Chapter 68, 52 verses
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write, -
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
And thou wilt see and they will see
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
Which of you is the demented.
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.
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
Heed not the type of despicable men, - ready with oaths,
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
Neither obey thou each feeble oath - monger,
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
Violent (and cruel), - with all that, base - born, -
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
An kana tha malin wabaneena
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
We shall brand him on the nose.
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.
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").
Wala yastathnoona
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And in the morning it was as if plucked.
As the morning broke, they called out, one to another, -
Fatanadaw musbiheena
And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying) -
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
No needy man shall enter it to - day against you.
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
Nay, but we are desolate!
Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) ?
They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong - doers.
Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
Then some of them drew near unto others, self - reproaching.
They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"
AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter, - if only they knew!
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty ?
What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!
Or have ye a book through which ye learn -
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ?
Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain ?
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!
Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena
Or have they other gods ? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able, -
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
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).
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
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.
A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed ?
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) ?
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.
Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
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;
But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.