He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ He frowned and turned away 1 when the blind man approached him, 2 How canst thou know, whether haply he might be cleansed, 3 Or be admonished, and the admonition profit him? 4 As to one who regards Himself as self-sufficient, 5 You pay full attention, 6 though it is not thy concern, if he does not cleanse himself. 7 And to him who came to you eagerly 8 and fears (Allah), 9 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another, 10 By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction: 11 So whoever wishes may remember it. 12 (It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz). 13 uplifted, purified, 14 [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels, 15 Honourable and obedient. 16 Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he! 17 Of what thing hath He created him? 18 Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him, 19 Then eased the way for him. 20 Then He caused him to die and made him to be buried. 21 Then, when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again). 22 No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding. 23 Then let man look to his food, 24 For that We pour forth water in abundance, 25 Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts], 26 And cause the grain to grow therein 27 and vines, and reeds, 28 And olives and date-palms, 29 and gardens dense with foliage, 30 And fruits and herbage 31 A provision for you and for your cattle. 32 Then, when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the Day of Resurrection's second blowing of Trumpet), 33 on that Day a man shall flee from his own brother, 34 his mother, his father, 35 And his wife and his children, 36 every man that day shall have business to suffice him. 37 Some faces on that day will be radiant, 38 laughing, rejoicing at glad tidings. 39 some faces on that day shall be dusty 40 Darkness will cover them, 41 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity. 42