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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -

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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,

5 As for him who thinketh himself independent,

6 To him do you address yourself.

6 To him dost thou attend;

6 Unto him thou payest regard.

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

7 Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).

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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,

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

9 And he fears,

9 And with fear (in his heart),

9 And hath fear,

10 From him will you divert yourself.

10 Of him wast thou unmindful.

10 From him thou art distracted.

11 Nay! surely it is an admonishment.

11 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:

11 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,

12 So let him who pleases mind it.

12 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.

12 So let whosoever will pay heed to it,

13 In honored books,

13 (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,

13 On honoured leaves

14 Exalted, purified,

14 Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,

14 Exalted, purified,

15 In the hands of scribes

15 (Written) by the hands of scribes -

15 (Set down) by scribes

16 Noble, virtuous.

16 Honourable and Pious and Just.

16 Noble and righteous.

17 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!

17 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;

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

18 Of what thing did He create him?

18 From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;

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 doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;

21 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;

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

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

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

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

23 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.

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

24 Then let man look to his food,

24 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):

24 Let man consider his food:

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

25 For that We pour forth water in abundance,

25 How We pour water in showers

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

26 And We split the earth in fragments,

26 Then split the earth in clefts

27 Then We cause to grow therein the grain,

27 And produce therein corn,

27 And cause the grain to grow therein

28 And grapes and clover,

28 And Grapes and nutritious plants,

28 And grapes and green fodder

29 And the olive and the palm,

29 And Olives and Dates,

29 And olive - trees and palm - trees

30 And thick gardens,

30 And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,

30 And garden - closes of thick foliage

31 And fruits and herbage

31 And fruits and fodder, -

31 And fruits and grasses:

32 A provision for you and for your cattle.

32 For use and convenience to you and your cattle.

32 Provision for you and your cattle.

33 But when the deafening cry comes,

33 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -

33 But when the Shout cometh

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

34 That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,

34 On the day when a man fleeth from his brother

35 And his mother and his father,

35 And from his mother and his father,

35 And his mother and his father

36 And his spouse and his son - -

36 And from 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 Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.

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 beaming,

38 On that day faces will be bright as dawn,

39 Laughing, joyous.

39 Laughing, rejoicing.

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 be dust - stained,

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 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.

42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.