80:1He [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ] frowned and turned away

80:2Because there came to him the blind man,1 [interrupting].

80:3But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified1

80:4Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

80:5As for he who thinks himself without need,1

80:6To him you give attention.

80:7And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.1

80:8But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]

80:9While he fears [Allāh],

80:10From him you are distracted.

80:11No! Indeed, they [i.e., these verses] are a reminder;

80:12So whoever wills may remember it.1

80:13[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

80:14Exalted and purified,

80:15[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

80:16Noble and dutiful.

80:17Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;1 how disbelieving is he.

80:18From what thing [i.e., substance] did He create him?

80:19From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;1

80:20Then He eased the way for him;1

80:21Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.1

80:22Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

80:23No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.

80:24Then let mankind look at his food -

80:25How We poured down water in torrents,

80:26Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],

80:27And caused to grow within it grain

80:28And grapes and herbage

80:29And olive and palm trees

80:30And gardens of dense shrubbery

80:31And fruit and grass -

80:32[As] enjoyment [i.e., provision] for you and your grazing livestock.

80:33But when there comes the Deafening Blast1

80:34On the Day a man will flee from his brother

80:35And his mother and his father

80:36And his wife and his children,

80:37For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.1

80:38[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

80:39Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

80:40And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.