عَبَسَ He frowned وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ and turned away ١
He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away
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أَن Because جَآءَهُ came to him ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ the blind man ٢
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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وَمَا But what يُدْرِيكَ would make you know لَعَلَّهُۥ that he might يَزَّكَّىٰٓ purify himself ٣
But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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أَوْ Or يَذَّكَّرُ be reminded فَتَنفَعَهُ so would benefit him ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ the reminder ٤
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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أَمَّا As for مَنِ (him) who ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ considers himself free from need ٥
As for he who thinks himself without need,
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فَأَنتَ So you لَهُۥ to him تَصَدَّىٰ give attention ٦
To him you give attention.
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وَمَا And not عَلَيْكَ upon you أَلَّا that not يَزَّكَّىٰ he purifies himself ٧
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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وَأَمَّا But as for مَن (he) who جَآءَكَ came to you يَسْعَىٰ striving ٨
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
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وَهُوَ While he يَخْشَىٰ fears ٩
While he fears [Allāh],
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فَأَنتَ But you عَنْهُ from him تَلَهَّىٰ (are) distracted ١٠
From him you are distracted.
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كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّهَا Indeed, it تَذْكِرَةٌۭ (is) a reminder ١١
No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;
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فَمَن So whosoever شَآءَ wills ذَكَرَهُۥ may remember it ١٢
So whoever wills may remember it.
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فِى In صُحُفٍۢ sheets مُّكَرَّمَةٍۢ honored ١٣
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍۢ Exalted مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ purified ١٤
Exalted and purified,
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بِأَيْدِى In (the) hands سَفَرَةٍۢ (of) scribes ١٥
[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,
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كِرَامٍۭ Noble بَرَرَةٍۢ dutiful ١٦
Noble and dutiful.
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قُتِلَ Is destroyed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ [the] man مَآ how أَكْفَرَهُۥ ungrateful is he ١٧
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man; how disbelieving is he.
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مِنْ From أَىِّ what شَىْءٍ thing خَلَقَهُۥ He created him ١٨
From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?
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مِن From نُّطْفَةٍ a semen-drop خَلَقَهُۥ He created him فَقَدَّرَهُۥ then He proportioned him ١٩
From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;
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ثُمَّ Then ٱلسَّبِيلَ the way يَسَّرَهُۥ He made easy for him ٢٠
Then He eased the way for him;
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