Al-Qalam • Ayah 1
EN · Sahih Intl. Nūn.1 By the pen and what they inscribe,
Surah Al-Qalam
Surah 68 · 52 Ayahs · Meccan · Juz 29
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68. Al-Qalam (52 Ayahs)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 2
مَآ أَنت َ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡ نُو نٍ ٢
EN · Sahih Intl. You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 3
وَإِنّ َ لَكَ لَأَجۡ رًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُو نٍ ٣
EN · Sahih Intl. And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 4
وَإِنّ َكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِي مٍ ٤
EN · Sahih Intl. And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 5
فَسَتُبۡ صِرُ وَيُبۡ صِرُو نَ ٥
EN · Sahih Intl. So you will see and they will see.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 6
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱ لۡمَفۡتُو نُ ٦
EN · Sahih Intl. Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
Al-Qalam • Ayah 7
إِنّ َ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ض َلَّ عَن س َبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱ لۡمُهۡتَدِي نَ ٧
EN · Sahih Intl. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 8
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱ لۡمُكَذِّبِي نَ ٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Then do not obey the deniers.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 9
وَدُّواۡ لَوۡ تُدۡ هِنُ فَيُدۡ هِنُو نَ ٩
EN · Sahih Intl. They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
Al-Qalam • Ayah 10
وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ م َّهِي نٍ ١٠
EN · Sahih Intl. And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
Al-Qalam • Ayah 11
هَمّ َازٍ م َّشَّا ٓءِۭ ب ِنَمِي مٍ ١١
EN · Sahih Intl. [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
Al-Qalam • Ayah 12
مَّنّ َاعٍ ل ِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِي مٍ ١٢
EN · Sahih Intl. A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Al-Qalam • Ayah 13
عُتُلِّۭ ب َعۡدَ ذٰ ِي مٍ ١٣
EN · Sahih Intl. Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 14
أَن ك َانَ ذَا مَالٍ و َبَنِي نَ ١٤
EN · Sahih Intl. Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
Al-Qalam • Ayah 15
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَـٰ تُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰ طِيرُ ٱ لۡأَوَّلِي نَ ١٥
EN · Sahih Intl. When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱ لۡخُرۡطُو مِ ١٦
EN · Sahih Intl. We will brand him upon the snout.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 17
إِنّ َا بَلَوۡنَـٰ هُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَـٰ بَ ٱ لۡجَنّ َةِ إِذۡ أَقۡ سَمُواۡ لَيَصۡرِمُنّ َهَا مُصۡبِحِي نَ ١٧
EN · Sahih Intl. Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
Al-Qalam • Ayah 18
وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُو نَ ١٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Without making exception.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 19
فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَا ٓئِفٌ م ِّن ر َّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَا ٓئِمُو نَ ١٩
EN · Sahih Intl. So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 20
فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱ ل صَّرِي مِ ٢٠
EN · Sahih Intl. And it became as though reaped.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 21
فَتَنَادَوۡاۡ مُصۡبِحِي نَ ٢١
EN · Sahih Intl. And they called one another at morning,
Al-Qalam • Ayah 22
أَنِ ٱ غۡدُواۡ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن ك ُنت ُمۡ صَـٰ رِمِي نَ ٢٢
EN · Sahih Intl. [Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 23
فَٱ نط َلَقُواۡ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَـٰ فَتُو نَ ٢٣
EN · Sahih Intl. So they set out, while lowering their voices,
Al-Qalam • Ayah 24
أَن ل َّا يَدۡ خُلَنّ َهَا ٱ لۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم م ِّسۡكِي نٌ ٢٤
EN · Sahih Intl. [Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 25
وَغَدَوۡاۡ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٍ ق َـٰ دِرِي نَ ٢٥
EN · Sahih Intl. And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 26
فَلَمّ َا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓ اۡ إِنّ َا لَضَا ٓلُّو نَ ٢٦
EN · Sahih Intl. But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
Al-Qalam • Ayah 27
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُو نَ ٢٧
EN · Sahih Intl. Rather, we have been deprived."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 28
قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُو نَ ٢٨
EN · Sahih Intl. The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 29
قَالُواۡ سُبۡ حَـٰ نَ رَبِّنَآ إِنّ َا كُنّ َا ظَـٰ لِمِي نَ ٢٩
EN · Sahih Intl. They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 30
فَأَقۡ بَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ ي َتَلَـٰ وَمُو نَ ٣٠
EN · Sahih Intl. Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 31
قَالُواۡ يَـٰ وَيۡلَنَآ إِنّ َا كُنّ َا طَـٰ غِي نَ ٣١
EN · Sahih Intl. They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن ي ُبۡ دِلَنَا خَيۡرًا م ِّنۡهَآ إِنّ َآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رٰ ُو نَ ٣٢
EN · Sahih Intl. Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 33
كَذٰ ٱ لۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱ لۡأَخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواۡ يَعۡلَمُو نَ ٣٣
EN · Sahih Intl. Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 34
إِنّ َ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِند َ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنّ َـٰ تِ ٱ ل نّ َعِي مِ ٣٤
EN · Sahih Intl. Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 35
أَفَنَجۡ عَلُ ٱ لۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱ لۡمُجۡ رِمِي نَ ٣٥
EN · Sahih Intl. Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 36
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُو نَ ٣٦
EN · Sahih Intl. What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 37
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰ بٌ ف ِيهِ تَدۡ رُسُو نَ ٣٧
EN · Sahih Intl. Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
Al-Qalam • Ayah 38
إِنّ َ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُو نَ ٣٨
EN · Sahih Intl. That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 39
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَـٰ نٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَـٰ لِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱ لۡقِيَـٰ مَةِۙ إِنّ َ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُو نَ ٣٩
EN · Sahih Intl. Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 40
سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم ب ِذٰ ِي مٌ ٤٠
EN · Sahih Intl. Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 41
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَا ٓءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواۡ بِشُرَكَا ٓئِهِمۡ إِن ك َانُواۡ صَـٰ دِقِي نَ ٤١
EN · Sahih Intl. Or do they have partners?1 Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 42
يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن س َاقٍ و َيُدۡ عَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱ ل سُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُو نَ ٤٢
EN · Sahih Intl. The Day the shin will be uncovered1 and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
Al-Qalam • Ayah 43
خَـٰ شِعَةً أَبۡ صَـٰ رُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٌۖ و َقَدۡ كَانُواۡ يُدۡ عَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱ ل سُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَـٰ لِمُو نَ ٤٣
EN · Sahih Intl. Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 44
فَذَرۡنِى وَمَن ي ُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰ ذَا ٱ لۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡ رِجُهُم م ِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُو نَ ٤٤
EN · Sahih Intl. So leave Me, [O Muḥammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies this statement [i.e., the Qur’ān]. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 45
وَأُمۡلِى لَهُمۡۚ إِنّ َ كَيۡدِى مَتِي نٌ ٤٥
EN · Sahih Intl. And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 46
أَمۡ تَسۡــَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡ رًا ف َهُم م ِّن م َّغۡرَمٍ م ُّثۡقَلُو نَ ٤٦
EN · Sahih Intl. Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 47
أَمۡ عِند َهُمُ ٱ لۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُو نَ ٤٧
EN · Sahih Intl. Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
Al-Qalam • Ayah 48
فَٱ صۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن ك َصَاحِبِ ٱ لۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُو مٌ ٤٨
EN · Sahih Intl. Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muḥammad], and be not like the companion of the fish [i.e., Jonah] when he called out while he was distressed.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 49
لَّوۡلَآ أَن ت َدٰ ۥ نِعۡمَةٌ م ِّن ر َّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱ لۡعَرَا ٓءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُو مٌ ٤٩
EN · Sahih Intl. If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.1
Al-Qalam • Ayah 50
فَٱ جۡ تَبَـٰ هُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱ ل صَّـٰ لِحِي نَ ٥٠
EN · Sahih Intl. And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
Al-Qalam • Ayah 51
وَإِن ي َكَادُ ٱ لَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡ صَـٰ رِهِمۡ لَمّ َا سَمِعُواۡ ٱ ل ذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنّ َهُۥ لَمَجۡ نُو نٌ ٥١
EN · Sahih Intl. And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes [i.e., looks] when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
Al-Qalam • Ayah 52
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ ل ِّلۡعَـٰ لَمِي نَ ٥٢
EN · Sahih Intl. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
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