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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Qalam   Ayah:
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Ayah: 17

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ
17. We have tested 'these pagans" as We tested the owners of the garden, when they swore they would surely harvest all its fruit in the (early) morning,
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Ayah: 18

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ
18. And made no exception (for the Will of Allah)5.
5. By saying if Allāh wills, or without leaving some for the poor.

   
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Ayah: 19

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ
19. Then there came upon it (the garden) a (destructive) visitation from 'Allāh' your Lord, while they were sleeping.
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Ayah: 20

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
20. So it became as black, barren land.
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Ayah: 21

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ
21. Then in the early morning they called out to each other,
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Ayah: 22

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ
22. (Saying): "Go early to your harvest if you want to pick all 'the fruits."
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Ayah: 23

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
23. So they went off, whispering to one another,
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Ayah: 24

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ
24."Let no poor person enter upon you (into the garden) this day (to ask for help).”
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Ayah: 25

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ
25. And they went early firm in (this unjust) resolve6.
6. To carry out their plan to keep the poor away, confident of their ability, thinking that they have powers to prevent the poor from taking any of the fruits.
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Ayah: 26

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
26. But when they saw it [utterly destroyed], they said: "We have surely gone astray."
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Ayah: 27

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ
27. Rather, We are deprived (of the fruits).
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Ayah: 28

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
28. The most moderate of them said: "Did I not tell you why do you not glorify 'Allāh?"
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Ayah: 29

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
29. They said: "Glory be to our Lord - we have been unjust."
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Ayah: 30

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
30. Then they turned to one another, throwing blame.
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Ayah: 31

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
31. They said: "Woe to us, we were certainly transgressors."
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Ayah: 32

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
32. Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us a better [garden] than it. We are turning to our Lord in hope)7.
7. Of His mercy, forgiveness, and bounty.
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Ayah: 33

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ
33. Such is the chastisement (in this life), and the Chastisement of the Hereafter is more grievous - if only they knew.
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Ayah: 34

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
34. Indeed, the righteous shall have near their Lord 'Allāh'.gardens of Bliss.
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Ayah: 35

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
35. Shall We then treat the Muslims (who submit to God’s will) as the wicked.
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Ayah: 36

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
36. What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
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Ayah: 37

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ
37. Or have you a scripture in which you read,
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Ayah: 38

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
38. that you will surely have therein whatever you choose?
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Ayah: 39

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ
39Or do you have oaths binding on us reaching until the Day of Resurrection, that you will have whatever you judge?
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Ayah: 40

سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
40. Ask them 'O Muhammad" which of them can guarantee that.
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Ayah: 41

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ
41. Or do they have associate-gods 'besides Allāh'? Then let them bring their associate-gods8, if they are truthful.
8. I.e., those to whom they attribute divinity other than Allāh, or partners to Him from among themselves.
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Ayah: 42

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
42. On the Day when the Shin will be bared9, and they (the deniers and hypocrites) will be called upon to prostrate, but they will not be able to do so10,
9. In accordance with authentic ḥadīths: "The Shin" here refers to that of Allāh, before which every believer will prostrate on the Day of Judgement. Another meaning of the verse: When legs are bared and everyone will find before him great difficulty.
10. As they failed to do so willingly in this worldly life.
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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Qalam
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Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Translations’ Index

Translated by Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub

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