سُورَةُ القَلَمِ

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,

Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon

You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.

Maa anta bini'mati Rabbika bimajnoon

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.

Wa inna laka la ajran ghaira mamnoon

And indeed, you are of a great moral character.

Wa innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem

So you will see and they will see

Fasatubsiru wa yubsiroon

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].

Bi ayyikumul maftoon

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

Innaa Rabbaka Huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen

Then do not obey the deniers.

Falaa tuti'il mukazzibeen

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

Wa laa tuti' kulla hallaa fim maheen

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

Mannaa'il lilkhairi mu'tadin aseem

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

'Utullim ba'da zaalika zaneem

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,

An kaana zaa maalinw-wa baneen

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen

We will brand him upon the snout.

Sanasimuhoo 'alal khurtoom

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen

Without making exception.

Wa laa yastasnoon

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

Fataafa 'alaihaa taaa'i fum mir rabbika wa hum naaa'imoon

And it became as though reaped.

Fa asbahat kassareem

And they called one another at morning,

Fatanaadaw musbiheen

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."

Anighdoo 'alaa harsikum in kuntum saarimeen

So they set out, while lowering their voices,

Fantalaqoo wa hum yatakhaafatoon

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."

Al laa yadkhulannahal yawma 'alaikum miskeen

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.

Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;

Falammaa ra awhaa qaalooo innaa ladaaalloon

Rather, we have been deprived."

Bal nahnu mahroomoon

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "

Qaala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum law laa tusabbihoon

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.

Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatalaawamoon

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.

Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."

'Asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.

Kazaalikal azaab, wa la'azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.

Inna lilmuttaqeena 'inda rabbihim jannaatin na'eem

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?

Afanaj'alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen

What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?

Maa lakum kaifa tahhkumoon

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

Am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon

That indeed for you is whatever you choose?

Inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?

Am lakum aymaanun 'alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.

Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.

Am lahum shurakaaa'u falyaatoo bishurakaaa 'ihim in kaanoo saadiqeen

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,

Yawma yukshafu 'am saaqinw wa yud'awna ilas sujoodi falaa yastatee'oon

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.

Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillatunw wa qad kaanoo yud'awna ilassujoodi wa hum saalimoon

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.

Fazarnee wa many yukazzibu bihaazal hadeesi sanastad rijuhum min haisu laa ya'lamoon

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.

Wa umlee lahum; inna kaidee mateen

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon

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.

Fasbir lihkmi rabbika wa laa takun kasaahibil boot; iz naadaa wa huwa makzoom

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

Law laaa an tadaara kahoo ni'matum mir rabbihee lanubiza bil'araaa'i wa huwa mazmoom

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

Fajtabaahu rabbuhoo faja'alahoo minas saaliheen

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."

Wa iny-yakaadul lazeena kafaroo la-yuzliqoonaka biabsaarihim lammaa saml'uz-Zikra wa yaqooloona innahoo lamajnoon

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.

Wa maa huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen