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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ ١

He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

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أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ ٢

Because there came to him the blind man,¹ [interrupting].

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وَمَا يُدۡرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ ٣

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified¹

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أَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓ ٤

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

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أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٥

As for he who thinks himself without need,¹

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فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ ٦

To him you give attention.

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وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ٧

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.¹

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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسۡعَىٰ ٨

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

وَهُوَ يَخۡشَىٰ ٩

While he fears [Allāh],

فَأَنتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ١٠

From him you are distracted.

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كـَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٞ ١١

No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

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فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ ١٢

So whoever wills may remember it.¹

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فِي صُحُفٖ مُّكَرَّمَةٖ ١٣

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

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مَّرۡفُوعَةٖ مُّطَهَّرَةِۭ ١٤

Exalted and purified,

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بِأَيۡدِي سَفَرَةٖ ١٥

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

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كِرَامِۭ بَرَرَةٖ ١٦

Noble and dutiful.

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قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُۥ ١٧

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;¹ how disbelieving is he.

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مِنۡ أَيِّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ ١٨

From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

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مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ ١٩

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;¹

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ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ ٢٠

Then He eased the way for him;¹

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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥ ٢١

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.¹

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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ ٢٢

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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كـَلَّا لَمَّا يَقۡضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ ٢٣

No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

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فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ ٢٤

Then let mankind look at his food -

أَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا ٱلۡمَآءَ صَبّٗا ٢٥

How We poured down water in torrents,

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا ٱلۡأَرۡضَ شَقّٗا ٢٦

Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا حَبّٗا ٢٧

And caused to grow within it grain

وَعِنَبٗا وَقَضۡبٗا ٢٨

And grapes and herbage

وَزَيۡتُونٗا وَنَخۡلٗا ٢٩

And olive and palm trees

وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلۡبٗا ٣٠

And gardens of dense shrubbery

وَفَٰكِهَةٗ وَأَبّٗا ٣١

And fruit and grass -

مَّتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡ ٣٢

[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ ٣٣

But when there comes the Deafening Blast¹

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يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ ٣٤

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ ٣٥

And his mother and his father

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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ ٣٦

And his wife and his children,

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لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ ٣٧

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.¹

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وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ ٣٨

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

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ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ ٣٩

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ ٤٠

And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.

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تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ ٤١

Blackness will cover them.

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أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ ٤٢

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.