| | Arthur John Arberry rendition of Surah He Frowned(`Abasa)
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| 80:1 | | He frowned and turned away |
| 80:2 | | that the blind man came to him. |
| 80:3 | | And what should teach thee? Perchance he would cleanse him, |
| 80:4 | | or yet remember, and the Reminder profit him. |
| 80:5 | | But the self-sufficient, |
| 80:6 | | to him thou attendest |
| 80:7 | | though it is not thy concern, if he does not cleanse himself. |
| 80:8 | | And he who comes to thee eagerly |
| 80:9 | | and fearfully, |
| 80:10 | | to him thou payest no heed. |
| 80:11 | | No indeed; it is a Reminder |
| 80:12 | | (and whoso wills, shall remember it) |
| 80:13 | | upon pages high-honoured, |
| 80:14 | | uplifted, purified, |
| 80:15 | | by the hands of scribes |
| 80:16 | | noble, pious. |
| 80:17 | | Perish Man! How unthankful he is! |
| 80:18 | | Of what did He create him? |
| 80:19 | | Of a sperm-drop He created him, and determined him, |
| 80:20 | | then the way eased for him, |
| 80:21 | | then makes him to die, and buries him, |
| 80:22 | | then, when He wills, He raises him. |
| 80:23 | | No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding. |
| 80:24 | | Let Man consider his nourishment. |
| 80:25 | | We poured out the rains abundantly, |
| 80:26 | | then We split the earth in fissures |
| 80:27 | | and therein made the grains to grow |
| 80:28 | | and vines, and reeds, |
| 80:29 | | and olives, and palms, |
| 80:30 | | and dense-tree'd gardens, |
| 80:31 | | and fruits, and pastures, |
| 80:32 | | an enjoyment for you and your flocks. |
| 80:33 | | And when the Blast shall sound, |
| 80:34 | | upon the day when a man shall flee from his brother, |
| 80:35 | | his mother, his father, |
| 80:36 | | his consort, his sons, |
| 80:37 | | every man that day shall have business to suffice him. |
| 80:38 | | Some faces on that day shall shine |
| 80:39 | | laughing, joyous; |
| 80:40 | | some faces on that day shall be dusty |
| 80:41 | | o'erspread with darkness -- |
| 80:42 | | those -- they are the unbelievers, the libertines. |
