نٓ ۚnoon
Nun وَٱلْقَلَمِwal-qalami
By the pen وَمَاwamā
and what يَسْطُرُونَyasṭurūna
they write ١
Nun وَٱلْقَلَمِwal-qalami
By the pen وَمَاwamā
and what يَسْطُرُونَyasṭurūna
they write ١
Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,
Qur'an 68 · Makkan · 52 ayat
القلم — Al-Qalam
The Pen
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
مَآmā
Not أَنتَanta
you (are) بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'mati
by (the) Grace رَبِّكَrabbika
(of) your Lord بِمَجْنُونٍۢbimajnūnin
a madman ٢
Not أَنتَanta
you (are) بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'mati
by (the) Grace رَبِّكَrabbika
(of) your Lord بِمَجْنُونٍۢbimajnūnin
a madman ٢
You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
وَإِنَّwa-inna
And indeed لَكَlaka
for you لَأَجْرًاla-ajran
surely (is) a reward غَيْرَghayra
without مَمْنُونٍۢmamnūnin
end ٣
And indeed لَكَlaka
for you لَأَجْرًاla-ajran
surely (is) a reward غَيْرَghayra
without مَمْنُونٍۢmamnūnin
end ٣
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
وَإِنَّكَwa-innaka
And indeed, you لَعَلَىٰlaʿalā
surely (are) خُلُقٍkhuluqin
(of) a moral character عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmin
great ٤
And indeed, you لَعَلَىٰlaʿalā
surely (are) خُلُقٍkhuluqin
(of) a moral character عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīmin
great ٤
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
فَسَتُبْصِرُfasatub'ṣiru
So you will see وَيُبْصِرُونَwayub'ṣirūna
and they will see ٥
So you will see وَيُبْصِرُونَwayub'ṣirūna
and they will see ٥
So you will see and they will see.
بِأَييِّكُمُbi-ayyikumu
Which of you ٱلْمَفْتُونُl-maftūnu
(is) the afflicted one ٦
Which of you ٱلْمَفْتُونُl-maftūnu
(is) the afflicted one ٦
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
إِنَّinna
Indeed رَبَّكَrabbaka
your Lord هُوَhuwa
He أَعْلَمُaʿlamu
(is) most knowing بِمَنbiman
of (he) who ضَلَّḍalla
has strayed عَنʿan
from سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihi
His way وَهُوَwahuwa
and He أَعْلَمُaʿlamu
(is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَbil-muh'tadīna
of the guided ones ٧
Indeed رَبَّكَrabbaka
your Lord هُوَhuwa
He أَعْلَمُaʿlamu
(is) most knowing بِمَنbiman
of (he) who ضَلَّḍalla
has strayed عَنʿan
from سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihi
His way وَهُوَwahuwa
and He أَعْلَمُaʿlamu
(is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَbil-muh'tadīna
of the guided ones ٧
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
فَلَاfalā
So (do) not تُطِعِtuṭiʿi
obey ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَl-mukadhibīna
the deniers ٨
So (do) not تُطِعِtuṭiʿi
obey ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَl-mukadhibīna
the deniers ٨
Then do not obey the deniers.
وَدُّوا۟waddū
They wish لَوْlaw
that تُدْهِنُtud'hinu
you should compromise فَيُدْهِنُونَfayud'hinūna
so they would compromise ٩
They wish لَوْlaw
that تُدْهِنُtud'hinu
you should compromise فَيُدْهِنُونَfayud'hinūna
so they would compromise ٩
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
وَلَاwalā
And (do) not تُطِعْtuṭiʿ
obey كُلَّkulla
every حَلَّافٍۢḥallāfin
habitual swearer مَّهِينٍmahīnin
worthless ١٠
And (do) not تُطِعْtuṭiʿ
obey كُلَّkulla
every حَلَّافٍۢḥallāfin
habitual swearer مَّهِينٍmahīnin
worthless ١٠
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
هَمَّازٍۢhammāzin
Defamer مَّشَّآءٍۭmashāin
going about بِنَمِيمٍۢbinamīmin
with malicious gossip ١١
Defamer مَّشَّآءٍۭmashāin
going about بِنَمِيمٍۢbinamīmin
with malicious gossip ١١
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
مَّنَّاعٍۢmannāʿin
A preventer لِّلْخَيْرِlil'khayri
of (the) good مُعْتَدٍmuʿ'tadin
transgressor أَثِيمٍathīmin
sinful ١٢
A preventer لِّلْخَيْرِlil'khayri
of (the) good مُعْتَدٍmuʿ'tadin
transgressor أَثِيمٍathīmin
sinful ١٢
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
عُتُلٍّۭʿutullin
Cruel بَعْدَbaʿda
after ذَٰلِكَdhālika
(all) that زَنِيمٍzanīmin
utterly useless ١٣
Cruel بَعْدَbaʿda
after ذَٰلِكَdhālika
(all) that زَنِيمٍzanīmin
utterly useless ١٣
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
أَنan
Because كَانَkāna
(he) is ذَاdhā
a possessor مَالٍۢmālin
(of) wealth وَبَنِينَwabanīna
and children ١٤
Because كَانَkāna
(he) is ذَاdhā
a possessor مَالٍۢmālin
(of) wealth وَبَنِينَwabanīna
and children ١٤
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
إِذَاidhā
When تُتْلَىٰtut'lā
are recited عَلَيْهِʿalayhi
to him ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunā
Our Verses قَالَqāla
he says أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru
Stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna
(of) the former (people) ١٥
When تُتْلَىٰtut'lā
are recited عَلَيْهِʿalayhi
to him ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunā
Our Verses قَالَqāla
he says أَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru
Stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna
(of) the former (people) ١٥
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
سَنَسِمُهُۥsanasimuhu
We will brand him عَلَىʿalā
on ٱلْخُرْطُومِl-khur'ṭūmi
the snout ١٦
We will brand him عَلَىʿalā
on ٱلْخُرْطُومِl-khur'ṭūmi
the snout ١٦
We will brand him upon the snout.
إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, We بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْbalawnāhum
have tried them كَمَاkamā
as بَلَوْنَآbalawnā
We tried أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba
(the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِl-janati
(of) the garden إِذْidh
when أَقْسَمُوا۟aqsamū
they swore لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَاlayaṣrimunnahā
to pluck its fruit مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna
(in the) morning ١٧
Indeed, We بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْbalawnāhum
have tried them كَمَاkamā
as بَلَوْنَآbalawnā
We tried أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba
(the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِl-janati
(of) the garden إِذْidh
when أَقْسَمُوا۟aqsamū
they swore لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَاlayaṣrimunnahā
to pluck its fruit مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna
(in the) morning ١٧
Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
وَلَاwalā
And not يَسْتَثْنُونَyastathnūna
making exception ١٨
And not يَسْتَثْنُونَyastathnūna
making exception ١٨
Without making exception.
فَطَافَfaṭāfa
So there came عَلَيْهَاʿalayhā
upon it طَآئِفٌۭṭāifun
a visitation مِّنmin
from رَّبِّكَrabbika
your Lord وَهُمْwahum
while they نَآئِمُونَnāimūna
were asleep ١٩
So there came عَلَيْهَاʿalayhā
upon it طَآئِفٌۭṭāifun
a visitation مِّنmin
from رَّبِّكَrabbika
your Lord وَهُمْwahum
while they نَآئِمُونَnāimūna
were asleep ١٩
So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
فَأَصْبَحَتْfa-aṣbaḥat
So it became كَٱلصَّرِيمِkal-ṣarīmi
as if reaped ٢٠
So it became كَٱلصَّرِيمِkal-ṣarīmi
as if reaped ٢٠
And it became as though reaped.
فَتَنَادَوْا۟fatanādaw
And they called one another مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna
(at) morning ٢١
And they called one another مُصْبِحِينَmuṣ'biḥīna
(at) morning ٢١
And they called one another at morning,
أَنِani
That ٱغْدُوا۟igh'dū
Go early عَلَىٰʿalā
to حَرْثِكُمْḥarthikum
your crop إِنin
if كُنتُمْkuntum
you would صَـٰرِمِينَṣārimīna
pluck (the) fruit ٢٢
That ٱغْدُوا۟igh'dū
Go early عَلَىٰʿalā
to حَرْثِكُمْḥarthikum
your crop إِنin
if كُنتُمْkuntum
you would صَـٰرِمِينَṣārimīna
pluck (the) fruit ٢٢
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟fa-inṭalaqū
So they went وَهُمْwahum
while they يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَyatakhāfatūna
lowered (their) voices ٢٣
So they went وَهُمْwahum
while they يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَyatakhāfatūna
lowered (their) voices ٢٣
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
أَنan
That لَّاlā
Not يَدْخُلَنَّهَاyadkhulannahā
will enter it ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma
today عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum
upon you مِّسْكِينٌۭmis'kīnun
any poor person ٢٤
That لَّاlā
Not يَدْخُلَنَّهَاyadkhulannahā
will enter it ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma
today عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum
upon you مِّسْكِينٌۭmis'kīnun
any poor person ٢٤
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
وَغَدَوْا۟waghadaw
And they went early عَلَىٰʿalā
with حَرْدٍۢḥardin
determination قَـٰدِرِينَqādirīna
able ٢٥
And they went early عَلَىٰʿalā
with حَرْدٍۢḥardin
determination قَـٰدِرِينَqādirīna
able ٢٥
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
فَلَمَّاfalammā
But when رَأَوْهَاra-awhā
they saw it قَالُوٓا۟qālū
they said إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we لَضَآلُّونَlaḍāllūna
(are) surely lost ٢٦
But when رَأَوْهَاra-awhā
they saw it قَالُوٓا۟qālū
they said إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we لَضَآلُّونَlaḍāllūna
(are) surely lost ٢٦
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
بَلْbal
Nay نَحْنُnaḥnu
We مَحْرُومُونَmaḥrūmūna
(are) deprived ٢٧
Nay نَحْنُnaḥnu
We مَحْرُومُونَmaḥrūmūna
(are) deprived ٢٧
Rather, we have been deprived."
قَالَqāla
Said أَوْسَطُهُمْawsaṭuhum
(the) most moderate of them أَلَمْalam
Did not أَقُلaqul
I tell لَّكُمْlakum
you لَوْلَاlawlā
'Why not تُسَبِّحُونَtusabbiḥūna
you glorify (Allah)?' ٢٨
Said أَوْسَطُهُمْawsaṭuhum
(the) most moderate of them أَلَمْalam
Did not أَقُلaqul
I tell لَّكُمْlakum
you لَوْلَاlawlā
'Why not تُسَبِّحُونَtusabbiḥūna
you glorify (Allah)?' ٢٨
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"
قَالُوا۟qālū
They said سُبْحَـٰنَsub'ḥāna
Glory be رَبِّنَآrabbinā
(to) our Lord إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we كُنَّاkunnā
[we] were ظَـٰلِمِينَẓālimīna
wrongdoers ٢٩
They said سُبْحَـٰنَsub'ḥāna
Glory be رَبِّنَآrabbinā
(to) our Lord إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we كُنَّاkunnā
[we] were ظَـٰلِمِينَẓālimīna
wrongdoers ٢٩
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
فَأَقْبَلَfa-aqbala
Then approached بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhum
some of them عَلَىٰʿalā
to بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍin
others يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَyatalāwamūna
blaming each other ٣٠
Then approached بَعْضُهُمْbaʿḍuhum
some of them عَلَىٰʿalā
to بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍin
others يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَyatalāwamūna
blaming each other ٣٠
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
قَالُوا۟qālū
They said يَـٰوَيْلَنَآyāwaylanā
O woe to us إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we كُنَّاkunnā
[we] were طَـٰغِينَṭāghīna
transgressors ٣١
They said يَـٰوَيْلَنَآyāwaylanā
O woe to us إِنَّاinnā
Indeed, we كُنَّاkunnā
[we] were طَـٰغِينَṭāghīna
transgressors ٣١
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
عَسَىٰʿasā
Perhaps رَبُّنَآrabbunā
our Lord أَنan
[that] يُبْدِلَنَاyub'dilanā
will substitute for us خَيْرًۭاkhayran
a better مِّنْهَآmin'hā
than it إِنَّآinnā
Indeed, we إِلَىٰilā
to رَبِّنَاrabbinā
our Lord رَٰغِبُونَrāghibūna
turn devoutly ٣٢
Perhaps رَبُّنَآrabbunā
our Lord أَنan
[that] يُبْدِلَنَاyub'dilanā
will substitute for us خَيْرًۭاkhayran
a better مِّنْهَآmin'hā
than it إِنَّآinnā
Indeed, we إِلَىٰilā
to رَبِّنَاrabbinā
our Lord رَٰغِبُونَrāghibūna
turn devoutly ٣٢
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālika
Such ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖl-ʿadhābu
(is) the punishment وَلَعَذَابُwalaʿadhābu
And surely the punishment ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ ۚakbaru
(is) greater لَوْlaw
if كَانُوا۟kānū
they يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna
know ٣٣
Such ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖl-ʿadhābu
(is) the punishment وَلَعَذَابُwalaʿadhābu
And surely the punishment ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ ۚakbaru
(is) greater لَوْlaw
if كَانُوا۟kānū
they يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna
know ٣٣
Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
إِنَّinna
Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna
for the righteous عِندَʿinda
with رَبِّهِمْrabbihim
their Lord جَنَّـٰتِjannāti
(are) Gardens ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmi
(of) Delight ٣٤
Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna
for the righteous عِندَʿinda
with رَبِّهِمْrabbihim
their Lord جَنَّـٰتِjannāti
(are) Gardens ٱلنَّعِيمِl-naʿīmi
(of) Delight ٣٤
Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
أَفَنَجْعَلُafanajʿalu
Then will We treat ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna
the Muslims كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَkal-muj'rimīna
like the criminals ٣٥
Then will We treat ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna
the Muslims كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَkal-muj'rimīna
like the criminals ٣٥
Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
مَاmā
What لَكُمْlakum
(is) for you كَيْفَkayfa
How تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūna
(do) you judge ٣٦
What لَكُمْlakum
(is) for you كَيْفَkayfa
How تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūna
(do) you judge ٣٦
What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
أَمْam
Or لَكُمْlakum
(is) for you كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābun
a book فِيهِfīhi
wherein تَدْرُسُونَtadrusūna
you learn ٣٧
Or لَكُمْlakum
(is) for you كِتَـٰبٌۭkitābun
a book فِيهِfīhi
wherein تَدْرُسُونَtadrusūna
you learn ٣٧
Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
إِنَّinna
Indeed لَكُمْlakum
for you فِيهِfīhi
in it لَمَاlamā
what تَخَيَّرُونَtakhayyarūna
you choose ٣٨
Indeed لَكُمْlakum
for you فِيهِfīhi
in it لَمَاlamā
what تَخَيَّرُونَtakhayyarūna
you choose ٣٨
That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
أَمْam
Or لَكُمْlakum
for you أَيْمَـٰنٌaymānun
oaths عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā
from us بَـٰلِغَةٌbālighatun
reaching إِلَىٰilā
to يَوْمِyawmi
(the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙl-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection إِنَّinna
indeed لَكُمْlakum
for you لَمَاlamā
(is) what تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūna
you judge ٣٩
Or لَكُمْlakum
for you أَيْمَـٰنٌaymānun
oaths عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā
from us بَـٰلِغَةٌbālighatun
reaching إِلَىٰilā
to يَوْمِyawmi
(the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙl-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection إِنَّinna
indeed لَكُمْlakum
for you لَمَاlamā
(is) what تَحْكُمُونَtaḥkumūna
you judge ٣٩
Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
سَلْهُمْsalhum
Ask them أَيُّهُمayyuhum
which of them بِذَٰلِكَbidhālika
for that زَعِيمٌzaʿīmun
(is) responsible ٤٠
Ask them أَيُّهُمayyuhum
which of them بِذَٰلِكَbidhālika
for that زَعِيمٌzaʿīmun
(is) responsible ٤٠
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
أَمْam
Or لَهُمْlahum
(are) for them شُرَكَآءُshurakāu
partners فَلْيَأْتُوا۟falyatū
Then let them bring بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْbishurakāihim
their partners إِنin
if كَانُوا۟kānū
they are صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna
truthful ٤١
Or لَهُمْlahum
(are) for them شُرَكَآءُshurakāu
partners فَلْيَأْتُوا۟falyatū
Then let them bring بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْbishurakāihim
their partners إِنin
if كَانُوا۟kānū
they are صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna
truthful ٤١
Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
يَوْمَyawma
(The) Day يُكْشَفُyuk'shafu
will be uncovered عَنʿan
from سَاقٍۢsāqin
the shin وَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'ʿawna
and they will be called إِلَىilā
to ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdi
prostrate فَلَاfalā
but not يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūna
they will be able ٤٢
(The) Day يُكْشَفُyuk'shafu
will be uncovered عَنʿan
from سَاقٍۢsāqin
the shin وَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'ʿawna
and they will be called إِلَىilā
to ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdi
prostrate فَلَاfalā
but not يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūna
they will be able ٤٢
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
خَـٰشِعَةًkhāshiʿatan
Humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْabṣāruhum
their eyes تَرْهَقُهُمْtarhaquhum
will cover them ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖdhillatun
humiliation وَقَدْwaqad
And indeed كَانُوا۟kānū
they were يُدْعَوْنَyud'ʿawna
called إِلَىilā
to ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdi
prostrate وَهُمْwahum
while they سَـٰلِمُونَsālimūna
(were) sound ٤٣
Humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْabṣāruhum
their eyes تَرْهَقُهُمْtarhaquhum
will cover them ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖdhillatun
humiliation وَقَدْwaqad
And indeed كَانُوا۟kānū
they were يُدْعَوْنَyud'ʿawna
called إِلَىilā
to ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdi
prostrate وَهُمْwahum
while they سَـٰلِمُونَsālimūna
(were) sound ٤٣
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
فَذَرْنِىfadharnī
So leave Me وَمَنwaman
and whoever يُكَذِّبُyukadhibu
denies بِهَـٰذَاbihādhā
this ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖl-ḥadīthi
Statement سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمsanastadrijuhum
We will progressively lead them مِّنْmin
from حَيْثُḥaythu
where لَاlā
not يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna
they know ٤٤
So leave Me وَمَنwaman
and whoever يُكَذِّبُyukadhibu
denies بِهَـٰذَاbihādhā
this ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖl-ḥadīthi
Statement سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمsanastadrijuhum
We will progressively lead them مِّنْmin
from حَيْثُḥaythu
where لَاlā
not يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna
they know ٤٤
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.
وَأُمْلِىwa-um'lī
And I will give respite لَهُمْ ۚlahum
to them إِنَّinna
Indeed كَيْدِىkaydī
My plan مَتِينٌmatīnun
(is) firm ٤٥
And I will give respite لَهُمْ ۚlahum
to them إِنَّinna
Indeed كَيْدِىkaydī
My plan مَتِينٌmatīnun
(is) firm ٤٥
And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
أَمْam
Or تَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhum
you ask them أَجْرًۭاajran
a payment فَهُمfahum
so they مِّنmin
from مَّغْرَمٍۢmaghramin
(the) debt مُّثْقَلُونَmuth'qalūna
(are) burdened ٤٦
Or تَسْـَٔلُهُمْtasaluhum
you ask them أَجْرًۭاajran
a payment فَهُمfahum
so they مِّنmin
from مَّغْرَمٍۢmaghramin
(the) debt مُّثْقَلُونَmuth'qalūna
(are) burdened ٤٦
Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
أَمْam
Or عِندَهُمُʿindahumu
(is) with them ٱلْغَيْبُl-ghaybu
the unseen فَهُمْfahum
so they يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūna
write it ٤٧
Or عِندَهُمُʿindahumu
(is) with them ٱلْغَيْبُl-ghaybu
the unseen فَهُمْfahum
so they يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūna
write it ٤٧
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'bir
So be patient لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mi
for (the) decision رَبِّكَrabbika
(of) your Lord وَلَاwalā
and (do) not تَكُنtakun
be كَصَاحِبِkaṣāḥibi
like (the) companion ٱلْحُوتِl-ḥūti
(of) the fish إِذْidh
when نَادَىٰnādā
he called out وَهُوَwahuwa
while he مَكْظُومٌۭmakẓūmun
(was) distressed ٤٨
So be patient لِحُكْمِliḥuk'mi
for (the) decision رَبِّكَrabbika
(of) your Lord وَلَاwalā
and (do) not تَكُنtakun
be كَصَاحِبِkaṣāḥibi
like (the) companion ٱلْحُوتِl-ḥūti
(of) the fish إِذْidh
when نَادَىٰnādā
he called out وَهُوَwahuwa
while he مَكْظُومٌۭmakẓūmun
(was) distressed ٤٨
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.
لَّوْلَآlawlā
If not أَنan
that تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahu
overtook him نِعْمَةٌۭniʿ'matun
a Favor مِّنmin
from رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi
his Lord لَنُبِذَlanubidha
surely he would have been thrown بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāi
onto (the) naked shore وَهُوَwahuwa
while he مَذْمُومٌۭmadhmūmun
(was) blamed ٤٩
If not أَنan
that تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahu
overtook him نِعْمَةٌۭniʿ'matun
a Favor مِّنmin
from رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi
his Lord لَنُبِذَlanubidha
surely he would have been thrown بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāi
onto (the) naked shore وَهُوَwahuwa
while he مَذْمُومٌۭmadhmūmun
(was) blamed ٤٩
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.
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُfa-ij'tabāhu
But chose him رَبُّهُۥrabbuhu
his Lord فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahu
and made him مِنَmina
of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīna
the righteous ٥٠
But chose him رَبُّهُۥrabbuhu
his Lord فَجَعَلَهُۥfajaʿalahu
and made him مِنَmina
of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīna
the righteous ٥٠
And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
وَإِنwa-in
And indeed يَكَادُyakādu
would almost ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna
those who كَفَرُوا۟kafarū
disbelieve لَيُزْلِقُونَكَlayuz'liqūnaka
surely make you slip بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْbi-abṣārihim
with their look لَمَّاlammā
when سَمِعُوا۟samiʿū
they hear ٱلذِّكْرَl-dhik'ra
the Message وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna
and they say إِنَّهُۥinnahu
Indeed, he لَمَجْنُونٌۭlamajnūnun
(is) surely mad ٥١
And indeed يَكَادُyakādu
would almost ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna
those who كَفَرُوا۟kafarū
disbelieve لَيُزْلِقُونَكَlayuz'liqūnaka
surely make you slip بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْbi-abṣārihim
with their look لَمَّاlammā
when سَمِعُوا۟samiʿū
they hear ٱلذِّكْرَl-dhik'ra
the Message وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna
and they say إِنَّهُۥinnahu
Indeed, he لَمَجْنُونٌۭlamajnūnun
(is) surely mad ٥١
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."
وَمَاwamā
And not هُوَhuwa
it (is) إِلَّاillā
but ذِكْرٌۭdhik'run
a Reminder لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīna
to the worlds ٥٢
And not هُوَhuwa
it (is) إِلَّاillā
but ذِكْرٌۭdhik'run
a Reminder لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَlil'ʿālamīna
to the worlds ٥٢
But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Text: quran.com (Uthmani). Translation: Saheeh International (EN) / Muhammad Hamidullah (FR). Audio: everyayah.com.