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Al-Qalam

القلم

“The Pen”

Chapter 68

52 Verses

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Ayah 1

نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ

Translation

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe

Ayah 2

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٖ

Translation

You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman

Ayah 3

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُونٖ

Translation

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted

Ayah 4

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٖ

Translation

And indeed, you are of a great moral character

Ayah 5

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُونَ

Translation

So you will see and they will see

Ayah 6

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ

Translation

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil]

Ayah 7

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ

Translation

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided

Ayah 8

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Translation

Then do not obey the deniers

Ayah 9

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ

Translation

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you]

Ayah 10

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ

Translation

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

Ayah 11

هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ

Translation

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip

Ayah 12

مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

Translation

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful

Ayah 13

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Translation

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender

Ayah 14

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ

Translation

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children

Ayah 15

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Translation

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi

We will brand him upon the snout

Verse 16

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

Verse 17

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

Wala yastathnoona

Without making exception

Verse 18

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ

Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep

Verse 19

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

Faasbahat kaalssareemi

And it became as though reaped

Verse 20

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ

Fatanadaw musbiheena

And they called one another at morning

Verse 21

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ

Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit

Verse 22

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona

So they set out, while lowering their voices

Verse 23

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ

An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person

Verse 24

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ

Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able

Verse 25

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost

Verse 26

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

Bal nahnu mahroomoona

Rather, we have been deprived

Verse 27

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]

Verse 28

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers

Verse 29

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona

Then they approached one another, blaming each other

Verse 30

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors

Verse 31

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous

Verse 32

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew

Verse 33

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure

Verse 34

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals

Verse 35

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona

What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge

Verse 36

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ

Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

Verse 37

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona

That indeed for you is whatever you choose

Verse 38

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ

Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge

Verse 39

سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible

Verse 40

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful

Verse 41

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able

Verse 42

خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ

KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound

Verse 43

فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona

So leave Me, [O Muhammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies the Qur'an. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know

Verse 44

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ

Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm

Verse 45

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down

Verse 46

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down

Verse 47

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ

Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun

Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muhammad], and be not like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed

Verse 48

لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ

Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured

Verse 49

فَٱجۡتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous

Verse 50

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad

Verse 51

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds

Verse 52