عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰ٘يۙ‏

The Prophet frowned and turned away

اَنۡ جَآءَهُ الۡاَعۡمٰيؕ‏

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]

وَمَا يُدۡرِيۡكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰ٘يۙ‏

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

اَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنۡفَعَهُ الذِّكۡرٰيؕ‏

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

اَمَّا مَنِ اسۡتَغۡنٰيۙ‏

As for he who thinks himself without need

فَاَنۡتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰيؕ‏

To him you give attention

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰيؕ‏

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified

وَاَمَّا مَنۡ جَآءَكَ يَسۡعٰيۙ‏

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

وَهُوَ يَخۡشٰيۙ‏

While he fears [Allah]

فَاَنۡتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهّٰيۚ‏

From him you are distracted

كَلَّا٘ اِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٌۚ‏

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

فَمَنۡ شَآءَ ذَكَرَهٗۘ‏

So whoever wills may remember it

فِيۡ صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۙ‏

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

مَّرۡفُوۡعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۙ‏

Exalted and purified

ۭ بِاَيۡدِيۡ سَفَرَةٍۙ‏

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍؕ‏

Noble and dutiful

قُتِلَ الۡاِنۡسَانُ مَا٘ اَكۡفَرَهٗؕ‏

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

مِنۡ اَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهٗؕ‏

From what substance did He create him

مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍؕ خَلَقَهٗ فَقَدَّرَهٗۙ‏

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him

ثُمَّ السَّبِيۡلَ يَسَّرَهٗۙ‏

Then He eased the way for him

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهٗ فَاَقۡبَرَهٗۙ‏

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَآءَ اَنۡشَرَهٗؕ‏

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَا٘ اَمَرَهٗؕ‏

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

فَلۡيَنۡظُرِ الۡاِنۡسَانُ اِلٰي طَعَامِهٖ٘ۙ‏

Then let mankind look at his food

اَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا الۡمَآءَ صَبًّاۙ‏

How We poured down water in torrents

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا الۡاَرۡضَ شَقًّاۙ‏

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

فَاَنۭۡ بَتۡنَا فِيۡهَا حَبًّاۙ‏

And caused to grow within it grain

وَّعِنَبًا وَّقَضۡبًاۙ‏

And grapes and herbage

وَّزَيۡتُوۡنًا وَّنَخۡلًاۙ‏

And olive and palm trees

وَّحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبًاۙ‏

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَّفَاكِهَةً وَّاَبًّاۙ‏

And fruit and grass

مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمۡ وَلِاَنۡعَامِكُمۡؕ‏

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الصَّآخَّةُؗ‏

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ الۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ اَخِيۡهِۙ‏

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

وَاُمِّهٖ وَاَبِيۡهِۙ‏

And his mother and his father

وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَبَنِيۡهِؕ‏

And his wife and his children

لِكُلِّ امۡرِئٍ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٍ شَاۡنٌ يُّغۡنِيۡهِؕ‏

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him

وُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَئِذٍ مُّسۡفِرَةٌۙ‏

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٌۚ‏

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

وَوُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ‏

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌؕ‏

Blackness will cover them

اُولٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الۡكَفَرَةُ الۡفَجَرَةُࣖ‏

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones