'Abasa

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

So whoever wills may remember it.

[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; how disbelieving is he.

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

From a sperm-drop He created him and destined for him;

Then He eased the way for him;