Abasa

1 He frowned and turned (his) back,

1 The Prophet frowned and turned away

2 Because there came to him the blind man.

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

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

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

4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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

5 As for he who thinks himself without need,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him you give attention.

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.

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

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

9 And he fears,

9 While he fears [Allah],

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 From him you are distracted.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 So whoever wills may remember it.

13 In honored books,

13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets,

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted and purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

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

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Noble and dutiful.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what substance did 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;

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

20 Then He eased the way 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.

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

22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

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

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let mankind look at his food -

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

25 How We poured down water in torrents,

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

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

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And caused to grow within it grain

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And grapes and herbage

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And olive and palm trees

30 And thick gardens,

30 And gardens of dense shrubbery

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruit and grass -

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

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

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast

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

34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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,

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.

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

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

39 Laughing, joyous.

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.

41 Darkness shall cover them.

41 Blackness will cover them.

42 These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.