He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
۞ He frowned and turned away. 1 Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs). 2 How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself, 3 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him? 4 As for him who is not in want of any thing, 5 to him thou attendest 6 though you will not be questioned even if he never purifies himself. 7 As for him who comes to you striving (after goodness), 8 And he feareth 9 you ignore him. 10 No indeed; it is a Reminder 11 So let him who pleases mind it. 12 It is set down on honoured pages, 13 Exalted, purified, 14 by the hands of scribes 15 Noble, virtuous. 16 Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah; 17 From what thing did He create him? 18 From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him; 19 Then made his passage easy (at birth); 20 Then He causes him to die and be buried. 21 Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again). 22 But no. He has not fulfilled what was enjoined on him. 23 Then let man look to his food, 24 How We pour water in showers 25 and then We cleaved the earth asunder. 26 And cause the grain to grow therein 27 And grapes and green fodder 28 and olives, and palms, 29 Orchards thick with trees, 30 And fruits and fodder,- 31 for you and for your animals to enjoy. 32 Then, when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the Day of Resurrection's second blowing of Trumpet), 33 it will be such a day when a person will run away from his brother, 34 and his mother and his father; 35 And his wife and his children, 36 on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself. 37 on that Day some faces will be beaming, 38 laughing, rejoicing at glad tidings. 39 whereas some faces will be covered with dust 40 Blackness overcoming them. 41 Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity. 42