He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
۞ He frowned and then turned away 1 because the blind man approached him! 2 And what could let you know? Perhaps he (comes to hear you) to be purified. 3 Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him? 4 Now as for him who believes himself to be self-sufficient 5 You pay full attention, 6 And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself 7 But he who comes to you running, 8 And whereas he fears, 9 to him thou payest no heed. 10 Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment, 11 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it. 12 upon highly honored pages, 13 most exalted and purified, 14 by the hands of the noble, virtuous, 15 Honourable and Virtuous. 16 Accursed is man. How ungrateful is he! 17 From what substance did He create him? 18 From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him, and then set him in due proportion; 19 Then He eased the way for him; 20 Then He causes him to die, and puts him in his grave; 21 then, He will raise him when He wills. 22 No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding. 23 Let man consider his food: 24 how We pour down rain in abundance, 25 Then We cracked the earth open under pressure 26 to yield therein corn, 27 together with grapes and vegetables, 28 and olives and palms, 29 and dense-tree'd gardens, 30 And fruits and fodder,- 31 For use and convenience to you and your cattle. 32 Then, when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the Day of Resurrection's second blowing of Trumpet), 33 on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother, 34 Mother and father, 35 And his wife and his children, 36 Everyone on that Day will have affairs to keep him occupied. 37 Some faces will shine, 38 laughing and joyful, 39 And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust. 40 and covered by darkness. 41 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones. 42