He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ HE FROWNED AND turned away, 1 because the blind man approached him! 2 How canst thou know, whether haply he might be cleansed, 3 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him? 4 As for him who was indifferent, 5 to him thou attendest 6 although thou art not accountable for his failure to attain to purity; 7 But he who comes to you running, 8 And is also fearful (of God), 9 From him you are distracted. 10 No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder; 11 So let him who pleases mind it. 12 Inscribed in Writs honoured, 13 exalted, purified, 14 In the hands of scribes 15 Honourable and obedient. 16 Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he. 17 From what did He create him? 18 Of a drop of seed. He created him and formed him according to a measure. 19 and then made the course of life easy for him, 20 then causes him to die and buries him, 21 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again. 22 No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him. 23 Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it): 24 That We watered it in abundance. 25 and let the earth to break open 26 And caused to grow within it grain 27 And grapes and herbage 28 And olive and palm trees 29 And dense gardens, 30 and fruits and fodder 31 A provision for you and for your cattle. 32 AND SO, when the piercing call [of resurrection] is heard 33 it will be such a day when a person will run away from his brother, 34 his mother and his father, 35 And from his wife and sons. 36 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him. 37 (Many) faces on that day shall be bright, 38 Laughing, joyous. 39 but others will be gloomy 40 o'erspread with darkness -- 41 They will be the unbelievers, transgressors. 42