Surah 'Abasa

The Prophet frowned and turned away

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

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

As for he who thinks himself without need

To him you give attention

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

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

While he fears [Allah]

From him you are distracted

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

So whoever wills may remember it

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

Exalted and purified

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

Noble and dutiful

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

From what substance did He create him

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

Then He eased the way for him

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him

No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him

Then let mankind look at his food

How We poured down water in torrents

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

And caused to grow within it grain

And grapes and herbage

And olive and palm trees

And gardens of dense shrubbery

And fruit and grass

[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock

But when there comes the Deafening Blast

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

And his mother and his father

And his wife and his children

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

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright

Laughing, rejoicing at good news

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

Blackness will cover them

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones