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عَبَسَHe frownedوَتَوَلَّىٰٓand turned away﴿١﴾

The Prophet frowned and turned away

أَنBecauseجَآءَهُcame to himٱلْأَعْمَىٰthe blind man﴿٢﴾

Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]

وَمَاBut whatيُدْرِيكَwould make you knowلَعَلَّهُۥthat he mightيَزَّكَّىٰٓpurify himself﴿٣﴾

But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified

أَوْOrيَذَّكَّرُbe remindedفَتَنفَعَهُso would benefit himٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓthe reminder﴿٤﴾

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him

أَمَّاAs forمَنِ(him) whoٱسْتَغْنَىٰconsiders himself free from need﴿٥﴾

As for he who thinks himself without need

فَأَنتَSo youلَهُۥto himتَصَدَّىٰgive attention﴿٦﴾

To him you give attention

وَمَاAnd notعَلَيْكَupon youأَلَّاthat notيَزَّكَّىٰhe purifies himself﴿٧﴾

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified

وَأَمَّاBut as forمَن(he) whoجَآءَكَcame to youيَسْعَىٰstriving﴿٨﴾

But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

وَهُوَWhile heيَخْشَىٰfears﴿٩﴾

While he fears [Allah]

فَأَنتَBut youعَنْهُfrom himتَلَهَّىٰ(are) distracted﴿١٠﴾

From him you are distracted

كَلَّآNayإِنَّهَاIndeed, itتَذْكِرَةٌ(is) a reminder﴿١١﴾

No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder

فَمَنSo whosoeverشَآءَwillsذَكَرَهُۥmay remember it﴿١٢﴾

So whoever wills may remember it

فِىInصُحُفٍsheetsمُّكَرَّمَةٍhonored﴿١٣﴾

[It is recorded] in honored sheets

مَّرْفُوعَةٍExaltedمُّطَهَّرَةٍۭpurified﴿١٤﴾

Exalted and purified

بِأَيْدِىIn (the) handsسَفَرَةٍ(of) scribes﴿١٥﴾

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels

كِرَامٍۭNobleبَرَرَةٍdutiful﴿١٦﴾

Noble and dutiful

قُتِلَIs destroyedٱلْإِنسَٰنُ[the] manمَآhowأَكْفَرَهُۥungrateful is he﴿١٧﴾

Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he

مِنْFromأَىِّwhatشَىْءٍthingخَلَقَهُۥHe created him﴿١٨﴾

From what substance did He create him

مِنFromنُّطْفَةٍa semen-dropخَلَقَهُۥHe created himفَقَدَّرَهُۥthen He proportioned him﴿١٩﴾

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him

ثُمَّThenٱلسَّبِيلَthe wayيَسَّرَهُۥHe made easy for him﴿٢٠﴾

Then He eased the way for him