He Frowned ('Abasa)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
۞ He frowned and turned away 1 because the blind man approached him! 2 And what do you know, he may be of the pure! 3 or receive some (Quranic) advice which would benefit him. 4 Now he who waxes indifferent, 5 To him you give attention. 6 What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief, you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah). 7 And as to him who comes to you striving hard, 8 And is afraid (of Allah and His Punishment), 9 Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another, 10 These verses are a reminder 11 So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it. 12 On honourable pages. 13 Exalted, purified, 14 by the hands of the noble, virtuous, 15 noble, pious. 16 Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful! 17 From what stuff hath He created him? 18 From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him, 19 and then made the course of life easy for him, 20 and in the end He causes him to die and brings him to the grave; 21 Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life. 22 No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding. 23 Let man reflect on the food he eats. 24 For that We pour forth water in abundance, 25 and split the earth, splitting, 26 And cause the grain to grow therein 27 And grapes and fodder, 28 olives, dates, 29 and dense-tree'd gardens, 30 And fruits and grasses: 31 A provision for you and for your cattle. 32 At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise,- 33 upon the day when a man shall flee from his brother, 34 And his mother and his father 35 And from his wife and his children. 36 for on that day everyone will be completely engrossed in his own concerns. 37 Some faces on that day shall shine 38 laughing and joyous 39 And many a face will be covered with dust on that day. 40 and overcast with gloom: 41 These will be the unbelievers, the wicked. 42