Al Qalam, Al-Quran English Transliteration

Transliteration

Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona

Yusuf Ali

Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write, -

Shakir

Noon. I swear by the pen and what the angels write,

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),

Transliteration

Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin

Yusuf Ali

Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

Shakir

By the grace of your Lord you are not mad.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:

Shakir

And most surely you shall have a reward never to be cut off.

Pickthall

And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

Transliteration

Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin

Yusuf Ali

And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.

Shakir

And most surely you conform (yourself) to sublime morality.

Pickthall

And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

Transliteration

Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona

Yusuf Ali

Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,

Shakir

So you shall see, and they (too) shall see,

Pickthall

And thou wilt see and they will see

Transliteration

Biayyikumu almaftoonu

Yusuf Ali

Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Shakir

Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Pickthall

Which of you is the demented.

Transliteration

Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena

Yusuf Ali

Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.

Shakir

Surely your Lord best knows him who errs from His way, and He best knows the followers of the right course.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena

Yusuf Ali

So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).

Shakir

So do not yield to the rejecters.

Pickthall

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

Transliteration

Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona

Yusuf Ali

Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.

Shakir

They wish that you should be pliant so they (too) would be pliant.

Pickthall

Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

Transliteration

Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin

Yusuf Ali

Heed not the type of despicable men, - ready with oaths,

Shakir

And yield not to any mean swearer

Pickthall

Neither obey thou each feeble oath - monger,

Transliteration

Hammazin mashshain binameemin

Yusuf Ali

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

Shakir

Defamer, going about with slander

Pickthall

Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

Transliteration

MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin

Yusuf Ali

(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,

Shakir

Forbidder of good, outstepping the limits, sinful,

Pickthall

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

Transliteration

AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin

Yusuf Ali

Violent (and cruel), - with all that, base - born, -

Shakir

Ignoble, besides all that, base - born;

Pickthall

Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

Transliteration

An kana tha malin wabaneena

Yusuf Ali

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

Shakir

Because he possesses wealth and sons.

Pickthall

It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

Transliteration

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

Yusuf Ali

When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!

Shakir

When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi

Yusuf Ali

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

Shakir

We will brand him on the nose.

Pickthall

We shall brand him on the nose.

Transliteration

Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena

Yusuf Ali

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.

Shakir

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,

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Wala yastathnoona

Yusuf Ali

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").

Shakir

And were not willing to set aside a portion (for the poor).

Pickthall

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

Transliteration

Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona

Yusuf Ali

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

Shakir

Then there encompassed it a visitation from your Lord while they were sleeping.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Faasbahat kaalssareemi

Yusuf Ali

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).

Shakir

So it became as black, barren land.

Pickthall

And in the morning it was as if plucked.

Transliteration

Fatanadaw musbiheena

Yusuf Ali

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another, -

Shakir

And they called out to each other in the morning,

Pickthall

And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

Transliteration

Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena

Yusuf Ali

"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."

Shakir

Saying: Go early to your tilth if you would cut (the produce).

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona

Yusuf Ali

So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying) -

Shakir

So they went, while they consulted together secretly,

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun

Yusuf Ali

"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."

Shakir

Saying: No poor man shall enter it today upon you.

Pickthall

No needy man shall enter it to - day against you.

Transliteration

Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena

Yusuf Ali

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.

Shakir

And in the morning they went, having the power to prevent.

Pickthall

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

Transliteration

Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona

Yusuf Ali

But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:

Shakir

But when they saw it, they said: Most surely we have gone astray

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Bal nahnu mahroomoona

Yusuf Ali

"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"

Shakir

Nay! we are made to suffer privation.

Pickthall

Nay, but we are desolate!

Transliteration

Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona

Yusuf Ali

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"

Shakir

The best of them said: Did I not say to you, Why do you not glorify (Allah)?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena

Yusuf Ali

They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"

Shakir

They said: Glory be to our Lord, surely we were unjust.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona

Yusuf Ali

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

Shakir

Then some of them advanced against others, blaming each other.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

Yusuf Ali

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

Shakir

Said they: O woe to us! surely we were inordinate:

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona

Yusuf Ali

"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"

Shakir

Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it; surely to our Lord do we make our humble petition.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona

Yusuf Ali

Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter, - if only they knew!

Shakir

Such is the chastisement, and certainly the chastisement of the hereafter is greater, did they but know!

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi

Yusuf Ali

Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.

Shakir

Surely those who guard (against evil) shall have with their Lord gardens of bliss.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena

Yusuf Ali

Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?

Shakir

What! shall We then make (that is, treat) those who submit as the guilty?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona

Yusuf Ali

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

Shakir

What has happened to you? How do you judge?

Pickthall

What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!

Transliteration

Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona

Yusuf Ali

Or have ye a book through which ye learn -

Shakir

Or have you a book wherein you read,

Pickthall

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

Transliteration

Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona

Yusuf Ali

That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?

Shakir

That you have surely therein what you choose?

Pickthall

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ?

Transliteration

Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona

Yusuf Ali

Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?

Shakir

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?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun

Yusuf Ali

Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!

Shakir

Ask them which of them will vouch for that,

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena

Yusuf Ali

Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!

Shakir

Or have they associates if they are truthful.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona

Yusuf Ali

The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able, -

Shakir

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,

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona

Yusuf Ali

Their eyes will be cast down, - ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).

Shakir

Their looks cast down, abasement shall overtake them; and they were called upon to make obeisance indeed while yet they were safe.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona

Yusuf Ali

Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.

Shakir

So leave Me and him who rejects this announcement; We will overtake them by degrees, from whence they perceive not:

Pickthall

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.

Transliteration

Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun

Yusuf Ali

A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.

Shakir

And I do bear with them, surely My plan is firm.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

Yusuf Ali

Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -

Shakir

Or do you ask from them a reward, so that they are burdened with debt?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

Yusuf Ali

Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?

Shakir

Or have they (the knowledge of) the unseen, so that they write (it) down?

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun

Yusuf Ali

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish, - when he cried out in agony.

Shakir

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.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun

Yusuf Ali

Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.

Shakir

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.

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena

Yusuf Ali

Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.

Shakir

Then his Lord chose him, and He made him of the good.

Pickthall

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.

Transliteration

Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun

Yusuf Ali

And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"

Shakir

And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad.

Pickthall

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;

Transliteration

Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

Yusuf Ali

But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.

Shakir

And it is naught but a reminder to the nations.

Pickthall

When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.

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