Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen)

Verses

1. نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ

   Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)

   68:1

2. مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٖ

   Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman

   68:2

3. وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُونٖ

   And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing

   68:3

4. وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٖ

   And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature

   68:4

5. فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُونَ

   And thou wilt see and they will see

   68:5

6. بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ

   Which of you is the demented

   68:6

7. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ

   Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright

   68:7

8. فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

   Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

   68:8

9. وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ

   Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise

   68:9

10. وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ

    Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger

    68:10

11. هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ

    Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders

    68:11

12. مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

    68:12

13. عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

    Greedy therewithal, intrusive

    68:13

14. أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ

    It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

    68:14

15. إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

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

    68:15

16. سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

    We shall brand him on the nose

    68:16

17. إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

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

    68:17

18. وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

    And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)

    68:18

19. فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ

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

    68:19

20. فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

    And in the morning it was as if plucked

    68:20

21. فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ

    And they cried out one unto another in the morning

    68:21

22. أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ

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

    68:22

23. فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

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

    68:23

24. أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ

    No needy man shall enter it to-day against you

    68:24

25. وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ

    They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose

    68:25

26. فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

    But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error

    68:26

27. بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

    Nay, but we are desolate

    68:27

28. قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

    The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)

    68:28

29. قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

    They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers

    68:29

30. فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

    Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching

    68:30

31. قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

    They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous

    68:31

32. عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

    It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord

    68:32

33. كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ

    Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know

    68:33

34. إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord

    68:34

35. أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

    Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty

    68:35

36. مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

    What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge

    68:36

37. أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ

    Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

    68:37

38. إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

    That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose

    68:38

39. أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ

    Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain

    68:39

40. سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

    Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that

    68:40

41. أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

    68:41

42. يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

    On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able

    68:42

43. خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ

    With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt

    68:43

44. فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

    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

    68:44

45. وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ

    Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm

    68:45

46. أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

    Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed

    68:46

47. أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

    Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)

    68:47

48. فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ

    But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair

    68:48

49. لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ

    Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate

    68:49

50. فَٱجۡتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

    But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous

    68:50

51. وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

    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

    68:51

52. وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation

    68:52