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

Because there came to him the blind man,[1853] [interrupting]. [1853] ʿAbdullāh, the son of Umm Maktūm.

But what would make you perceive, [O Muḥammad], that perhaps he might be purified[1854] [1854] As a result of what he learns from you.

Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?

As for he who thinks himself without need,[1855] [1855] i.e., without need of faith or need of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) . Here it is in reference to a certain influential member of the Quraysh whom the Prophet (ﷺ) had hoped to bring to Islām.

To him you give attention.

And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.[1856] [1856] The Prophet (ﷺ) was responsible only for conveying the message, not for ultimate guidance.

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

While he fears [Allāh],

From him you are distracted.

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

So whoever wills may remember it.[1857] [1857] The revelation. Or "Him," i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .

[It is recorded] in honored sheets,

Exalted and purified,

[Carried] by the hands of messenger-angels,

Noble and dutiful.

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] is man;[1858] how disbelieving is he. [1858] i.e., those who deny Allāh's message.

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

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;[1859] [1859] His proportions, provisions, life span, etc.

Then He eased the way for him;[1860] [1860] Into this world (i.e., his birth) . It may also refer to life itself, which has been made easier by Allāh's guidance.

Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.[1861] [1861] To conceal his decaying body.

Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.

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

Then let mankind look at his food -

How We poured down water in torrents,

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

And caused to grow within it grain

And grapes and herbage

And olive and palm trees

And gardens of dense shrubbery

And fruit and grass -

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

But when there comes the Deafening Blast[1862] [1862] The piercing blast of the Horn which signals resurrection. Aṣ-Ṣākhkhah is also a name for the Day of Resurrection.

On the Day a man will flee from his brother

And his mother and his father

And his wife and his children,

For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.[1863] [1863] i.e., to occupy him. He will be concerned only with himself, thus forgetting all others.

[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -

Laughing, rejoicing at good news.

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

Blackness will cover them.

Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.