Chapter 68, 52 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ن ۚ وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
مَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And thou wilt see and they will see
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
Which of you is the demented.
بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ
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.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
Neither obey thou each feeble oath - monger,
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
An kana tha malin wabaneena
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
We shall brand him on the nose.
سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ
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,
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَاهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Wala yastathnoona
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
And in the morning it was as if plucked.
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيمِ
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ
Fatanadaw musbiheena
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
No needy man shall enter it to - day against you.
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
وَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
Nay, but we are desolate!
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) ?
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong - doers.
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
Then some of them drew near unto others, self - reproaching.
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ
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.
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَا أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُونَ
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.
كَذَٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty ?
أَفَنَجْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَالْمُجْرِمِينَ
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَابٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ?
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
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 ?
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَانٌ عَلَيْنَا بَالِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Or have they other gods ? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ
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,
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
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.
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ
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.
فَذَرْنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed ?
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) ?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
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.
فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
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.
لَّوْلَا أَن تَدَارَكَهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
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;
وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena