| Surah 68. Al-Qalam | |||
| 1 | Nun. By the pen and that which they write ( therewith ), | ||
| 2 | Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman. | ||
| 3 | And lo! thine verily will he a reward unfailing. | ||
| 4 | And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature. | ||
| 5 | And thou wilt see and they will see | ||
| 6 | Which of you is the demented. | ||
| 7 | Lo! thy Lord is best aware of him who strayeth from his way, and He is best aware of those who walk aright. | ||
| 8 | Therefor obey not thou the rejecters | ||
| 9 | Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise. | ||
| 10 | Neither obey thou each feeble oath monger, | ||
| 11 | Detractor, spreader abroad of slanders? | ||
| 12 | Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor | ||
| 13 | Greedy therewithal, intrusive. | ||
| 14 | It is because he is possessed of wealth and children | ||
| 15 | That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old. | ||
| 16 | We shall brand him on the nose. | ||
| 17 | Lo! we have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed they would pluck its fruit next morning. | ||
| 18 | And made no exception ( for the will of Allah ); | ||
| 19 | Then a visitation came upon it while they slept | ||
| 20 | And in the morning it was as if plucked. | ||
| 21 | And they cried out one unto another in the morning, | ||
| 22 | Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck ( the fruit ). | ||
| 23 | So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones: | ||
| 24 | No needy man shall enter it today against you. | ||
| 25 | They went betimes, strong in ( this ) purpose. | ||
| 26 | But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error! | ||
| 27 | Nay, but we are desolate! | ||
| 28 | The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not ( Allah )? | ||
| 29 | They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong doers. | ||
| 30 | Then some of them drew near unto others, self reproaching. | ||
| 31 | They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous. | ||
| 32 | It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord. | ||
| 33 | Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know. | ||
| 34 | Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord. | ||
| 35 | Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty? | ||
| 36 | What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge! | ||
| 37 | Or have ye a Scripture wherein ye learn | ||
| 38 | That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose? | ||
| 39 | Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain? | ||
| 40 | Ask them ( O Muhammad ) which of them will vouch for that! | ||
| 41 | Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful | ||
| 42 | On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able, | ||
| 43 | With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt. | ||
| 44 | Leave Me ( to deal ) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not. | ||
| 45 | Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm. | ||
| 46 | Or dost thou ( Muhammad ) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed? | ||
| 47 | Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write ( thereof )? | ||
| 48 | But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair. | ||
| 49 | Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate. | ||
| 50 | But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous. | ||
| 51 | And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they bear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad; | ||
| 52 | When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation. | ||