He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
۞ He frowned and turned away 1 Because the blind man had come in his august presence. 2 And what would make you know that he would purify himself, 3 Or be admonished, so that the admonition might have profited him? 4 As for him who regardeth himself self-sufficient 5 you attend to him, 6 although thou art not accountable for his failure to attain to purity; 7 And to him who came to you eagerly 8 and fearfully, 9 From him you are distracted. 10 No indeed; it is a Reminder 11 For any one who desires to bear it in mind, 12 Inscribed in Writs honoured, 13 most exalted and purified, 14 borne by the hands of scribes, 15 Honourable and Pious and Just. 16 [But only too often] man destroys himself: how stubbornly does he deny the truth! 17 Out of what did Allah create him? 18 Of a drop of seed. He created him and formed him according to a measure. 19 Then doth He make His path smooth for him; 20 Then He caused him to die and be buried 21 and He will resurrect him whenever He wants. 22 Yet man declines to do His bidding. 23 Let man reflect on the food he eats. 24 We poured water, pouring it in great abundance, 25 Then We split the earth properly. 26 then caused the grain to grow out of it, 27 And Grapes and nutritious plants, 28 olives, dates, 29 And garden-closes of thick foliage 30 and fruits and herbage, 31 [As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock. 32 So when the deafening Shout arrives, 33 upon the day when a man shall flee from his brother, 34 his mother, his father, 35 his wife and his children. 36 every man that day shall have business to suffice him. 37 Some faces will shine, 38 laughing, rejoicing at glad tidings. 39 Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden, 40 and covered by darkness. 41 These will be the faces of the sinful disbelievers. 42