‘Abasa

He frowned and turned away because the blind man came to him. Perhaps he would have been purified, or been reminded and benefited from the reminder. As for the one who thought himself free of need, to him the Prophet gave his attention, though it is not on him if that man is not purified; while the one who came eagerly, in awe of Allah, was overlooked. No! The Quran is a reminder, so whoever wills may remember it, in honoured pages, raised high and purified, in the hands of noble, obedient scribes. Perish man, how ungrateful he is! Allah created him from a drop, shaped him, eased his way, caused him to die and put him in his grave, and will raise him again when He wills; yet he has not done what he was commanded. Let man look at his food: the rain poured down, the earth split open, grain, grapes and green herbs, olives and palms, dense gardens, fruit and fodder, provision for him and his livestock. When the Deafening Blast comes, a person will flee from his brother, mother, father, wife and children; each will have enough to occupy him. Some faces that Day will be bright, laughing and rejoicing; others covered in dust and darkness: those are the disbelievers, the wicked.