Abasa

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

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

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

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

2 Because the blind man came unto him.

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

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

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

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

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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

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

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him you give attention.

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 And he fears,

9 While he fears [Allah],

9 And hath fear,

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him you are distracted.

10 From him thou art distracted.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

13 In honored books,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

13 On honoured leaves

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted and purified,

14 Exalted, purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

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

15 (Set down) by scribes

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and dutiful.

16 Noble and righteous.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

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

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what substance did He create him?

18 From what thing doth He create him ?

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

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

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

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

20 Then He eased the way for him;

20 Then maketh the way easy for him,

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

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

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

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

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

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

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

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

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

24 Let man consider his food:

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

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

25 How We pour water in showers

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

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

26 Then split the earth in clefts

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And caused to grow within it grain

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and herbage

28 And grapes and green fodder

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive and palm trees

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

30 And thick gardens,

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruit and grass -

31 And fruits and grasses:

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

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

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

33 But when the Shout cometh

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

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

34 On the day when a man fleeth 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 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.

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

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

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

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

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, that Day, will have upon them dust.

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

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Blackness will cover them.

41 Veiled in darkness,

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.