— 42 verses
He frowned and turned awa
that the blind man came to him
How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself
or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him
Now he who waxes indifferent
you attend to him
though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself
But he who comes to you running
and fears (Allah)
you pay no heed to him
No indeed; this is only a Reminder
So whoso wills may give heed to it
It is contained in scrolls highly honoured
most exalted and purified
borne by the hands of scribes
noble and purified
Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth
Out of what did Allah create him
Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him
and then made the course of life easy for him
then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave
and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life
Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him
So let man just consider his food
We poured water, pouring it in great abundance
and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder
then caused the grain to grow out of it
together with grapes and vegetables
and olives and palms
and dense orchards
and fruits and pastures
all this as a provision for you and your cattle
But when the deafening cry shall be sounded
on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother
and his mother and his father
and his consort and his children
on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself
Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness
and be cheerful and joyous
Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden
enveloped by darkness
These will be the unbelievers, the wicked