68. Al-Qalam

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ۝١

نٓ​ وَالۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝١

68:1 Nūn , by the pen and what they write,

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ ۝٢

مَاۤ اَنۡتَ بِـنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُوۡنٍ​ۚ‏ ۝٢

68:2 with the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ۝٣

وَاِنَّ لَڪَ لَاَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُوۡنٍ​ۚ‏ ۝٣

68:3 And you will definitely have a reward that will never end.

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ۝٤

وَاِنَّكَ لَعَلٰى خُلُقٍ عَظِيۡمٍ‏ ۝٤

68:4 And you are surely on an excellent standard of character.

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ۝٥

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٥

68:5 So, you will see, and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ ۝٦

بِاَيِّٮكُمُ الۡمَفۡتُوۡنُ‏ ۝٦

68:6 which of you is demented.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ۝٧

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ ضَلَّ عَنۡ سَبِيۡلِهٖ وَهُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِالۡمُهۡتَدِيۡنَ‏ ۝٧

68:7 Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from his way, and He is well aware of those who are on the right path.

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٨

فَلَا تُطِعِ الۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ‏ ۝٨

68:8 So, do not obey those who reject (the true faith.)

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ۝٩

وَدُّوۡا لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُوۡنَ‏ ۝٩

68:9 They wish that you become flexible (in your faith), so that they should become flexible (in their hostile attitude.)

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ۝١٠

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيۡنٍۙ‏ ۝١٠

68:10 And do not obey any contemptible one who swears much,

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ ۝١١

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۢ بِنَمِيۡمٍۙ‏ ۝١١

68:11 a slanderer who goes about with calumnies,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ۝١٢

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ اَثِيۡمٍۙ‏ ۝١٢

68:12 one who prevents good, (and who is) transgressor, sinful,

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ۝١٣

عُتُلٍّ ۢ بَعۡدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنِيۡمٍۙ‏ ۝١٣

68:13 harsh, (and) after all that, notorious,

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ۝١٤

اَنۡ كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَّبَنِيۡنَؕ‏ ۝١٤

68:14 (do not obey such a person merely) because he is a man of wealth and sons.

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٥

اِذَا تُتۡلٰى عَلَيۡهِ اٰيٰتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاطِيۡرُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَ‏ ۝١٥

68:15 When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “(These are) the tales of the ancient.”

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ۝١٦

سَنَسِمُهٗ عَلَى الۡخُـرۡطُوۡمِ‏ ۝١٦

68:16 We will soon brand him on the snout.

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ۝١٧

اِنَّا بَلَوۡنٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ اَصۡحٰبَ الۡجَـنَّةِ​ ۚ اِذۡ اَقۡسَمُوۡا لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِيۡنَۙ‏ ۝١٧

68:17 We have tested them as We had tested the Owners of the Garden, when they had sworn an oath that they would pluck its fruits on the next morning,

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ۝١٨

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُوۡنَ‏ ۝١٨

68:18 and did not make any exception (by saying inshā’allāh ).

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ۝١٩

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآٮِٕفٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآٮِٕمُوۡنَ‏ ۝١٩

68:19 Then, there whirled around it a whirl (of calamity) from your Lord, while they were asleep.

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ۝٢٠

فَاَصۡبَحَتۡ كَالصَّرِيۡمِۙ‏ ۝٢٠

68:20 Thus, on the next morning, it was like a harvested field.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ۝٢١

فَتَـنَادَوۡا مُصۡبِحِيۡنَۙ‏ ۝٢١

68:21 So, they called out each other as the morning broke,

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ ۝٢٢

اَنِ اغۡدُوۡا عَلٰى حَرۡثِكُمۡ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰرِمِيۡنَ‏ ۝٢٢

68:22 saying, “Set out early, if you are going to pluck (the fruits).”

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ ۝٢٣

فَانۡطَلَقُوۡا وَهُمۡ يَتَخَافَتُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٢٣

68:23 So they set out while they were whispering to each other,

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ۝٢٤

اَنۡ لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا الۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ مِّسۡكِيۡنٌۙ‏ ۝٢٤

68:24 saying, “Let no poor man enter into it upon you today.”

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ ۝٢٥

وَّغَدَوۡا عَلٰى حَرۡدٍ قٰدِرِيۡنَ‏ ۝٢٥

68:25 And in early hours they rushed quickly, while they were (assuming themselves) powerful (to pluck the fruits and prevent the poor.)

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ۝٢٦

فَلَمَّا رَاَوۡهَا قَالُوۡۤا اِنَّا لَـضَآلُّوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٢٦

68:26 But when they saw it (the place of the ruined garden), they said, “We have missed the way.”

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ۝٢٧

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُوۡمُوۡنَ‏ ۝٢٧

68:27 (Then, once they realized that the garden is the same, but it has been destroyed, they said,) “No, but we are deprived (of the fruits).”

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ۝٢٨

قَالَ اَوۡسَطُهُمۡ اَلَمۡ اَقُلۡ لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُوۡنَ‏ ۝٢٨

68:28 Said he who was the best among them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Why do you not pronounce tasbīH (Allah’s purity)?”

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ۝٢٩

قَالُوۡا سُبۡحٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِيۡنَ‏ ۝٢٩

68:29 They said, “We pronounce the purity of our Lord. No doubt, we were wrongdoers.”

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ ۝٣٠

فَاَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلٰى بَعۡضٍ يَّتَلَاوَمُوۡنَ‏ ۝٣٠

68:30 Then, (at the beginning,) they started reproaching one another;

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ ۝٣١

قَالُوۡا يٰوَيۡلَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا طٰغِيۡنَ‏ ۝٣١

68:31 (and at last,) they said, “Woe to us! In fact, we (all) were outrageous.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ۝٣٢

عَسٰى رَبُّنَاۤ اَنۡ يُّبۡدِلَـنَا خَيۡرًا مِّنۡهَاۤ اِنَّاۤ اِلٰى رَبِّنَا رٰغِبُوۡنَ‏ ۝٣٢

68:32 We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange something better than this. Truly we turn to Allah.”

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٣٣

كَذٰلِكَ الۡعَذَابُ​ؕ وَلَعَذَابُ الۡاٰخِرَةِ اَكۡبَرُ ​ۘ لَوۡ كَانُوۡا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏  ۝٣٣

68:33 In this way the punishment comes. And, of course, the punishment of the Hereafter is even greater, if they but realize!

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ۝٣٤

اِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ عِنۡدَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيۡمِ‏ ۝٣٤

68:34 Surely, for the God-fearing there are gardens of bliss.

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٣٥

اَفَنَجۡعَلُ الۡمُسۡلِمِيۡنَ كَالۡمُجۡرِمِيۡنَؕ‏ ۝٣٥

68:35 Otherwise, shall We make the obedient like the sinners?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٦

مَا لَـكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ۝٣٦

68:36 What has happened to you? How do you judge?

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ۝٣٧

اَمۡ لَـكُمۡ كِتٰبٌ فِيۡهِ تَدۡرُسُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٣٧

68:37 Do you have a book in which you read

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ۝٣٨

اِنَّ لَـكُمۡ فِيۡهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ۝٣٨

68:38 that for you there is what you choose?

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٩

اَمۡ لَـكُمۡ اَيۡمَانٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَالِغَةٌ اِلٰى يَوۡمِ الۡقِيٰمَةِ​ ۙ اِنَّ لَـكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ۝٣٩

68:39 Or do you have oaths sworn by Us, remaining effective up to the Day of Judgment, that you will get what you decide?

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ۝٤٠

سَلۡهُمۡ اَيُّهُمۡ بِذٰلِكَ زَعِيۡمٌ ۛۚ‏ ۝٤٠

68:40 Ask them which of them stands surety for that.

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝٤١

اَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ ۛۚ فَلۡيَاۡتُوۡا بِشُرَكَآٮِٕهِمۡ اِنۡ كَانُوۡا صٰدِقِيۡنَ‏  ۝٤١

68:41 Or do they have associate-gods (who have guaranteed safety for them)? Then, let them bring their associate-gods, if they are true.

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ۝٤٢

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَنۡ سَاقٍ وَّيُدۡعَوۡنَ اِلَى السُّجُوۡدِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيۡعُوۡنَۙ‏  ۝٤٢

68:42 On the Day when the Shin will be exposed, and they will be called upon to prostrate themselves, they will not be able to.

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ ۝٤٣

خَاشِعَةً اَبۡصَارُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٌ ؕ وَقَدۡ كَانُوۡا يُدۡعَوۡنَ اِلَى السُّجُوۡدِ وَهُمۡ سٰلِمُوۡنَ‏ ۝٤٣

68:43 With their eyes downcast, they will be enveloped by ignominy. They used to be called upon to prostrate when they were healthy (but they did not.)

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٤٤

فَذَرۡنِىۡ وَمَنۡ يُّكَذِّبُ بِهٰذَا الۡحَـدِيۡثِ​ؕ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُمۡ مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٤٤

68:44 So, leave Me alone with those who reject this discourse. We will draw them on little by little (towards Hell) from a way they do not know.

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ۝٤٥

وَاُمۡلِىۡ لَهُمۡ​ؕ اِنَّ كَيۡدِىۡ مَتِيۡنٌ‏ ۝٤٥

68:45 And I give them respite. Indeed, My plan is firm.

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ ۝٤٦

اَمۡ تَسۡـَٔـلُهُمۡ اَجۡرًا فَهُمۡ مِّنۡ مَّغۡرَمٍ مُّثۡقَلُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ۝٤٦

68:46 Is it that you ask them for a fee, due to which they are burdened with debt?

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ۝٤٧

اَمۡ عِنۡدَهُمُ الۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُوۡنَ‏ ۝٤٧

68:47 Or do they have the (knowledge of the) Unseen, and they write it down?

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ۝٤٨

فَاصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُنۡ كَصَاحِبِ الۡحُوۡتِ​ۘ اِذۡ نَادٰى وَهُوَ مَكۡظُوۡمٌؕ‏ ۝٤٨

68:48 So, remain patient with your Lord’s judgment, and be not like the Man of the Fish, he cried out while he was in anguish.

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ۝٤٩

لَوۡلَاۤ اَنۡ تَدٰرَكَهٗ نِعۡمَةٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهٖ لَنُبِذَ بِالۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُوۡمٌ‏ ۝٤٩

68:49 Had not a favour from His Lord come to his help, he would have been cast in the wilderness in a reproachable state.

فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝٥٠

فَاجۡتَبٰهُ رَبُّهٗ فَجَعَلَهٗ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏ ۝٥٠

68:50 Then his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous.

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ ۝٥١

وَاِنۡ يَّكَادُ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا لَيُزۡلِقُوۡنَكَ بِاَبۡصَارِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُوۡلُوۡنَ اِنَّهٗ لَمَجۡنُوۡنٌ​ۘ‏ ۝٥١

68:51 And indeed the disbelievers seem to trip you up with their glances when they hear the Reminder, and say, “He is a madman indeed.”

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٥٢

وَمَا هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏ ۝٥٢

68:52 And it is nothing else but a Reminder for all the worlds.