Al-Qalam

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

Transliteration: Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Transliteration: Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin

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

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ

Transliteration: Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

Transliteration: Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin

And indeed, you are of a great moral character

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

Transliteration: Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona

So you will see and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

Transliteration: Biayyikumu almaftoonu

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil]

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Transliteration: Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena

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

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Transliteration: Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena

Then do not obey the deniers

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

Transliteration: Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you]

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

Transliteration: Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ

Transliteration: Hammazin mashshain binameemin

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

Transliteration: MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Transliteration: AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

Transliteration: An kana tha malin wabaneena

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Transliteration: Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

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

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

Transliteration: Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi

We will brand him upon the snout

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

Transliteration: Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena

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

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

Transliteration: Wala yastathnoona

Without making exception

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

Transliteration: Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

Transliteration: Faasbahat kaalssareemi

And it became as though reaped

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

Transliteration: Fatanadaw musbiheena

And they called one another at morning

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ

Transliteration: Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena

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

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

Transliteration: Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona

So they set out, while lowering their voices

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

Transliteration: An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun

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

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ

Transliteration: Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

Transliteration: Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Transliteration: Bal nahnu mahroomoona

Rather, we have been deprived

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Transliteration: Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona

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

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

Transliteration: Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

Transliteration: Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona

Then they approached one another, blaming each other

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ

Transliteration: Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

Transliteration: AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona

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

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration: Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona

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

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Transliteration: Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Transliteration: AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

Transliteration: Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona

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

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ

Transliteration: Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

Transliteration: Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona

That indeed for you is whatever you choose

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

Transliteration: Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona

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

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Transliteration: Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Transliteration: Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena

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

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Transliteration: Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona

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

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ

Transliteration: KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona

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

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Transliteration: Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona

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

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ

Transliteration: Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun

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

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Transliteration: Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

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

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Transliteration: Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

Transliteration: Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun

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

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

Transliteration: Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun

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

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Transliteration: Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous

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

Transliteration: Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun

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

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration: Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds