Abasa

Shakir

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.

Shakir

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 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).

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,

Shakir

6 To him do you address yourself.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 To him you attend;

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 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).

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 But as to him who came to you running,

Shakir

9 And he fears,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).

Shakir

10 From him will you divert yourself.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,

Shakir

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.

Shakir

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

Shakir

13 In honored books,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),

Shakir

14 Exalted, purified,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 Exalted (in dignity), purified,

Shakir

15 In the hands of scribes

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 In the hands of scribes (angels).

Shakir

16 Noble, virtuous.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Honourable and obedient.

Shakir

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!

Shakir

18 Of what thing did He create him?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 From what thing did He create him?

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 Then He makes the Path easy for him.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

24 Then let man look to his food,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

24 Then let man look at his food:

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

25 We pour forth water in abundance.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

26 And We split the earth in clefts.

Shakir

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

27 And We cause therein the grain to grow,

Shakir

28 And grapes and clover,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

28 And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),

Shakir

29 And the olive and the palm,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

29 And olives and date-palms,

Shakir

30 And thick gardens,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

30 And gardens dense with many trees,

Shakir

31 And fruits and herbage

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

31 And fruits and herbage

Shakir

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

32 (To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.

Shakir

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

33 Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

34 That Day shall a man flee from his brother,

Shakir

35 And his mother and his father,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

35 And from his mother and his father,

Shakir

36 And his spouse and his son - -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

36 And from his wife and his children.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

37 Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

38 Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

Shakir

39 Laughing, joyous.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

40 And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.

Shakir

41 Darkness shall cover them.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

41 Darkness will cover them.

Shakir

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

42 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).