عَبَسَ

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Prophet frowned and turned away (1)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]. (2)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified (3)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him? (4)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

As for he who thinks himself without need, (5)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

To him you give attention. (6)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified. (7)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge] (8)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏

While he fears [Allah], (9)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

From him you are distracted. (10)

‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder; (11)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So whoever wills may remember it. (12)

‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[It is recorded] in honored sheets, (13)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Exalted and purified, (14)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels, (15)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Noble and dutiful. (16)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he. (17)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

From what substance did He create him? (18)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him; (19)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then He eased the way for him; (20)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him. (21)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him. (22)

‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him. (23)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then let mankind look at his food - (24)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

How We poured down water in torrents, (25)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts], (26)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And caused to grow within it grain (27)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And grapes and herbage (28)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And olive and palm trees (29)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And gardens of dense shrubbery (30)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And fruit and grass - (31)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock. (32)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But when there comes the Deafening Blast (33)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

On the Day a man will flee from his brother (34)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And his mother and his father (35)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And his wife and his children, (36)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. (37)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright - (38)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Laughing, rejoicing at good news. (39)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust. (40)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Blackness will cover them. (41)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones. (42)