Kitab

الـقـلـم

Chapter 68, 52 verses

  • Arabic, with marks
  • Arabic
  • Yusuf Ali
Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ن ۚ وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ن ۚ والقلم وما يسطرون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

مَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Arabic

ما أنت بنعمة ربك بمجنون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ

Arabic

وإن لك لأجرا غير ممنون

Yusuf Ali

Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

Arabic

وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

Arabic

فستبصر ويبصرون

Yusuf Ali

Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,

Arabic, with marks

بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ

Arabic

بأييكم المفتون

Yusuf Ali

Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ

Arabic

إن ربك هو أعلم بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بالمهتدين

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.

Arabic, with marks

فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Arabic

فلا تطع المكذبين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

Arabic

ودوا لو تدهن فيدهنون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

Arabic

ولا تطع كل حلاف مهين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ

Arabic

هماز مشاء بنميم

Yusuf Ali

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

Arabic, with marks

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

Arabic

مناع للخير معتد أثيم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Arabic

عتل بعد ذلك زنيم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

Arabic

أن كان ذا مال وبنين

Yusuf Ali

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

Arabic, with marks

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Arabic

إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ

Arabic

سنسمه على الخرطوم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَاهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

Arabic

إنا بلوناهم كما بلونا أصحاب الجنة إذ أقسموا ليصرمنها مصبحين

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.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

Arabic

ولا يستثنون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ

Arabic

فطاف عليها طائف من ربك وهم نائمون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيمِ

Arabic

فأصبحت كالصريم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ

Arabic

فتنادوا مصبحين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ

Arabic

أن اغدوا على حرثكم إن كنتم صارمين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ

Arabic

فانطلقوا وهم يتخافتون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

Arabic

أن لا يدخلنها اليوم عليكم مسكين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ

Arabic

وغدوا على حرد قادرين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ

Arabic

فلما رأوها قالوا إنا لضالون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Arabic

بل نحن محرومون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Arabic

قال أوسطهم ألم أقل لكم لولا تسبحون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ

Arabic

قالوا سبحان ربنا إنا كنا ظالمين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ

Arabic

فأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتلاومون

Yusuf Ali

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ

Arabic

قالوا يا ويلنا إنا كنا طاغين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَا أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُونَ

Arabic

عسى ربنا أن يبدلنا خيرا منها إنا إلى ربنا راغبون

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)!"

Arabic, with marks

كَذَٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

Arabic

كذلك العذاب ۖ ولعذاب الآخرة أكبر ۚ لو كانوا يعلمون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

Arabic

إن للمتقين عند ربهم جنات النعيم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَفَنَجْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَالْمُجْرِمِينَ

Arabic

أفنجعل المسلمين كالمجرمين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

Arabic

ما لكم كيف تحكمون

Yusuf Ali

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَابٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ

Arabic

أم لكم كتاب فيه تدرسون

Yusuf Ali

Or have ye a book through which ye learn -

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

Arabic

إن لكم فيه لما تخيرون

Yusuf Ali

That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَانٌ عَلَيْنَا بَالِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ

Arabic

أم لكم أيمان علينا بالغة إلى يوم القيامة ۙ إن لكم لما تحكمون

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?

Arabic, with marks

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Arabic

سلهم أيهم بذلك زعيم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ

Arabic

أم لهم شركاء فليأتوا بشركائهم إن كانوا صادقين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Arabic

يوم يكشف عن ساق ويدعون إلى السجود فلا يستطيعون

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, -

Arabic, with marks

خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ

Arabic

خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۖ وقد كانوا يدعون إلى السجود وهم سالمون

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).

Arabic, with marks

فَذَرْنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Arabic

فذرني ومن يكذب بهذا الحديث ۖ سنستدرجهم من حيث لا يعلمون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ

Arabic

وأملي لهم ۚ إن كيدي متين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Arabic

أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Arabic

أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

Arabic

فاصبر لحكم ربك ولا تكن كصاحب الحوت إذ نادى وهو مكظوم

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.

Arabic, with marks

لَّوْلَا أَن تَدَارَكَهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

Arabic

لولا أن تداركه نعمة من ربه لنبذ بالعراء وهو مذموم

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Arabic

فاجتباه ربه فجعله من الصالحين

Yusuf Ali

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

Arabic, with marks

وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Arabic

وإن يكاد الذين كفروا ليزلقونك بأبصارهم لما سمعوا الذكر ويقولون إنه لمجنون

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!"

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

Arabic

وما هو إلا ذكر للعالمين

Yusuf Ali

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

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