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    English - Chapter 80

    Translation by A. J. Arberry

    Verse 1

    He frowned and turned away

    Verse 2

    that the blind man came to him

    Verse 3

    And what should teach thee? Perchance he would cleanse him

    Verse 4

    or yet remember, and the Reminder profit him

    Verse 5

    But the self-sufficient

    Verse 6

    to him thou attendest

    Verse 7

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

    Verse 8

    And he who comes to thee eagerly

    Verse 9

    and fearfully

    Verse 10

    to him thou payest no heed

    Verse 11

    No indeed; it is a Reminder

    Verse 12

    and whoso wills, shall remember it

    Verse 13

    upon pages high-honoured

    Verse 14

    uplifted, purified

    Verse 15

    by the hands of scribes

    Verse 16

    noble, pious

    Verse 17

    Perish Man! How unthankful he is

    Verse 18

    Of what did He create him

    Verse 19

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

    Verse 20

    then the way eased for him

    Verse 21

    then makes him to die, and buries him

    Verse 22

    then, when He wills, He raises him

    Verse 23

    No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding

    Verse 24

    Let Man consider his nourishment

    Verse 25

    We poured out the rains abundantly

    Verse 26

    then We split the earth in fissures

    Verse 27

    and therein made the grains to grow

    Verse 28

    and vines, and reeds

    Verse 29

    and olives, and palms

    Verse 30

    and dense-tree'd gardens

    Verse 31

    and fruits, and pastures

    Verse 32

    an enjoyment for you and your flocks

    Verse 33

    And when the Blast shall sound

    Verse 34

    upon the day when a man shall flee from his brother

    Verse 35

    his mother, his father

    Verse 36

    his consort, his sons

    Verse 37

    every man that day shall have business to suffice him

    Verse 38

    Some faces on that day shall shine

    Verse 39

    laughing, joyous

    Verse 40

    some faces on that day shall be dusty

    Verse 41

    o'erspread with darkness

    Verse 42

    those -- they are the unbelievers, the libertines