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).
Pickthall
Because the blind man came unto him.
Arabic
أن جاءه الأعمى
Arabic, with marks
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Pickthall
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Arabic
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Pickthall
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Arabic
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Pickthall
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Arabic
أما من استغنى
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
Arabic
فأنت له تصدى
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
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).
Pickthall
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Arabic
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
Pickthall
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Arabic
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Arabic
وهو يخشى
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Pickthall
From him thou art distracted.
Arabic
فأنت عنه تلهى
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Pickthall
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Arabic
كلا إنها تذكرة
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Pickthall
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Arabic
فمن شاء ذكره
Arabic, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Pickthall
On honoured leaves
Arabic
في صحف مكرمة
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Arabic
مرفوعة مطهرة
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Arabic
بأيدي سفرة
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Arabic
كرام بررة
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Arabic
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Arabic, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Pickthall
From what thing doth He create him ?
Arabic
من أي شيء خلقه
Arabic, with marks
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Pickthall
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Arabic
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Arabic, with marks
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Pickthall
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Arabic
ثم السبيل يسره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Pickthall
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Arabic
ثم أماته فأقبره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Pickthall
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Arabic
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Pickthall
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Arabic
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Arabic
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Arabic
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Arabic
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Pickthall
And cause the grain to grow therein
Arabic
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Pickthall
And grapes and green fodder
Arabic
وعنبا وقضبا
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Arabic
وزيتونا ونخلا
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Arabic
وحدائق غلبا
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Arabic
وفاكهة وأبا
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Pickthall
Provision for you and your cattle.
Arabic
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
Arabic, with marks
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Pickthall
But when the Shout cometh
Arabic
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Pickthall
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Arabic
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
Pickthall
And his mother and his father
Arabic
وأمه وأبيه
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Arabic
وصاحبته وبنيه
Arabic, with marks
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Pickthall
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Pickthall
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Arabic
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Arabic
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Pickthall
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Arabic
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
Arabic
ترهقها قترة
Arabic, with marks
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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).