Surah Al-Qalam (القَلَم)

Ayat 1–25

نٓ وَالۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُوۡنَۙ ۝١

68:1Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),

مَاۤ اَنۡتَ بِـنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُوۡنٍۚ ۝٢

68:2Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.

وَاِنَّ لَڪَ لَاَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُوۡنٍۚ ۝٣

68:3And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

وَاِنَّكَ لَعَلٰى خُلُقٍ عَظِيۡمٍ ۝٤

68:4And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُوۡنَۙ ۝٥

68:5And thou wilt see and they will see

بِاَيِّٮكُمُ الۡمَفۡتُوۡنُ ۝٦

68:6Which of you is the demented.

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

68:7Lo! thy Lord is best aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is best aware of those who walk aright.

فَلَا تُطِعِ الۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ ۝٨

68:8Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

وَدُّوۡا لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُوۡنَ ۝٩

68:9Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيۡنٍۙ ۝١٠

68:10Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۢ بِنَمِيۡمٍۙ ۝١١

68:11Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ اَثِيۡمٍۙ ۝١٢

68:12Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

عُتُلٍّ ۢ بَعۡدَ ذٰ لِكَ زَنِيۡمٍۙ ۝١٣

68:13Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

اَنۡ كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَّبَنِيۡنَؕ ۝١٤

68:14It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

اِذَا تُتۡلٰى عَلَيۡهِ اٰيٰتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاطِيۡرُ الۡاَوَّلِيۡنَ ۝١٥

68:15That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.

سَنَسِمُهٗ عَلَى الۡخُـرۡطُوۡمِ ۝١٦

68:16We shall brand him on the nose.

اِنَّا بَلَوۡنٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ اَصۡحٰبَ الۡجَـنَّةِۚ اِذۡ اَقۡسَمُوۡا لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِيۡنَۙ ۝١٧

68:17Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed they would pluck its fruit next morning,

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُوۡنَ ۝١٨

68:18And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآٮِٕفٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآٮِٕمُوۡنَ ۝١٩

68:19Then a visitation came upon from thy Lord it while they slept

فَاَصۡبَحَتۡ كَالصَّرِيۡمِۙ ۝٢٠

68:20And in the morning it was as if plucked.

فَتَـنَادَوۡا مُصۡبِحِيۡنَۙ ۝٢١

68:21And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

اَنِ اغۡدُوۡا عَلٰى حَرۡثِكُمۡ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ صٰرِمِيۡنَ ۝٢٢

68:22Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).

فَانۡطَلَقُوۡا وَهُمۡ يَتَخَافَتُوۡنَۙ ۝٢٣

68:23So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:

اَنۡ لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا الۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ مِّسۡكِيۡنٌۙ ۝٢٤

68:24No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.

وَّغَدَوۡا عَلٰى حَرۡدٍ قٰدِرِيۡنَ ۝٢٥

68:25They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.