He frowned and turned away
that the blind man drew near him.
And what will cause thee to recognize so that perhaps he will purify himself
or yet recollect and a reminder profit him?
But as for he who was self-complacent,
then, thou hast attended to him
and not upon thee is any blame if he purifies not himself.
Yet as for him who drew near to thee, coming eagerly for knowledge
and he dreads God,
then, thou hast paid no heed to him?
No indeed! Truly, this is an admonition.
So let whoever willed, remember it
in scrolls to be held in esteem,
ones that are exalted and ones that are purified
by the hands of generous writers
and ones who are kindly, generous.
Perdition to the human being! How ungrateful he is!
From which thing did He create him?
He created him from seminal fluid then, ordained that he be.
He made the way easy for him again.
Again, He caused him to die and be buried.
Again, when He willed, He will revive him.
No indeed! The human being finishes not what He commanded him.
Then, let the human being look on his food—
how We, truly, unloosed rain water with a pouring out.
Again, We split the earth, a splitting.
And We put forth in it grain
and grapevines and reeds
and olives and date palm trees
and dense fertile gardens
and sweet fruits and whatever grows on the earth,
an enjoyment for you and your flocks.
Then, when the blare drew near,
that Day a man will run away from his brother
and his mother and his father
and his companion wife and his children.
For every man of them on that Day will be a matter that will preoccupy him.
Faces that Day will be ones that are polished,
ones who are laugh and ones who rejoice at good tidings.
And faces on that Day will be dust-stained.
Gloom will come over them.
Those, they are the ones who are ungrateful, ones who act immorally.