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AAabasa watawalla

He frowned and turned away,

An jaahu alaAAma

when the blind man came to him[1].

Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka

How would you know? Perhaps he might be purified[2],

Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra

or he might take heed and benefit from the reminder?

Amma mani istaghna

But he who was indifferent[3],

Faanta lahu tasadda

you give him your full attention,

Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka

although you are not to be blamed if he does not purify himself[4].

Waamma man jaaka yasAAa

But as for the one who came to you striving [for purification],

Wahuwa yakhsha

and he fears Allah,

Faanta AAanhu talahha

you let yourself be distracted from him.

Kalla innaha tathkiratun

No indeed; this is a reminder –

Faman shaa thakarahu

so whoever wills may give heed to it –

Fee suhufin mukarramatin

on venerable pages,

MarfooAAatin mutahharatin

exalted and purified,

Biaydee safaratin

[preserved] in the hands of angel-scribes,

Kiramin bararatin

honorable and obedient.

Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu

Woe to man; how ungrateful he is[5]!

Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu

From what did He create him?

Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu

He created him from a drop of semen and proportioned him[6],

Thumma alssabeela yassarahu

then He made the way easy for him[7];

Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu

then He caused him to die and be buried;

Thumma itha shaa ansharahu

then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu

Yet he has not fulfilled what He commanded him.

Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi

Let man consider the food he eats:

Anna sababna almaa sabban

How We pour down rainwater in torrents,

Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan

and cause the soil to split open [for sprouts],

Faanbatna feeha habban

and cause grains to grow in it,

WaAAinaban waqadban

as well as grapes and fodder,

Wazaytoonan wanakhlan

and olive trees and date palms,

Wahadaiqa ghulban

and dense orchards,

Wafakihatan waabban

and fruits and grass,

MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum

as provision for you and your livestock.

Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu

But when the Deafening Blast[8] comes,

Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi

on that Day everyone will flee from his brother,

Waommihi waabeehi

and from his mother and father,

Wasahibatihi wabaneehi

and from his wife and children.

Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi

On that day, everyone will have enough concern of his own[9].

Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun

On that Day, some faces will be bright,

Dahikatun mustabshiratun

cheerful and rejoicing;

Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun

while other faces will be dust-stained,

Tarhaquha qataratun

covered in darkness.

Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu

Such are the disbelievers, the wicked.