He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
۞ The Prophet frowned and turned away 1 Because the blind man had come in his august presence. 2 And what do you know, he may be of the pure! 3 or yet remember, and the Reminder profit him. 4 As for him who regardeth himself self-sufficient 5 To him dost thou attend; 6 Whereas it is not on thee that he is not cleansed. 7 But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose 8 And with fear (in his heart), 9 Of him wast thou unmindful. 10 No indeed; it is a Reminder 11 So let whosoever will pay heed to it, 12 (This Quran) is also recorded in honorable books, 13 exalted, purified, 14 by the hands of scribes 15 and angelic scribes. 16 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah; 17 From what thing doth He create him? 18 Out of a drop of sperm He creates him, and thereupon determines his nature, 19 Then He makes the Path easy for him; 20 Then causeth him to die, and burieth him; 21 Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again. 22 By no means he performed not that which He had commanded him. 23 Let the human reflect on the food he eats, 24 That We watered it in abundance. 25 and then We cleaved the earth asunder. 26 And We cause therein the grain to grow, 27 together with grapes and vegetables, 28 And olives and date palms, 29 and burgeoning enclosed gardens 30 and fruits, and pastures, 31 all this as a provision for you and your cattle. 32 But when there comes the Deafening Blast 33 On the Day a man will flee from his brother 34 And from his mother and father, 35 And his spouse and his son-- 36 Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others). 37 Some faces that Day will be beaming, 38 Laughing, rejoicing. 39 And other faces that Day will be dust-stained, 40 and veiled with darkness. 41 They will be the unbelievers, transgressors. 42