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, with marks
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Saheeh International
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Saheeh International
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Saheeh International
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Saheeh International
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Word by word
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Shakir
To him do you address yourself.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Saheeh International
To him you give attention.
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, with marks
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Saheeh International
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Saheeh International
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Word by word
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Shakir
And he fears,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Saheeh International
While he fears [Allah],
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, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Saheeh International
From him you are distracted.
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, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
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, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Saheeh International
So whoever wills may remember it.
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, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Saheeh International
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Word by word
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Shakir
Exalted, purified,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Saheeh International
Exalted and purified,
Word by word
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
Shakir
In the hands of scribes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Saheeh International
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Word by word
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Shakir
Noble, virtuous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Saheeh International
Noble and dutiful.
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, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Saheeh International
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
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, with marks
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Saheeh International
From what substance did He create him?
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, with marks
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Saheeh International
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
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, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Saheeh International
Then He eased the way for him;
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, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Saheeh International
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
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, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Saheeh International
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Saheeh International
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
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, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Saheeh International
Then let mankind look at his food -
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, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Saheeh International
How We poured down water in torrents,
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, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Saheeh International
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
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, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Saheeh International
And caused to grow within it grain
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, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Saheeh International
And grapes and herbage
Word by word
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Shakir
And the olive and the palm,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Saheeh International
And olive and palm trees
Word by word
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Shakir
And thick gardens,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Saheeh International
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Word by word
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
Shakir
And fruits and herbage
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Saheeh International
And fruit and grass -
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, with marks
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Saheeh International
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
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, with marks
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Saheeh International
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Saheeh International
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
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, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Saheeh International
And his mother and his father
Word by word
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
Shakir
And his spouse and his son - -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Arabic, with marks
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Saheeh International
And his wife and his children,
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, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Word by word
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Shakir
Laughing, joyous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Saheeh International
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Saheeh International
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Word by word
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Shakir
Darkness shall cover them.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Arabic, with marks
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Saheeh International
Blackness will cover them.
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).