He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
أَناَنْBecause
جَآءَهُجَا࢜ءَهُcame to him
ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰالْاَعْمٰىthe blind man
2
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
وَمَاBut what
يُدۡرِيكَيُدْرِيْكَwould make you know
لَعَلَّهُۥلَعَلَّهٗthat he might
يَزَّكَّىٰٓيَزَّكّٰٓيpurify himself
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But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified
أَوۡاَوْOr
يَذَّكَّرُbe reminded
فَتَنفَعَهُفَتَنْفَعَهُso would benefit him
ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰٓالذِّكْرٰىthe reminder
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Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
1 He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away 2 Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting]. 3 But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified 4 Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰاسْتَغْنٰىconsiders himself free from need
5
As for he who thinks himself without need,
فَأَنتَفَاَنْتَSo you
لَهُۥلَهٗto him
تَصَدَّىٰتَصَدّٰىgive attention
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To him you give attention.
وَمَاAnd not
عَلَيۡكَعَلَيْكَupon you
أَلَّااَلَّاthat not
يَزَّكَّىٰيَزَّكّٰىhe purifies himself
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And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وَأَمَّاوَاَمَّاBut as for
مَنمَنْ(he) who
جَآءَكَجَا࢜ءَكَcame to you
يَسۡعَىٰيَسْعٰىstriving
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But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وَهُوَWhile he
يَخۡشَىٰيَخْشٰىfears
9
While he fears [Allāh],
فَأَنتَفَاَنْتَBut you
عَنۡهُعَنْهُfrom him
تَلَهَّىٰتَلَهّٰى(are) distracted
10
From him you are distracted.
5 As for he who thinks himself without need, 6 To him you give attention. 7 And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified. 8 But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge] 9 While he fears [Allāh], 10 From him you are distracted.
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
فَمَنفَمَنْSo whosoever
شَآءَشَا࢜ءَwills
ذَكَرَهُۥذَكَرَهٗmay remember it
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So whoever wills may remember it.
فِيفِيْIn
صُحُفٖصُحُفٍsheets
مُّكَرَّمَةٖمُّكَرَّمَةٍhonored
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[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
مَّرۡفُوعَةٖمَّرْفُوْعَةٍExalted
مُّطَهَّرَةِۭمُّطَهَّرَةٍۭpurified
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Exalted and purified,
بِأَيۡدِيبِاَيْدِيْIn (the) hands
سَفَرَةٖسَفَرَةٍ(of) scribes
15
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
كِرَامِۭكِرَامٍۭNoble
بَرَرَةٖبَرَرَةٍdutiful
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Noble and dutiful.
11 No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder; 12 So whoever wills may remember it. 13 [It is recorded] in honored sheets, 14 Exalted and purified, 15 [Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels, 16 Noble and dutiful.
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.
مِنۡمِنْFrom
أَيِّاَيِّwhat
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍthing
خَلَقَهُۥخَلَقَهٗHe created him
18
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
مِنمِنْFrom
نُّطۡفَةٍنُّطْفَةٍؕa semen-drop
خَلَقَهُۥخَلَقَهٗHe created him
فَقَدَّرَهُۥفَقَدَّرَهٗthen He proportioned him
19
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
ثُمَّThen
ٱلسَّبِيلَالسَّبِيْلَthe way
يَسَّرَهُۥيَسَّرَهٗHe made easy for him
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Then He eased the way for him;
ثُمَّThen
أَمَاتَهُۥاَمَاتَهٗHe causes him to die
فَأَقۡبَرَهُۥفَاَقْبَرَهٗand provides a grave for him
21
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثُمَّThen
إِذَااِذَاwhen
شَآءَشَا࢜ءَHe wills
أَنشَرَهُۥاَنْشَرَهٗHe will resurrect him
22
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
كـَلَّاكَلَّاNay
لَمَّاNot
يَقۡضِيَقْضِhe has accomplished
مَآمَا͏ٓwhat
أَمَرَهُۥاَمَرَهٗHe commanded him
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No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
17 Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he. 18 From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him? 19 From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him; 20 Then He eased the way for him; 21 Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him. 22 Then when He wills, He will resurrect him. 23 No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَافَاَنۢ͏ْبَتْنَاThen We caused to grow
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
حَبّٗاحَبًّاgrain
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And caused to grow within it grain
وَعِنَبٗاوَّعِنَبًاAnd grapes
وَقَضۡبٗاوَّقَضْبًاand green fodder
28
And grapes and herbage
وَزَيۡتُونٗاوَّزَيْتُوْنًاAnd olive
وَنَخۡلٗاوَّنَخْلًاand date-palms
29
And olive and palm trees
وَحَدَآئِقَوَّحَدَا࢜ىِٕقَAnd gardens
غُلۡبٗاغُلْبًا(of) thick foliage
30
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وَفَٰكِهَةٗوَّفَاكِهَةًAnd fruits
وَأَبّٗاوَّاَبًّاand grass
31
And fruit and grass -
مَّتَٰعٗامَّتَاعًا(As) a provision
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
وَلِأَنۡعَٰمِكُمۡوَلِاَنْعَامِكُمْand for your cattle
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[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
24 Then let mankind look at his food - 25 How We poured down water in torrents, 26 Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts], 27 And caused to grow within it grain 28 And grapes and herbage 29 And olive and palm trees 30 And gardens of dense shrubbery 31 And fruit and grass - 32 [As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
33 But when there comes the Deafening Blast 34 On the Day a man will flee from his brother 35 And his mother and his father 36 And his wife and his children, 37 For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞمُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌrejoicing at good news
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Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
وَوُجُوهٞوَوُجُوْهٌAnd faces
يَوۡمَئِذٍيَّوْمَىِٕذٍthat Day
عَلَيۡهَاعَلَيْهَاupon them
غَبَرَةٞغَبَرَةٌ(will be) dust
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And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
تَرۡهَقُهَاتَرْهَقُهَاWill cover them
قَتَرَةٌdarkness
41
Blackness will cover them.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَThose
هُمُ[they]
ٱلۡكَفَرَةُالْكَفَرَةُ(are) the disbelievers
ٱلۡفَجَرَةُالْفَجَرَةُthe wicked ones
42
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
38 [Some] faces, that Day, will be bright - 39 Laughing, rejoicing at good news. 40 And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust. 41 Blackness will cover them. 42 Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.