنت عنه تلهى
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Word by word
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Shakir
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Arabic
كلا إنها تذكرة
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Shakir
So let him who pleases mind it.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Arabic
فمن شاء ذكره
Arabic, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Word by word
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
Shakir
In honored books,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Arabic
في صحف مكرمة
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Word by word
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Shakir
Exalted, purified,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Arabic
مرفوعة مطهرة
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Word by word
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Shakir
In the hands of scribes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Arabic
بأيدي سفرة
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Word by word
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Shakir
Noble, virtuous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Arabic
كرام بررة
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Word by word
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Shakir
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Arabic
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Arabic, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Word by word
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Of what thing did He create him?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Arabic
من أي شيء خلقه
Arabic, with marks
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Word by word
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Shakir
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Arabic
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Arabic, with marks
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Word by word
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Arabic
ثم السبيل يسره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Word by word
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Arabic
ثم أماته فأقبره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Word by word
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Arabic
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Word by word
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Arabic
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Word by word
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Shakir
Then let man look to his food,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Arabic
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Word by word
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
Shakir
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Arabic
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Word by word
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Shakir
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Arabic
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Word by word
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Shakir
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Arabic
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Word by word
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Shakir
And grapes and clover,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Arabic
وعنبا وقضبا
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Word by word
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Shakir
And the olive and the palm,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Arabic
وزيتونا ونخلا
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Word by word
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Shakir
And thick gardens,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Arabic
وحدائق غلبا
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Word by word
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Shakir
And fruits and herbage
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Arabic
وفاكهة وأبا
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Word by word
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Shakir
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Arabic
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Arabic, with marks
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Word by word
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Shakir
But when the deafening cry comes,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Arabic
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Word by word
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
Shakir
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Arabic
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Word by word
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Shakir
And his mother and his father,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
Arabic
وأمه وأبيه
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Word by word
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Shakir
And his spouse and his son - -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Arabic
وصاحبته وبنيه
Arabic, with marks
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Word by word
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Shakir
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Arabic
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Shakir
Laughing, joyous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Arabic
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Word by word
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Shakir
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Arabic
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Shakir
Darkness shall cover them.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Arabic
ترهقها قترة
Arabic, with marks
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Word by word
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Shakir
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).