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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

عَبَسَ وَتَوَلّٰٓىۙ‏ ﴿۱﴾

He frowned and turned away ﴾1﴿

اَنۡ جَآءَهُ الۡاَعۡمٰىؕ‏ ﴿۲﴾

Because the blind man came unto him. ﴾2﴿

وَمَا يُدۡرِيۡكَ لَعَلَّهٗ يَزَّكّٰٓىۙ‏ ﴿۳﴾

What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace) ﴾3﴿

اَوۡ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنۡفَعَهُ الذِّكۡرٰىؕ‏ ﴿۴﴾

Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him? ﴾4﴿

اَمَّا مَنِ اسۡتَغۡنٰىۙ‏ ﴿۵﴾

As for him who thinketh himself independent, ﴾5﴿

فَاَنۡتَ لَهٗ تَصَدّٰىؕ‏ ﴿۶﴾

Unto him thou payest regard. ﴾6﴿

وَمَا عَلَيۡكَ اَلَّا يَزَّكّٰٓىؕ‏ ﴿۷﴾

Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace). ﴾7﴿

وَاَمَّا مَنۡ جَآءَكَ يَسۡعٰىۙ‏ ﴿۸﴾

But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose ﴾8﴿

وَهُوَ يَخۡشٰىۙ‏ ﴿۹﴾

And hath fear, ﴾9﴿

فَاَنۡتَ عَنۡهُ تَلَهّٰى‌ۚ‏ ﴿۱۰﴾

From him thou art distracted. ﴾10﴿

كَلَّاۤ اِنَّهَا تَذۡكِرَةٌ‌ۚ‏ ﴿۱۱﴾

Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment, ﴾11﴿

فَمَنۡ شَآءَ ذَكَرَهٗ‌ۘ‏ ﴿۱۲﴾

So let whosoever will pay heed to it, ﴾12﴿

فِىۡ صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍۙ‏ ﴿۱۳﴾

On honoured leaves ﴾13﴿

مَّرۡفُوۡعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭۙ‏ ﴿۱۴﴾

Exalted, purified, ﴾14﴿

بِاَيۡدِىۡ سَفَرَةٍۙ‏ ﴿۱۵﴾

(Set down) by scribes ﴾15﴿

كِرَامٍۢ بَرَرَةٍؕ‏ ﴿۱۶﴾

Noble and righteous. ﴾16﴿

قُتِلَ الۡاِنۡسَانُ مَاۤ اَكۡفَرَهٗؕ‏ ﴿۱۷﴾

Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful! ﴾17﴿

مِنۡ اَىِّ شَىۡءٍ خَلَقَهٗؕ‏ ﴿۱۸﴾

From what thing doth He create him? ﴾18﴿

مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍؕ خَلَقَهٗ فَقَدَّرَهٗۙ‏ ﴿۱۹﴾

From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him, ﴾19﴿

ثُمَّ السَّبِيۡلَ يَسَّرَهٗۙ‏ ﴿۲۰﴾

Then maketh the way easy for him, ﴾20﴿

ثُمَّ اَمَاتَهٗ فَاَقۡبَرَهٗۙ‏ ﴿۲۱﴾

Then causeth him to die, and burieth him; ﴾21﴿

ثُمَّ اِذَا شَآءَ اَنۡشَرَهٗؕ‏ ﴿۲۲﴾

Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life. ﴾22﴿

كَلَّا لَـمَّا يَقۡضِ مَاۤ اَمَرَهٗؕ‏ ﴿۲۳﴾

Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him. ﴾23﴿

فَلۡيَنۡظُرِ الۡاِنۡسَانُ اِلٰى طَعَامِهٖۤۙ‏ ﴿۲۴﴾

Let man consider his food: ﴾24﴿

اَنَّا صَبَبۡنَا الۡمَآءَ صَبًّاۙ‏ ﴿۲۵﴾

How We pour water in showers ﴾25﴿

ثُمَّ شَقَقۡنَا الۡاَرۡضَ شَقًّاۙ‏ ﴿۲۶﴾

Then split the earth in clefts ﴾26﴿

فَاَنۡۢبَتۡنَا فِيۡهَا حَبًّاۙ‏ ﴿۲۷﴾

And cause the grain to grow therein ﴾27﴿

وَّ عِنَبًا وَّقَضۡبًاۙ‏ ﴿۲۸﴾

And grapes and green fodder ﴾28﴿

وَّزَيۡتُوۡنًا وَّنَخۡلاًؕ‏ ﴿۲۹﴾

And olive-trees and palm-trees ﴾29﴿

وَحَدَآٮِٕقَ غُلۡبًاۙ‏ ﴿۳۰﴾

And garden-closes of thick foliage ﴾30﴿

وَّفَاكِهَةً وَّاَبًّاۙ‏ ﴿۳۱﴾

And fruits and grasses: ﴾31﴿

مَّتَاعًا لَّـكُمۡ وَلِاَنۡعَامِكُمۡؕ‏ ﴿۳۲﴾

Provision for you and your cattle. ﴾32﴿

فَاِذَا جَآءَتِ الصَّآخَّةُ‏ ﴿۳۳﴾

But when the Shout cometh ﴾33﴿

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ الۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ اَخِيۡهِۙ‏ ﴿۳۴﴾

On the day when a man fleeth from his brother ﴾34﴿

وَاُمِّهٖ وَاَبِيۡهِۙ‏ ﴿۳۵﴾

And his mother and his father ﴾35﴿

وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَبَنِيۡهِؕ‏ ﴿۳۶﴾

And his wife and his children, ﴾36﴿

لِكُلِّ امۡرِیءٍ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ شَاۡنٌ يُّغۡنِيۡهِؕ‏ ﴿۳۷﴾

Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others). ﴾37﴿

وُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَٮِٕذٍ مُّسۡفِرَةٌۙ‏ ﴿۳۸﴾

On that day faces will be bright as dawn, ﴾38﴿

ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٌ‌ۚ‏ ﴿۳۹﴾

Laughing, rejoicing at good news; ﴾39﴿

وَوُجُوۡهٌ يَّوۡمَٮِٕذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ‏ ﴿۴۰﴾

And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them, ﴾40﴿

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌؕ‏ ﴿۴۱﴾

Veiled in darkness, ﴾41﴿

اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ الۡكَفَرَةُ الۡفَجَرَةُ‏ ﴿۴۲﴾

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked. ﴾42﴿