Chapter 68, 52 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
Noon. I swear by the pen and what the angels write,
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
By the grace of your Lord you are not mad.
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
And most surely you shall have a reward never to be cut off.
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
And most surely you conform (yourself) to sublime morality.
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And thou wilt see and they will see
So you shall see, and they (too) shall see,
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
Which of you is the demented.
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
Surely your Lord best knows him who errs from His way, and He best knows the followers of the right course.
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
So do not yield to the rejecters.
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
They wish that you should be pliant so they (too) would be pliant.
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
Neither obey thou each feeble oath - monger,
And yield not to any mean swearer
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
Defamer, going about with slander
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
Forbidder of good, outstepping the limits, sinful,
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
Ignoble, besides all that, base - born;
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
Because he possesses wealth and sons.
An kana tha malin wabaneena
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
We shall brand him on the nose.
We will brand him on the nose.
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
Surely We will try them as We tried the owners of the garden, when they swore that they would certainly cut off the produce in the morning,
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
And were not willing to set aside a portion (for the poor).
Wala yastathnoona
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
Then there encompassed it a visitation from your Lord while they were sleeping.
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
And in the morning it was as if plucked.
So it became as black, barren land.
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
And they called out to each other in the morning,
Fatanadaw musbiheena
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
Saying: Go early to your tilth if you would cut (the produce).
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
So they went, while they consulted together secretly,
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
No needy man shall enter it to - day against you.
Saying: No poor man shall enter it today upon you.
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent.
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
But when they saw it, they said: Most surely we have gone astray
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
Nay, but we are desolate!
Nay! we are made to suffer privation.
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) ?
The best of them said: Did I not say to you, Why do you not glorify (Allah)?
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong - doers.
They said: Glory be to our Lord, surely we were unjust.
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
Then some of them drew near unto others, self - reproaching.
Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other.
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
Said they: O woe to us! surely we were inordinate:
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it; surely to our Lord do we make our humble petition.
AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
Such is the chastisement, and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is greater, did they but know!
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall have with their Lord gardens of bliss.
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty ?
What! shall We then make (that is, treat) those who submit as the guilty?
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!
What has happened to you? How do you judge?
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
Or have you a book wherein you read,
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ?
That you have surely therein what you choose?
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain ?
Or have you received from Us an agreement confirmed by an oath extending to the day of resurrection that you shall surely have what you demand?
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
Ask them which of them will vouch for that,
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Or have they other gods ? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
Or have they associates if they are truthful.
Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
On the day when there shall be a severe affliction, and they shall be called upon to make obeisance, but they shall not be able,
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
Their looks cast down, abasement shall overtake them; and they were called upon to make obeisance indeed while yet they were safe.
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona
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.
So leave Me and him who rejects this announcement; We will overtake them by degrees, from whence they perceive not:
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
And I do bear with them, surely My plan is firm.
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed ?
Or do you ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) ?
Or have they (the knowledge of) the unseen, so that they write (it) down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
So wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, and be not like the companion of the fish, when he cried while he was in distress.
Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
Were it not that favor from his Lord had overtaken him, he would certainly have been cast down upon the naked Found while he was blamed.
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the good.
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
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;
And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad.
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
And it is naught but a reminder to the nations.
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena