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
Transliteration
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Pickthall
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Transliteration
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Pickthall
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Transliteration
Amma mani istaghna
Pickthall
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Faanta lahu tasadda
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Transliteration
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Pickthall
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
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
Transliteration
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
Pickthall
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Transliteration
Wahuwa yakhsha
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Transliteration
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Pickthall
From him thou art distracted.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Transliteration
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Pickthall
Nay, but verily 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
Transliteration
Faman shaa thakarahu
Pickthall
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Arabic, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Transliteration
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
Pickthall
On honoured leaves
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Transliteration
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Transliteration
Biaydee safaratin
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Transliteration
Kiramin bararatin
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Transliteration
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Arabic, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Transliteration
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Pickthall
From what thing doth He create him ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Arabic, with marks
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Transliteration
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Pickthall
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
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
Transliteration
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Pickthall
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Transliteration
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Pickthall
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Transliteration
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Pickthall
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Transliteration
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Pickthall
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Transliteration
Falyanthuri alinsanu ilataAAamihi
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Transliteration
Annasababna almaa sabban
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Transliteration
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Transliteration
Faanbatna feehahabban
Pickthall
And cause the grain to grow therein
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Transliteration
WaAAinaban waqadban
Pickthall
And grapes and green fodder
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Transliteration
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Transliteration
Wahadaiqa ghulban
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Transliteration
Wafakihatan waabban
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Transliteration
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Pickthall
Provision for you and your cattle.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Arabic, with marks
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Transliteration
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Pickthall
But when the Shout cometh
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
Transliteration
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
Pickthall
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Transliteration
Waommihi waabeehi
Pickthall
And his mother and his father
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Transliteration
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Arabic, with marks
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Transliteration
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
Pickthall
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
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
Transliteration
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Transliteration
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Pickthall
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Transliteration
Tarhaquha qataratun
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Arabic, with marks
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Transliteration
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Pickthall
Those are the disbelievers, 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).