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.
Saheeh International
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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)
Saheeh International
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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 ?
Saheeh International
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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,
Saheeh International
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
Saheeh International
To him you give attention.
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).
Saheeh International
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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
Saheeh International
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Saheeh International
While he fears [Allah],
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.
Saheeh International
From him you are distracted.
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,
Saheeh International
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
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,
Saheeh International
So whoever wills may remember it.
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
Saheeh International
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Saheeh International
Exalted and purified,
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Saheeh International
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Saheeh International
Noble and dutiful.
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Saheeh International
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
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 ?
Saheeh International
From what substance did He create him?
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,
Saheeh International
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
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,
Saheeh International
Then He eased the way for him;
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;
Saheeh International
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
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.
Saheeh International
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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.
Saheeh International
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Saheeh International
Then let mankind look at his food -
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Saheeh International
How We poured down water in torrents,
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Saheeh International
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
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
Saheeh International
And caused to grow within it grain
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
Saheeh International
And grapes and herbage
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Saheeh International
And olive and palm trees
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Saheeh International
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Saheeh International
And fruit and grass -
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.
Saheeh International
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
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
Saheeh International
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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
Saheeh International
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
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
Saheeh International
And his mother and his father
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Saheeh International
And his wife and his children,
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).
Saheeh International
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Pickthall
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Saheeh International
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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,
Saheeh International
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
Saheeh International
Blackness will cover them.
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).