Chapter 68, 52 verses
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write, -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ن ۚ والقلم وما يسطرون
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
ما أنت بنعمة ربك بمجنون
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
وإن لك لأجرا غير ممنون
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
وإنك لعلى خلق عظيم
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
فستبصر ويبصرون
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
بأييكم المفتون
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
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.
إن ربك هو أعلم بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بالمهتدين
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
فلا تطع المكذبين
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
ودوا لو تدهن فيدهنون
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
Heed not the type of despicable men, - ready with oaths,
ولا تطع كل حلاف مهين
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
هماز مشاء بنميم
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
مناع للخير معتد أثيم
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
Violent (and cruel), - with all that, base - born, -
عتل بعد ذلك زنيم
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
أن كان ذا مال وبنين
An kana tha malin wabaneena
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
سنسمه على الخرطوم
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
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.
إنا بلوناهم كما بلونا أصحاب الجنة إذ أقسموا ليصرمنها مصبحين
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").
ولا يستثنون
Wala yastathnoona
Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
فطاف عليها طائف من ربك وهم نائمون
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
فأصبحت كالصريم
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
As the morning broke, they called out, one to another, -
فتنادوا مصبحين
Fatanadaw musbiheena
"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."
أن اغدوا على حرثكم إن كنتم صارمين
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying) -
فانطلقوا وهم يتخافتون
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."
أن لا يدخلنها اليوم عليكم مسكين
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
وغدوا على حرد قادرين
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:
فلما رأوها قالوا إنا لضالون
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"
بل نحن محرومون
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
قال أوسطهم ألم أقل لكم لولا تسبحون
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"
قالوا سبحان ربنا إنا كنا ظالمين
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
فأقبل بعضهم على بعض يتلاومون
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!
قالوا يا ويلنا إنا كنا طاغين
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"
عسى ربنا أن يبدلنا خيرا منها إنا إلى ربنا راغبون
AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona
Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter, - if only they knew!
كذلك العذاب ۖ ولعذاب الآخرة أكبر ۚ لو كانوا يعلمون
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.
إن للمتقين عند ربهم جنات النعيم
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?
أفنجعل المسلمين كالمجرمين
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
ما لكم كيف تحكمون
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
Or have ye a book through which ye learn -
أم لكم كتاب فيه تدرسون
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
إن لكم فيه لما تخيرون
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?
أم لكم أيمان علينا بالغة إلى يوم القيامة ۙ إن لكم لما تحكمون
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
سلهم أيهم بذلك زعيم
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!
أم لهم شركاء فليأتوا بشركائهم إن كانوا صادقين
Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena
The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able, -
يوم يكشف عن ساق ويدعون إلى السجود فلا يستطيعون
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona
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).
خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۖ وقد كانوا يدعون إلى السجود وهم سالمون
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona
Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.
فذرني ومن يكذب بهذا الحديث ۖ سنستدرجهم من حيث لا يعلمون
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.
وأملي لهم ۚ إن كيدي متين
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
أم تسألهم أجرا فهم من مغرم مثقلون
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
أم عندهم الغيب فهم يكتبون
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
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.
فاصبر لحكم ربك ولا تكن كصاحب الحوت إذ نادى وهو مكظوم
Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
لولا أن تداركه نعمة من ربه لنبذ بالعراء وهو مذموم
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.
فاجتباه ربه فجعله من الصالحين
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
وإن يكاد الذين كفروا ليزلقونك بأبصارهم لما سمعوا الذكر ويقولون إنه لمجنون
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
وما هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena