80:1

ﱁHe frownedﱂand turned awayﱃ(1)

He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away,

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ﱄBecauseﱅcame to himﱆthe blind manﱇ(2)

˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.1

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ﱈBut whatﱉwould make you knowﱊthat he mightﱋpurify himselfﱌ(3)

You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,

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ﱍOrﱎbe remindedﱏso would benefit himﱐthe reminderﱑ(4)

or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.

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ﱒAs forﱓ(him) whoﱔconsiders himself free from needﱕ(5)

As for the one who was indifferent,

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ﱖSo youﱗto himﱘgive attentionﱙ(6)

you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,

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ﱚAnd notﱛupon youﱜthat notﱝhe purifies himselfﱞ(7)

even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.

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ﱟBut as forﱠ(he) whoﱡcame to youﱢstrivingﱣ(8)

But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺,

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ﱤWhile heﱥfearsﱦ(9)

being in awe ˹of Allah˺,

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ﱧBut youﱨfrom himﱩ(are) distractedﱪ(10)

you were inattentive to him.

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ﱫNayﱬIndeed, itﱭ(is) a reminderﱮ(11)

But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.

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ﱯSo whosoeverﱰwillsﱱmay remember itﱲ(12)

So let whoever wills be mindful of it.

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ﱳInﱴsheetsﱵhonoredﱶ(13)

It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—

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ﱷExaltedﱸpurifiedﱹ(14)

highly esteemed, purified—

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ﱺIn (the) handsﱻ(of) scribesﱼ(15)

by the hands of angel-scribes,

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ﱽNobleﱾdutifulﱿ(16)

honourable and virtuous.

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ﲀIs destroyedﲁ[the] manﲂhowﲃungrateful is heﲄ(17)

Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!

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ﲅFromﲆwhatﲇthingﲈHe created himﲉ(18)

From what substance did He create them?

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ﲊFromﲋa semen-dropﲌHe created himﲍthen He proportioned himﲎ(19)

He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.

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ﲏThenﲐthe wayﲑHe made easy for himﲒ(20)

Then He makes the way easy for them,1

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ﲓThenﲔHe causes him to dieﲕand provides a grave for himﲖ(21)

then causes them to die and be buried.1

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ﲗThenﲘwhenﲙHe willsﲚHe will resurrect himﲛ(22)

Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.

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ﲜNayﲝNotﲞhe has accomplishedﲟwhatﲠHe commanded himﲡ(23)

But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.

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ﲢThen let lookﲣthe manﲤatﲥhis foodﲦ(24)

Let people then consider their food:

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ﲧThat [We]ﲨ[We] pouredﲩthe waterﲪ(in) abundanceﲫ(25)

how We pour down rain in abundance

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ﲬThenﲭWe cleavedﲮthe earthﲯsplittingﲰ(26)

and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺,

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ﲱThen We caused to growﲲthereinﲳgrainﲴ(27)

causing grain to grow in it,

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ﲵAnd grapesﲶand green fodderﲷ(28)

as well as grapes and greens,

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ﲸAnd oliveﲹand date-palmsﲺ(29)

and olives and palm trees,

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ﲻAnd gardensﲼ(of) thick foliageﲽ(30)

and dense orchards,

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ﲾAnd fruitsﲿand grassﳀ(31)

and fruit and fodder—

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ﳁ(As) a provisionﳂfor youﳃand for your cattleﳄ(32)

all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.

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ﳅBut whenﳆcomesﳇthe Deafening Blastﳈ(33)

Then, when the Deafening Blast1 comes to pass—

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ﳉ(The) Dayﳊwill fleeﳋa manﳌfromﳍhis brotherﳎ(34)

on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings,

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ﳏAnd his motherﳐand his fatherﳑ(35)

and ˹even˺ their mother and father,

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ﳒAnd his wifeﳓand his childrenﳔ(36)

and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.

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ﳕFor everyﳖmanﳗamong themﳘthat Dayﳙ(will be) a matterﳚoccupying himﳛ(37)

For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.

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ﳜFacesﳝthat Dayﳞ(will be) brightﳟ(38)

On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,

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ﳠLaughingﳡrejoicing at good newsﳢ(39)

laughing and rejoicing,

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ﳣAnd facesﳤthat Dayﳥupon themﳦ(will be) dustﳧ(40)

while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty,