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