عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١

He frowned and turned away

أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ ٢

that the blind man came to him.

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ ٣

And what should teach thee? Perchance he would cleanse him,

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ ٤

or yet remember, and the Reminder profit him.

أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ ٥

But the self-sufficient,

فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ ٦

to him thou attendest

وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ ٧

though it is not thy concern, if he does not cleanse himself.

وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ ٨

And he who comes to thee eagerly

وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ ٩

and fearfully,

فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ ١٠

to him thou payest no heed.

كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ ١١

No indeed; it is a Reminder

فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ ١٢

(and whoso wills, shall remember it)

فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ ١٣

upon pages high-honoured,

مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ ١٤

uplifted, purified,

بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ ١٥

by the hands of scribes

كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ ١٦

noble, pious

قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ ١٧

Perish Man! How unthankful he is!

مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ ١٨

Of what did He create him?

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ ١٩

Of a sperm-drop He created him, and determined him,

ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ ٢٠

then the way eased for him,