Surah “He Frowned”

as rendered by Syed Vickar Ahamed — 42 verses

80:1
He frowned and turned away
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Because there came to him (the Prophet), the blind man (breaking into the discussion)
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But what could tell you (O Prophet) but that he (the blind man) might by chance grow (in his understanding)
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Or that he may receive guidance and the teachings that might profit him
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About the one who considers himself independent
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You attend to him
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Even though there is no blame on you if he did not grow (in understanding)
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But to him (the blind man) who came to you with effort and sincerity
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And with fear (in his heart)
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Were you (O Prophet!) unmindful in shifting your attention to another
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By no means (should it be so), because it is indeed a Message of Instruction
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Therefore let anyone who makes up the mind, remember (and accept) it
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(It is) in Books held in (great) honor
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Supreme (in dignity) kept pure and holy
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(Written) by the hands of holy scribes (writers) —
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Blessed and just
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Warning to man! What has made him reject Allah
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From what stuff has He (Allah) created him
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From a sperm-drop has He (Allah) created him, and then (He) makes him in proper size and shape
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Then He (Allah) makes the path smooth for him
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Then He (Allah) causes him to die and puts him in his grave
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Then, when it is His (Allah’s) Will, He will raise him up (again)
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By no means has he (man) fulfilled what Allah has commanded him to do
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Then let man look at his food, (how We provide it)
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For that We pour forth water in plenty
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And We split the earth into pieces
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And produce from there corn
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And grapes and plants to eat
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And olives and dates
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And enclosed gardens thick with tall trees
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And fruits and herbage (and the grasses)—
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For you to use and (for your) help and for your cattle
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At last! When there comes the deafening noise—
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That Day man will run away from his own brother
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And from his mother and his father
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And from his wife and his children
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On that Day each of the men, will have enough worry (of his own) to make him not mindful of the others
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Some faces that Day will be shining
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Laughing, being happy
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And other faces that Day will be soiled with dust
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Blackness will cover them
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Such will be the rejecters of Allah, the unrighteous