Al-Qalam

۞ نۤۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا یَسۡطُرُونَ

Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)

مَاۤ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونࣲ

Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَیۡرَ مَمۡنُونࣲ

And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمࣲ

And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ

And thou wilt see and they will see

بِأَییِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ

Which of you is the demented

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِینَ

Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

وَدُّوا۟ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَیُدۡهِنُونَ

Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ

Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger

هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ

Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders

مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِیمٍ

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰلِكَ زَنِیمٍ

Greedy therewithal, intrusive

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالࣲ وَبَنِینَ

It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ ءَایَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ

That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

We shall brand him on the nose

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَـٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُوا۟ لَیَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِینَ

Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning

وَلَا یَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)

فَطَافَ عَلَیۡهَا طَاۤئِفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَاۤئِمُونَ

Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِیمِ

And in the morning it was as if plucked

فَتَنَادَوۡا۟ مُصۡبِحِینَ

And they cried out one unto another in the morning

أَنِ ٱغۡدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰرِمِینَ

Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit)

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones

أَن لَّا یَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡیَوۡمَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّسۡكِینࣱ

No needy man shall enter it to-day against you

وَغَدَوۡا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدࣲ قَـٰدِرِینَ

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّونَ

But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

Nay, but we are desolate

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)

قَالُوا۟ سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ

They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching

قَالُوا۟ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِینَ

They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَاۤ أَن یُبۡدِلَنَا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهَاۤ إِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَ ٰغِبُونَ

It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord

كَذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡلَمُونَ

Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ

Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ

Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty

مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِیهِ لَمَا تَخَیَّرُونَ

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَیۡمَـٰنٌ عَلَیۡنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ 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

سَلۡهُمۡ أَیُّهُم بِذَ ٰلِكَ زَعِیمٌ

Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَاۤءُ فَلۡیَأۡتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَاۤئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِینَ

Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

یَوۡمَ یُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَیُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ

On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُوا۟ یُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَـٰلِمُونَ

With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt

فَذَرۡنِی وَمَن یُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ

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

وَأُمۡلِی لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَیۡدِی مَتِینٌ

Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm

أَمۡ تَسۡءَلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبُ فَهُمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ

Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ

But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair

لَّوۡلَاۤ أَن تَدَ ٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومࣱ

Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate

فَٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous

وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ

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

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ

When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation