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).
Saheeh International
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Yusuf Ali
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)?
Saheeh International
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Yusuf Ali
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Saheeh International
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Yusuf Ali
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Arabic, with marks
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Saheeh International
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Yusuf Ali
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Arabic, with marks
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
To him you attend;
Saheeh International
To him you give attention.
Yusuf Ali
To him dost thou attend;
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).
Saheeh International
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Yusuf Ali
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But as to him who came to you running,
Saheeh International
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Yusuf Ali
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
Saheeh International
While he fears [Allah],
Yusuf Ali
And with fear (in his heart),
Arabic, with marks
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Saheeh International
From him you are distracted.
Yusuf Ali
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Saheeh International
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Yusuf Ali
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Saheeh International
So whoever wills may remember it.
Yusuf Ali
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Arabic, with marks
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Saheeh International
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Yusuf Ali
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Arabic, with marks
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Saheeh International
Exalted and purified,
Yusuf Ali
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Arabic, with marks
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Saheeh International
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Yusuf Ali
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Arabic, with marks
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Honourable and obedient.
Saheeh International
Noble and dutiful.
Yusuf Ali
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Arabic, with marks
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Saheeh International
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Yusuf Ali
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Arabic, with marks
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
From what thing did He create him?
Saheeh International
From what substance did He create him?
Yusuf Ali
From what stuff hath He created 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.
Saheeh International
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Yusuf Ali
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Arabic, with marks
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Saheeh International
Then He eased the way for him;
Yusuf Ali
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Saheeh International
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Yusuf Ali
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Saheeh International
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Yusuf Ali
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Saheeh International
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Yusuf Ali
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then let man look at his food:
Saheeh International
Then let mankind look at his food -
Yusuf Ali
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We pour forth water in abundance.
Saheeh International
How We poured down water in torrents,
Yusuf Ali
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Arabic, with marks
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We split the earth in clefts.
Saheeh International
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Yusuf Ali
And We split the earth in fragments,
Arabic, with marks
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Saheeh International
And caused to grow within it grain
Yusuf Ali
And produce therein corn,
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
Saheeh International
And grapes and herbage
Yusuf Ali
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
Arabic, with marks
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And olives and date-palms,
Saheeh International
And olive and palm trees
Yusuf Ali
And Olives and Dates,
Arabic, with marks
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And gardens dense with many trees,
Saheeh International
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Yusuf Ali
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Arabic, with marks
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And fruits and herbage
Saheeh International
And fruit and grass -
Yusuf Ali
And fruits and fodder, -
Arabic, with marks
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Saheeh International
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Yusuf Ali
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
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)
Saheeh International
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Yusuf Ali
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Arabic, with marks
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
Saheeh International
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yusuf Ali
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his mother and his father,
Saheeh International
And his mother and his father
Yusuf Ali
And from his mother and his father,
Arabic, with marks
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And from his wife and his children.
Saheeh International
And his wife and his children,
Yusuf Ali
And from 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.
Saheeh International
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Yusuf Ali
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Saheeh International
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Yusuf Ali
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Arabic, with marks
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Saheeh International
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Yusuf Ali
Laughing, rejoicing.
Arabic, with marks
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Saheeh International
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Yusuf Ali
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Arabic, with marks
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Darkness will cover them.
Saheeh International
Blackness will cover them.
Yusuf Ali
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).
Saheeh International
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Yusuf Ali
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.