Chapter 68, 52 verses
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write, -
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
So you will see and they will see
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
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
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Then do not obey the deniers.
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
Heed not the type of despicable men, - ready with oaths,
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Violent (and cruel), - with all that, base - born, -
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
An kana tha malin wabaneena
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
We will brand him upon the snout.
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
Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").
Wala yastathnoona
Without making exception.
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
So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And it became as though reaped.
As the morning broke, they called out, one to another, -
Fatanadaw musbiheena
And they called one another at morning,
"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying) -
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
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, "Indeed, we are lost;
"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
Rather, we have been deprived."
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 most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
"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
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
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 is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
What is the matter with you? How judge ye?
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
Or have ye a book through which ye learn -
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
That indeed for you is whatever you 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 do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
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 do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be 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
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be 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
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
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
So leave Me, [O Muhammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies the Qur'an. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.
A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan 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 do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
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
Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muhammad], and be not like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed.
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
If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
And his Lord chose him and made him of 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 indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.