He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
۞ He frowned and turned (his) back, 1 that the blind man came to him. 2 How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself, 3 or receive some (Quranic) advice which would benefit him. 4 As for he who is sufficed 5 you attend to him, 6 Whereas it is not on thee that he is not cleansed. 7 And he who comes to thee eagerly 8 and in awe of God 9 You neglect. 10 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder; 11 Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance. 12 It is contained in scrolls highly honoured, 13 Exalted (in dignity), purified, 14 by the hands of scribes 15 and angelic scribes. 16 Perish the human! How unthankful he is! 17 From what has God created him? 18 From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions; 19 Then (as for) the way-- He has made it easy (for him) 20 Then He caused him to die and be buried 21 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him. 22 By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him. 23 Let the human being think about (how We produce) his food. 24 We send down abundant water, 25 and then We cleaved the earth asunder. 26 And cause the grain to grow therein 27 And grapes and herbage 28 And olives and date-palms, 29 and gardens dense with foliage, 30 and fruits and fodder 31 A provision for you and your cattle. 32 But when there comes the Deafening Blast 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 his children. 36 Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him. 37 Many faces will that day be bright, 38 laughing and joyful, 39 And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them, 40 Darkness will cover them, 41 Those! they are the infidels, the ungodly. 42