Al-Qalam
القلم
Chapter 68. The Pen
Al-Qalam 68:1
نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ
Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
Al-Qalam 68:2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٖ
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.
Al-Qalam 68:3
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُونٖ
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.
Al-Qalam 68:4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٖ
And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.
Al-Qalam 68:5
فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُونَ
And thou wilt see and they will see
Al-Qalam 68:6
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ
Which of you is the demented.
Al-Qalam 68:7
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ
Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.
Al-Qalam 68:8
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Therefor obey not thou the rejecters
Al-Qalam 68:9
وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ
Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
Al-Qalam 68:10
وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ
Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,
Al-Qalam 68:11
هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
Al-Qalam 68:12
مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor
Al-Qalam 68:13
عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Greedy therewithal, intrusive.
Al-Qalam 68:14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ
It is because he is possessed of wealth and children
Al-Qalam 68:15
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.
Al-Qalam 68:16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ
We shall brand him on the nose.
Al-Qalam 68:17
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ
Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,
Al-Qalam 68:18
وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ
And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);
Al-Qalam 68:19
فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ
Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept
Al-Qalam 68:20
فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
And in the morning it was as if plucked.
Al-Qalam 68:21
فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ
And they cried out one unto another in the morning,
Al-Qalam 68:22
أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ
Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).
Al-Qalam 68:23
فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:
Al-Qalam 68:24
أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ
No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.
Al-Qalam 68:25
وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ
They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.
Al-Qalam 68:26
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!
Al-Qalam 68:27
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
Nay, but we are desolate!
Al-Qalam 68:28
قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?
Al-Qalam 68:29
قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.
Al-Qalam 68:30
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.
Al-Qalam 68:31
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.
Al-Qalam 68:32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.
Al-Qalam 68:33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.
Al-Qalam 68:34
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.
Al-Qalam 68:35
أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?
Al-Qalam 68:36
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!
Al-Qalam 68:37
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ
Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn
Al-Qalam 68:38
إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?
Al-Qalam 68:39
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ
Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?
Al-Qalam 68:40
سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!
Al-Qalam 68:41
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful
Al-Qalam 68:42
يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
Al-Qalam 68:43
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
Al-Qalam 68:44
فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
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.
Al-Qalam 68:45
وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ
Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.
Al-Qalam 68:46
أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ
Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?
Al-Qalam 68:47
أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)?
Al-Qalam 68:48
فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
Al-Qalam 68:49
لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ
Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.
Al-Qalam 68:50
فَٱجۡتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.
Al-Qalam 68:51
وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
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;
Al-Qalam 68:52
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.