| Surah Al-Qalam | |||
| In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. | |||
| 1 | Nûn. [ These letters ( Nûn, etc. ) are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh ( Alone ) knows their meanings ]. By the pen and what the ( angels ) write ( in the Records of men ). | ||
| 2 | You ( O Muhammad ) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman. | ||
| 3 | And verily, for you ( O Muhammad ) will be an endless reward. | ||
| 4 | And verily, you ( O Muhammad ) are on an exalted standard of character. | ||
| 5 | You will see, and they will see, | ||
| 6 | Which of you is afflicted with madness. | ||
| 7 | Verily, your Lord knows better, who ( among men ) has gone astray from His Path, and He knows better those who are guided. | ||
| 8 | So ( O Muhammad ) obey not the deniers [ ( of Islâmic Monotheism those who belie the Verses of Allâh ), the Oneness of Allâh, and the Messenger of Allâh ( Muhammad ), etc. ] | ||
| 9 | They wish that you should compromise ( in religion out of courtesy ) with them, so they ( too ) would compromise with you. | ||
| 10 | And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless, | ||
| 11 | A slanderer, going about with calumnies, | ||
| 12 | Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful, | ||
| 13 | Cruel, after all that base-born ( of illegitimate birth ), | ||
| 14 | ( He was so ) because he had wealth and children. | ||
| 15 | When Our Verses ( of the Qur'ân ) are recited to him, he says: " Tales of the men of old! " | ||
| 16 | We shall brand him over the nose! | ||
| 17 | Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the ( garden ) in the morning, | ||
| 18 | Without saying: Inshâ' Allâh ( If Allâh will ). | ||
| 19 | Then there passed by on the ( garden ) something ( fire ) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep. | ||
| 20 | So the ( garden ) became black by the morning, like a pitch dark night ( in complete ruins ). | ||
| 21 | Then they called out one to another as soon as the morning broke, | ||
| 22 | Saying: " Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck the fruits. " | ||
| 23 | So they departed, conversing in secret low tones ( saying ), | ||
| 24 | No Miskîn ( poor man ) shall enter upon you into it today. | ||
| 25 | And they went in the morning with strong intention, thinking that they have power ( to prevent the poor taking anything of the fruits therefrom ). | ||
| 26 | But when they saw the ( garden ), they said: " Verily, we have gone astray, " | ||
| 27 | ( Then they said ): " Nay! Indeed we are deprived of ( the fruits )! " | ||
| 28 | The best among them said: " Did I not tell you: why do you not say: Inshâ' Allâh ( If Allâh will ). " | ||
| 29 | They said: " Glory to Our Lord! Verily, we have been Zâlimûn ( wrong-doers, etc. ). " | ||
| 30 | Then they turned, one against another, in blaming. | ||
| 31 | They said: " Woe to us! Verily, we were Tâghûn ( transgressors and disobedient, etc. ) | ||
| 32 | We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange a better ( garden ) than this. Truly, we turn to our Lord ( wishing for good that He may forgive our sins, and reward us in the Hereafter ). " | ||
| 33 | Such is the punishment ( in this life ), but truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew. | ||
| 34 | Verily, for the Muttaqûn ( pious and righteous persons - see V. 2: 2 ) are Gardens of delight ( Paradise ) with their Lord. | ||
| 35 | Shall We then treat the ( submitting ) Muslims like the Mujrimûn ( criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc. )? | ||
| 36 | What is the matter with you? How judge you? | ||
| 37 | Or have you a Book through which you learn. | ||
| 38 | That you shall have all that you choose? | ||
| 39 | Or you have oaths from Us, reaching to the Day of Resurrection that yours will be what you judge. | ||
| 40 | Ask them, which of them will stand surety for that! | ||
| 41 | Or have they " partners "? Then let them bring their " partners " if they are truthful! | ||
| 42 | ( Remember ) the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare ( i. e. the Day of Resurrection ) and they shall be called to prostrate ( to Allâh ), but they ( hypocrites ) shall not be able to do so, | ||
| 43 | Their eyes will be cast down, ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate ( offer prayers ), while they were healthy and good ( in the life of the world, but they did not ). | ||
| 44 | Then leave Me Alone with such as belie this Qur'ân. We shall punish them gradually from directions they perceive not. | ||
| 45 | And I will grant them a respite. Verily, My Plan is strong. | ||
| 46 | Or is it that you ( O Muhammad ) ask them a wage, so that they are heavily burdened with debt? | ||
| 47 | Or that the Ghaib ( unseen here in this Verse it means Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz ) is in their hands, so that they can write it down? | ||
| 48 | So wait with patience for the Decision of your Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish, when he cried out ( to Us ) while he was in deep sorrow. ( See the Qur'ân, Verse 21: 87 ). | ||
| 49 | Had not a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been ( left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him ), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed. | ||
| 50 | But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous. | ||
| 51 | And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatredness when they hear the Reminder ( the Qur'ân ), and they say: " Verily, he ( Muhammad ) is a madman! " | ||
| 52 | But it is nothing else than a Reminder to all the 'Alamîn ( mankind, jinns and all that exists ). | ||