'Abasa Verse 3

You never know ˹O Prophet˺, perhaps he may be purified,

How would you know? Perhaps he might be purified,

And what should teach thee? Perchance he would cleanse him,

for all you know, he might have grown in spirit,

How canst thou know, whether haply he might be cleansed,

But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)?-

How could you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself,

What made you think that he will not grow in virtue,

And what do you know, he may be of the pure!

And how do you know, maybe he would purify himself,

What would inform you (O haughty one) but that he might grow in purity (by doing good deeds)?

And what could make you (O Prophet!) know that he might purify himself.

And what makes you know/informs you maybe/perhaps he, he purifies/corrects (himself).

And what do you know, he may be of the pure!

And what would make you know that he would grow (spiritually)

But what could tell you that per chance he might become pure (from sins)?

Or be mindful, so the Reminder should profit him?

And what would make you know that he would purify himself,

What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)

You never know. Perhaps he wanted to purify himself,

And what could let you know? Perhaps he (comes to hear you) to be purified.

And how can you know that he might become pure

for how can you know that he might seek to purify himself,

But how do you know? Perhaps he was seeking to purify himself.

And how would you know? Perhaps he would cleanse himself (yazzakk; the original t' [of yatazakk] has been assimilated with the zy), that is, [perhaps] he would purge himself of sins by what he hears from you,

He frowned and turned away. Because there came to him the blind man. And how can you know that he might become pure?

meaning, he may attain purification and cleanliness in his soul.

أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَى