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1.  *     He frowned and then turned away
 
2.  *     from a blind man who had come up to him.
 
3.  *     You never know. Perhaps he wanted to purify himself,
 
4.  *     or receive some (Quranic) advice which would benefit him.
 
5.  *     Yet you pay attention
 
6.  *     to a rich man,
 
7.  *     though you will not be questioned even if he never purifies himself.
 
8.  *     As for the one who comes to you earnestly (striving for guidance).
 
9.  *     and who has fear of God,
 
10.  *     you ignore him.
 
11.  *     These verses are a reminder
 
12.  *     so let those who want to follow its guidance do so.
 
13.  *     (This Quran) is also recorded in honorable books,
 
14.  *     exalted, purified,
 
15.  *     by the hands of the noble, virtuous,
 
16.  *     and angelic scribes.
 
17.  *     May (the disbelieving) human being be condemned! What makes him disbelieve?
 
18.  *     From what has God created him?
 
19.  *     He created him from a living germ. He determined his fate
 
20.  *     and made the path of guidance easy for him to follow.
 
21.  *     Then He caused him to die and be buried
 
22.  *     and He will resurrect him whenever He wants.
 
23.  *     Certainly, he has not duly fulfilled His commands.
 
24.  *     Let the human being think about (how We produce) his food.
 
25.  *     We send down abundant water,
 
26.  *     and let the earth to break open
 
27.  *     to yield therein corn,
 
28.  *     grapes, vegetables,
 
29.  *     olives, dates,
 
30.  *     thickly planted gardens,
 
31.  *     fruits, and grass.
 
32.  *     (These are made so as to be) means of enjoyment for you and your cattle.
 
33.  *     When the trumpet sounds,
 
34.  *     it will be such a day when a person will run away from his brother,
 
35.  *     mother, father,
 
36.  *     wife and sons,
 
37.  *     for on that day everyone will be completely engrossed in his own concerns.
 
38.  *     Some faces on that day will be radiant,
 
39.  *     laughing and joyous
 
40.  *     but others will be gloomy
 
41.  *     and covered by darkness.
 
42.  *     These will be the faces of the sinful disbelievers.