Al-Qalam

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ۝١

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

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ ۝٢

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

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ۝٣

And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ۝٤

And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ۝٥

And thou wilt see and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ ۝٦

Which of you is the demented.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ۝٧

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 ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٨

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ۝٩

Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ۝١٠

Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ ۝١١

Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ۝١٢

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ۝١٣

Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ۝١٤

It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٥

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

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ۝١٦

We shall brand him on the nose.

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ۝١٧

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 يَسْتَثْنُونَ ۝١٨

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ۝١٩

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

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ۝٢٠

And in the morning it was as if plucked.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ۝٢١

And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ ۝٢٢

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

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ۝٢٣

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

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ۝٢٤

No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ ۝٢٥

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ۝٢٦

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

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ۝٢٧

Nay, but we are desolate!

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ۝٢٨

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

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ۝٢٩

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

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ۝٣٠

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

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ ۝٣١

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

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ۝٣٢

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

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٣٣

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

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ۝٣٤

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

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٣٥

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

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٦

What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ۝٣٧

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ۝٣٨

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٩

Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ۝٤٠

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

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ ۝٤١

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

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ۝٤٢

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

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ ۝٤٣

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

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٤٤

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.

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ۝٤٥

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

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ ۝٤٦

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

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ۝٤٧

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

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ۝٤٨

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

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ۝٤٩

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

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ ۝٥٠

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ ۝٥١

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 ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ۝٥٢

When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.