Surah 68 - The Pen (Al-Qalam)

1

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

Nũn By the pen and what everyone writes

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2

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

By the grace of your Lord، you O Prophet are not insane

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وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍۢ

You will certainly have a never-ending reward

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4

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

And you are truly a man of outstanding character

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5

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

Soon you and the pagans will see،

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6

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

which of you is mad

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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Surely your Lord alone knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is rightly guided

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8

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

So do not give in to the deniers

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9

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

They wish you would compromise so they would yield to you

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وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ

And do not obey the despicable، vain oath-taker،

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هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ

slanderer، gossip-monger،

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12

مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

withholder of good، transgressor، evildoer،

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عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

brute، andon top of all thatan illegitimate child

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أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍۢ وَبَنِينَ

Now، simply because he has been blessed with abundant wealth and children،

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إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

whenever Our revelations are recited to him، he says، "Ancient fables"

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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

We will soon mark his snout

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إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

Indeed، We have tested those Meccans as We tested the owners of the gardenwhen they swore they would surely harvest all its fruit in the early morning،

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18

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

leaving no thought for Allah\'s Will

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فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

Then it was struck by a torment from your Lord while they slept،

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فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

so it was reduced to ashes

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21

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

Then by daybreak they called out to each other،

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أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ

saying، "Go early to your harvest، if you want to pick all the fruit"

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23

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

So they went off، whispering to one another،

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أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌۭ

"Do not let any poor person enter your garden today"

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وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَٰدِرِينَ

And they proceeded early، totally fixated on their purpose

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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

But when they saw it devastated، they cried، "We must have lost our way

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27

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

In fact، we have been deprived of our livelihood"

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28

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

The most sensible of them said، "Did I not urge you to say، \'Allah willing\'?"

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قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

They replied، "Glory be to our Lord We have truly been wrongdoers"

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30

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

Then they turned on each other، throwing blame

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قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

They said، "Woe to us We have certainly been transgressors

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32

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

We trust our Lord will give us a better garden than this، for we are indeed turning to our Lord with hope"

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كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

That is the way of Our punishment in this world But the punishment of the Hereafter is certainly far worse، if only they knew

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إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Indeed، the righteous will have the Gardens of Bliss with their Lord

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أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Should We then treat those who have submitted like the wicked?

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36

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

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37

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌۭ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ

Or do you have a scripture، in which you read

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38

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

that you will have whatever you choose?

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أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ

Or do you have oaths binding on Us until the Day of Judgment that you will have whatever you decide?

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40

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Ask them O Prophet which of them can guarantee all that

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أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ

Or do they have associate-gods supporting this claim? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods، if what they say is true

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42

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍۢ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Beware of the Day the Shin of Allah will be bared، and the wicked will be asked to prostrate، but they will not be able to do so،

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خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ

with eyes downcast، totally covered with disgrace For they were always called to prostrate in the world when they were fully capable but they chose not to

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فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

So leave to Me O Prophet those who reject this message We will gradually draw them to destruction in ways they cannot comprehend

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وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ

I only delay their end for a while، but My planning is flawless

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أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Or are you asking them for a reward for the message so that they are overburdened by debt?

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أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Or do they have access to the Record in the unseen، so they copy it for all to see?

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فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌۭ

So be patient with your Lord\'s decree، and do not be like Jonah، the Man of the Whale، who cried out to Allah، in total distress

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لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌۭ

Had he not been shown grace by his Lord، he would have certainly been cast onto the open shore، still blameworthy

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50

فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Then his Lord chose him، making him one of the righteous

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وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ

The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear you recite the Reminder، and say، "He is certainly a madman"

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وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

But it is simply a reminder to the whole world

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