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'Abasa wa tawallaa.

Translation

He frowned and turned away,

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An jaa-ahul 'a-maa

Translation

when the blind man came to him[1].

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Wa maa yudreeka la'allahu yaz zakkaa.

Translation

How would you know? Perhaps he might be purified[2],

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Aw yazzakkaru fatanfa 'ahuz zikraa.

Translation

or he might take heed and benefit from the reminder?

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Amma manis taghnaa

Translation

But he who was indifferent[3],

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Fa-anta lahu tasaddaa

Translation

you give him your full attention,

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Wa ma 'alaika allaa yaz zakka.

Translation

although you are not to be blamed if he does not purify himself[4].

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Wa amma man jaa-aka yas'a

Translation

But as for the one who came to you striving [for purification],

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Wahuwa yakhshaa,

Translation

and he fears Allah,

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Fa-anta 'anhu talah haa.

Translation

you let yourself be distracted from him.

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Kalla innaha tazkirah

Translation

No indeed; this is a reminder –

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Faman shaa a zakarah

Translation

so whoever wills may give heed to it –

Transliteration

Fi suhufim mukar rama,

Translation

on venerable pages,

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Marfoo'atim mutah hara,

Translation

exalted and purified,

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Bi'aidee safara

Translation

[preserved] in the hands of angel-scribes,

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Kiraamim bararah.

Translation

honorable and obedient.

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Qutilal-insanu maa akfarah.

Translation

Woe to man; how ungrateful he is[5]!

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Min aiyyi shai-in Khalaq

Translation

From what did He create him?

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Min nutfatin khalaqahoo faqaddarah.

Translation

He created him from a drop of semen and proportioned him[6],

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Thummas sabeela yas-sarah

Translation

then He made the way easy for him[7];

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Thumma amatahu fa-aqbarah

Translation

then He caused him to die and be buried;

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Thumma iza shaa-a ansharah

Translation

then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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Kalla lamma yaqdi maa amarah.

Translation

Yet he has not fulfilled what He commanded him.

Transliteration

Falyanzuril insanu ilaa ta-amih

Translation

Let man consider the food he eats:

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Anna sabab nalmaa-a sabba.

Translation

How We pour down rainwater in torrents,

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Thumma sha qaqnal-arda shaqqa.

Translation

and cause the soil to split open [for sprouts],

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Fa ambatna feeha habba

Translation

and cause grains to grow in it,

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Wa 'inabaw-wa qadba

Translation

as well as grapes and fodder,

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Wa zaitoonaw wanakh la'

Translation

and olive trees and date palms,

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Wa hadaa-iqa ghulba

Translation

and dense orchards,

Transliteration

Wa faki hataw-wa abba.

Translation

and fruits and grass,

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Mata'al-lakum wa li-an'amikum.

Translation

as provision for you and your livestock.

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Faiza jaa-atis saakhah.

Translation

But when the Deafening Blast[8] comes,

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Yauma yafir-rul mar-u min akheeh

Translation

on that Day everyone will flee from his brother,

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Wa ummihee wa abeeh

Translation

and from his mother and father,

Transliteration

Wa sahi batihee wa baneeh.

Translation

and from his wife and children.

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Likul limri-im-minhum yawmaa-izin shaa nuy-yughneeh

Translation

On that day, everyone will have enough concern of his own[9].

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Wujoo huny-yauma-izim-musfira;

Translation

On that Day, some faces will be bright,

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Dahi katum mustab shirah

Translation

cheerful and rejoicing;

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Wa wujoohuy yauma-izin 'alaiha ghabar a

Translation

while other faces will be dust-stained,

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Tarhaquha qatarah.

Translation

covered in darkness.

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Ulaa-ika humul-kafa ratul-fajarah.

Translation

Such are the disbelievers, the wicked.