'Abasa
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ﱁHe frownedﱂand turned awayﱃ
He frowned and turned ˹his attention˺ away,
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ﱄBecauseﱅcame to himﱆthe blind manﱇ
˹simply˺ because the blind man came to him ˹interrupting˺.
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ﱈBut whatﱉwould make you knowﱊthat he mightﱋpurify himselfﱌ
You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,
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ﱍOrﱎbe remindedﱏso would benefit himﱐthe reminderﱑ
or he may be mindful, benefitting from the reminder.
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ﱒAs forﱓ(him) whoﱔconsiders himself free from needﱕ
As for the one who was indifferent,
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ﱖSo youﱗto himﱘgive attentionﱙ
you gave him your ˹undivided˺ attention,
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ﱚAnd notﱛupon youﱜthat notﱝhe purifies himselfﱞ
even though you are not to blame if he would not be purified.
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ﱟBut as forﱠ(he) whoﱡcame to youﱢstrivingﱣ
But as for the one who came to you, eager ˹to learn˺,
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ﱤWhile heﱥfearsﱦ
being in awe ˹of Allah˺,
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ﱧBut youﱨfrom himﱩ(are) distractedﱪ
you were inattentive to him.
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ﱫNayﱬIndeed, itﱭ(is) a reminderﱮ
But no! This ˹revelation˺ is truly a reminder.
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ﱯSo whosoeverﱰwillsﱱmay remember itﱲ
So let whoever wills be mindful of it.
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ﱳInﱴsheetsﱵhonoredﱶ
It is ˹written˺ on pages held in honour—
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ﱷExaltedﱸpurifiedﱹ
highly esteemed, purified—
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ﱺIn (the) handsﱻ(of) scribesﱼ
by the hands of angel-scribes,
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ﱽNobleﱾdutifulﱿ
honourable and virtuous.
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ﲀIs destroyedﲁ[the] manﲂhowﲃungrateful is heﲄ
Condemned are ˹disbelieving˺ humans! How ungrateful they are ˹to Allah˺!
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ﲅFromﲆwhatﲇthingﲈHe created himﲉ
From what substance did He create them?
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ﲊFromﲋa semen-dropﲌHe created himﲍthen He proportioned himﲎ
He created them from a sperm-drop, and ordained their development.
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ﲏThenﲐthe wayﲑHe made easy for himﲒ
Then He makes the way easy for them,
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ﲓThenﲔHe causes him to dieﲕand provides a grave for himﲖ
then causes them to die and be buried.
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ﲗThenﲘwhenﲙHe willsﲚHe will resurrect himﲛ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect them.
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ﲜNayﲝNotﲞhe has accomplishedﲟwhatﲠHe commanded himﲡ
But no! They have failed to comply with what He ordered.
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ﲢThen let lookﲣthe manﲤatﲥhis foodﲦ
Let people then consider their food:
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ﲧThat [We]ﲨ[We] pouredﲩthe waterﲪ(in) abundanceﲫ
how We pour down rain in abundance
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ﲬThenﲭWe cleavedﲮthe earthﲯsplittingﲰ
and meticulously split the earth open ˹for sprouts˺,
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ﲱThen We caused to growﲲthereinﲳgrainﲴ
causing grain to grow in it,
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ﲵAnd grapesﲶand green fodderﲷ
as well as grapes and greens,
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ﲸAnd oliveﲹand date-palmsﲺ
and olives and palm trees,
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ﲻAnd gardensﲼ(of) thick foliageﲽ
and dense orchards,
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ﲾAnd fruitsﲿand grassﳀ
and fruit and fodder—
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ﳁ(As) a provisionﳂfor youﳃand for your cattleﳄ
all as ˹a means of˺ sustenance for you and your animals.
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ﳅBut whenﳆcomesﳇthe Deafening Blastﳈ
Then, when the Deafening Blast comes to pass—
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ﳉ(The) Dayﳊwill fleeﳋa manﳌfromﳍhis brotherﳎ
on that Day every person will flee from their own siblings,
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ﳏAnd his motherﳐand his fatherﳑ
and ˹even˺ their mother and father,
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ﳒAnd his wifeﳓand his childrenﳔ
and ˹even˺ their spouse and children.
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ﳕFor everyﳖmanﳗamong themﳘthat Dayﳙ(will be) a matterﳚoccupying himﳛ
For then everyone will have enough concern of their own.
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ﳜFacesﳝthat Dayﳞ(will be) brightﳟ
On that Day ˹some˺ faces will be bright,
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ﳠLaughingﳡrejoicing at good newsﳢ
laughing and rejoicing,
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ﳣAnd facesﳤthat Dayﳥupon themﳦ(will be) dustﳧ
while ˹other˺ faces will be dusty,
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