بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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He frowned and turned away - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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that the blind man came to him. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
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How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
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or he might be mindful and good counsel might avail him. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
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Now he who waxes indifferent, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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you attend to him, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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though you are not to blame if he would not cleanse himself. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
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But he who comes to you running, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
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and fears (Allah), - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
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you pay no heed to him. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
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No indeed; this is only a Reminder. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
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So whoso wills may give heed to it. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
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It is contained in scrolls highly honoured, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
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most exalted and purified, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
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borne by the hands of scribes, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
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noble and purified. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
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Accursed be man! How stubbornly he denies the Truth. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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Out of what did Allah create him? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
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Out of a sperm-drop did He create him and then determined a measure for him, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
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and then made the course of life easy for him, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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then He caused him to die and brought him to the grave, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
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and then, whenever He wishes, He will raise him back to life. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
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Nay, but man did not fulfil what Allah had enjoined upon him. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
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So let man just consider his food: - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
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We poured water, pouring it in great abundance, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
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and cleaved the earth, cleaving it asunder; - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
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then caused the grain to grow out of it, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
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together with grapes and vegetables, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
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and olives and palms, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
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and dense orchards, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَفَـٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
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and fruits and pastures – - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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مَّتَـٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَـٰمِكُمْ
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all this as a provision for you and your cattle. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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But when the deafening cry shall be sounded - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
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on the Day when each man shall flee from his brother, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
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and his mother and his father; - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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and his consort and his children; - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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on that Day each will be occupied with his own business, making him oblivious of all save himself. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
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Some faces on that Day shall be beaming with happiness, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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and be cheerful and joyous. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
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Some faces on that Day shall be dust-ridden, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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enveloped by darkness. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ
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These will be the unbelievers, the wicked. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)