Al-Qalam
The Pen
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon
Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍۢ
Maa anta bini'mati Rabbika bimajnoon
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍۢ
Wa inna laka la ajran ghaira mamnoon
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
Wa innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
Fasatubsiru wa yubsiroon
And thou wilt see and they will see
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
Bi ayyikumul maftoon
Which of you is the demented.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Innaa Rabbaka Huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen
Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Falaa tuti'il mukazzibeen
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ
Wa laa tuti' kulla hallaa fim maheen
Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,
هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ
Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
Mannaa'il lilkhairi mu'tadin aseem
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
'Utullim ba'da zaalika zaneem
Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍۢ وَبَنِينَ
An kaana zaa maalinw-wa baneen
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
Sanasimuhoo 'alal khurtoom
We shall brand him on the nose.
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Wa laa yastasnoon
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Fataafa 'alaihaa taaa'i fum mir rabbika wa hum naaa'imoon
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
Fa asbahat kassareem
And in the morning it was as if plucked.
فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
Fatanaadaw musbiheen
And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ
Anighdoo 'alaa harsikum in kuntum saarimeen
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
Fantalaqoo wa hum yatakhaafatoon
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌۭ
Al laa yadkhulannahal yawma 'alaikum miskeen
No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَٰدِرِينَ
Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
Falammaa ra awhaa qaalooo innaa ladaaalloon
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Bal nahnu mahroomoon
Nay, but we are desolate!
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
Qaala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum law laa tusabbihoon
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatalaawamoon
Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.
قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
'Asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Kazaalikal azaab, wa la'azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Inna lilmuttaqeena 'inda rabbihim jannaatin na'eem
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Afanaj'alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Maa lakum kaifa tahhkumoon
What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌۭ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
Inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Am lakum aymaanun 'alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon
Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Am lahum shurakaaa'u falyaatoo bishurakaaa 'ihim in kaanoo saadiqeen
Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍۢ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Yawma yukshafu 'am saaqinw wa yud'awna ilas sujoodi falaa yastatee'oon
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ
Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillatunw wa qad kaanoo yud'awna ilassujoodi wa hum saalimoon
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Fazarnee wa many yukazzibu bihaazal hadeesi sanastad rijuhum min haisu laa ya'lamoon
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.
وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
Wa umlee lahum; inna kaidee mateen
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)?
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌۭ
Fasbir lihkmi rabbika wa laa takun kasaahibil boot; iz naadaa wa huwa makzoom
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌۭ
Law laaa an tadaara kahoo ni'matum mir rabbihee lanubiza bil'araaa'i wa huwa mazmoom
Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
Fajtabaahu rabbuhoo faja'alahoo minas saaliheen
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ
Wa iny-yakaadul lazeena kafaroo la-yuzliqoonaka biabsaarihim lammaa saml'uz-Zikra wa yaqooloona innahoo lamajnoon
And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad;
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa maa huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
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