القَلَم

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe, (1)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman. (2)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted. (3)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And indeed, you are of a great moral character. (4)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So you will see and they will see (5)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil]. (6)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. (7)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then do not obey the deniers. (8)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you]. (9)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer (10)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip - (11)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful, (12)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender. (13)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children, (14)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." (15)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

We will brand him upon the snout. (16)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning (17)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Without making exception. (18)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep. (19)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And it became as though reaped. (20)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they called one another at morning, (21)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit." (22)

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

So they set out, while lowering their voices, (23)

‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person." (24)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able. (25)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost; (26)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Rather, we have been deprived." (27)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' " (28)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers." (29)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then they approached one another, blaming each other. (30)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors. (31)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous." (32)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew. (33)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure. (34)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals? (35)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge? (36)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn (37)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

That indeed for you is whatever you choose? (38)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge? (39)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible. (40)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful. (41)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able, (42)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound. (43)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (44)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm. (45)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down? (46)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down? (47)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (48)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured. (49)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous. (50)

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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." (51)

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds. (52)