In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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).
Shakir
Because there came to him the blind man.
Arabic, with marks
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Pickthall
Because the blind man came unto him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Shakir
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Pickthall
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Shakir
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Pickthall
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Shakir
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Pickthall
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Shakir
To him do you address yourself.
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
Pickthall
Unto him thou payest regard.
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).
Shakir
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Pickthall
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
Shakir
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Pickthall
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Shakir
And he fears,
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Pickthall
And hath fear,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Shakir
From him will you divert yourself.
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Pickthall
From him thou art distracted.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Shakir
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Shakir
So let him who pleases mind it.
Arabic, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Pickthall
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Shakir
In honored books,
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Pickthall
On honoured leaves
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Shakir
Exalted, purified,
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Pickthall
Exalted, purified,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Shakir
In the hands of scribes
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Pickthall
(Set down) by scribes
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Shakir
Noble, virtuous.
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Pickthall
Noble and righteous.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Shakir
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Arabic, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Pickthall
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Shakir
Of what thing did He create him?
Arabic, with marks
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Pickthall
From what thing doth He create him ?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Shakir
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Arabic, with marks
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Pickthall
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Shakir
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Pickthall
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Shakir
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Pickthall
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Shakir
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Pickthall
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Shakir
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Pickthall
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Shakir
Then let man look to his food,
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Pickthall
Let man consider his food:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Shakir
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Pickthall
How We pour water in showers
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Shakir
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Pickthall
Then split the earth in clefts
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Shakir
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Pickthall
And cause the grain to grow therein
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Shakir
And grapes and clover,
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Pickthall
And grapes and green fodder
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Shakir
And the olive and the palm,
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Pickthall
And olive - trees and palm - trees
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Shakir
And thick gardens,
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Pickthall
And garden - closes of thick foliage
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Shakir
And fruits and herbage
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Pickthall
And fruits and grasses:
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Shakir
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Arabic, with marks
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Pickthall
Provision for you and your cattle.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Shakir
But when the deafening cry comes,
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Pickthall
But when the Shout cometh
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Shakir
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Pickthall
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
Shakir
And his mother and his father,
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Pickthall
And his mother and his father
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Shakir
And his spouse and his son - -
Arabic, with marks
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
Pickthall
And his wife and his children,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Shakir
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Shakir
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Pickthall
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Shakir
Laughing, joyous.
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Pickthall
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Shakir
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Pickthall
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Shakir
Darkness shall cover them.
Arabic, with marks
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Pickthall
Veiled in darkness,
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).