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Al-Qalam

آیت: 1

نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ

1. Noon¹. By the Pen, and what they (the angels) write.

1. The Qur’an is made up of such letter from the Arabic alphabet. The Arabs at the time of revelation were the unrivalled masters of the Arabic language and yet when challenged were totally unable to bring anything like the Qur’an. Despite this fact, the inimitable nature of the Qur’an and its divine source, God knows best the meaning of these disjointed Arabic letters.

آیت: 2

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٖ

2. By the Favor of your Lord (Allah), you (Muhammad) are not out of your mind².

2. As the polytheistic pagans claimed.

آیت: 3

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَيۡرَ مَمۡنُونٖ

3. You will certainly have a reward uninterrupted.

آیت: 4

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٖ

4. You are of a great moral character.

آیت: 5

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَيُبۡصِرُونَ

5. So you shall see, and they (too) will see,

آیت: 6

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ

6. Which of you is afflicted (by a demon).

آیت: 7

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ

7. Your Lord (Allah) knows best him who has gone astray from His way, and He knows best those who are (rightly) guided.

آیت: 8

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

8. So do not obey the deniers (of the Truth).

آیت: 9

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ

9. They wish that you would compromise³, so they (too) would compromise. 

3. In the fundamentals of Islam - the true religion of God, to meet in the middle, between belief and unbelief.

آیت: 10

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ

10. Obey not every worthless habitual swearer,

آیت: 11

هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ

11. A slanderer, going about with malicious gossip,

آیت: 12

مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

12. Withholder of good, transgressing and sinful,

آیت: 13

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

13. Cruel, and besides all that, base-born.

آیت: 14

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ

14. (He was so) because he had wealth and children.

آیت: 15

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

15. When Our Verses (of The Qur'an) are recited to him, he says: "These are ancients stories (lies)."

آیت: 16

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

16. We shall brand him upon the snout.

آیت: 17

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

17. We have tested them as We tested the owners of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the (early) morning,

آیت: 18

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

18. And made no exception (by saying: if Allah wills)⁴.

4. Or without leaving some for the poor.

   

آیت: 19

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ

19. Then there encompassed it (the garden) a visitor (of fire) from (Allah) your Lord, while they were sleeping.

آیت: 20

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

20. So it became as a black, barren desert.

آیت: 21

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ

21. They called out to each other in the early morning,

آیت: 22

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰرِمِينَ

22. Saying: "Go early to your crop if you would reap (the harvest)."

آیت: 23

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ

23. So they departed, lowering their voices to one another, and saying:

آیت: 24

أَن لَّا يَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّسۡكِينٞ

24. "Let no beggar come to the garden."

آیت: 25

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدٖ قَٰدِرِينَ

25. And in the morning they went strong in (this unjust) resolve⁵.

5. To carry out their plan, confident of their ability.

آیت: 26

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

26. But when they saw it (utterly destroyed), they said: "We have lost the way."

آیت: 27

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

27. Rather, We are deprived (of the fruits).

آیت: 28

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

28. The best of them said: "Did I not say to you that you should glorify (Allah)?"

آیت: 29

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

29. They said: "Glory (and Honor) be to our Lord (Allah) - we have been unjust."

آیت: 30

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

30. Then they turned to one another, throwing blame.

آیت: 31

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

31. They said: "Woe to us, we were certainly transgressors."

آیت: 32

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

32. Perhaps (Allah) our Lord will substitute for us a better (garden) than it. To (Allah) our Lord do we (turn in repentance and hope)⁶.

6. Of His mercy, forgiveness, and bounty.

آیت: 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.

آیت: 34

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

34. The righteous shall have gardens of Bliss near their Lord (Allah).

آیت: 35

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

35. Shall We treat the Muslims (who submit to God’s will) as the wicked.

آیت: 36

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

36. What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

آیت: 37

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ

37. Or have you a Book in which you read,

آیت: 38

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

38. That you have therein what you choose?

آیت: 39

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ

39. Or do you have a solemn promise binding upon us until the Day of Resurrection, that you will have whatever you decide for yourselves?

آیت: 40

سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

40. Ask them, which of them can guarantee that.

آیت: 41

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

41. Or do they have associate-gods? Then let them bring forth their associate-gods⁷, if they are truthful.

7. I.e., those to whom they attribute divinity other than Allāh, or partners to Him from among themselves.

آیت: 42

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

42. On the Day when the Shin (of Allah) will be uncovered⁸, and they will be called upon to prostrate, but they (the deniers and hypocrites) will not be able to do so⁹,

8. I.e., when everyone will find before him great difficulty. In accordance with authentic ḥadīths: "The Shin" refers to that of Allāh, before which every believer will prostrate on the Day of Judgement.
9. As they failed to do so willingly in this worldly life.

آیت: 43

خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ

43. Their eyes cast down, humiliation will cover them; and indeed they were called upon to prostrate, while they were sound (of health and able to prostrate).

آیت: 44

فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

44. So leave Me and him who denies this (Divine) statement (Qur’an); We shall gradually lead them (to a Torment), from where they perceive not.

آیت: 45

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ

45. I will give them respite. My Plan is so firm (that they will never be able to escape from it).

آیت: 46

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

46. Or do you ask them a payment (for this Message), so that they are burdened with debt?

آیت: 47

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

47. Or do they have (the knowledge of) the unseen, so that they write it down.

آیت: 48

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ

48. So be patient for the Decree of (Allah) your Lord, and be not like the companion of the fish (Jonah), when he cried out in anguish¹⁰.

10. While inside the belly of the whale.

آیت: 49

لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ

49. Had it not been for a favor from his Lord (Allah), he would have been cast forth upon that barren shore while he was blameworthy¹¹.

11. But instead, Allah accepted his repentance and delivered him from that.

آیت: 50

فَٱجۡتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

50. Then his Lord (Allah) chose him (as His prophet), and made him of the righteous.

آیت: 51

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

51. The deniers would almost make you (Muhammad) slip with their eyes (through hatred) when they hear the Reminder (the Qur’an), and they say: "He is out of his mind."

آیت: 52

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

52. But it (this Qur’an) is only a reminder to all the nations.