He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ He 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 become reminded so that the reminder should profit him? 4 As for him who is not in want of any thing, 5 You pay full attention, 6 And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified. 7 But as to him who came to you running. 8 And he fears, 9 From him thou art distracted. 10 No indeed; this is only a Reminder. 11 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it. 12 It is contained in scrolls highly honoured, 13 exalted, purified, 14 [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels, 15 Who are noble, virtuous. 16 Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is! 17 From what has God created him? 18 From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him; 19 Then He makes the Path easy for him; 20 Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave; 21 Then when He listeth, He shall raise him to life. 22 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him. 23 Let man look at his food: 24 We poured water, pouring it in great abundance, 25 And We split the earth in fragments, 26 Thereby produced grain in it. 27 And grapes and clover, 28 And olives and date-palms, 29 And dense gardens, 30 and fruits, and pastures, 31 (These are made so as to be) means of enjoyment for you and your cattle. 32 But when the deafening blast is sounded, 33 The day on which a man shall fly from his brother, 34 and his mother and his father; 35 And from his wife and sons. 36 Everyman, that Day, will have enough to make him careless of others. 37 Some faces on that day shall shine 38 Laughing, joyous. 39 And some faces will on that Day with dust be covered, 40 Darkness will cover them, 41 These will be the faces of the sinful disbelievers. 42