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68. Al-Qalam - The Pen
| 1 | Nuun* – by oath of the pen and by oath of what is written by it. (Alphabet of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.) |
| 2 | You are not insane, by the munificence of your Lord. |
| 3 | And indeed for you is an unlimited reward. |
| 4 | And indeed you possess an exemplary character. |
| 5 | So very soon, you will see and they too will realise – |
| 6 | - That who among you was insane. |
| 7 | Indeed your Lord well knows those who have strayed from His path, and He well knows those who are upon guidance. |
| 8 | Therefore do not listen to the deniers. |
| 9 | They wish that in some way you may yield, so they too might soften their stand. |
| 10 | Nor ever listen to any excessive oath maker, ignoble person. |
| 11 | The excessively insulting one, spreader of spite. |
| 12 | One who excessively forbids the good, transgressor, sinner. |
| 13 | Foul mouthed, and in addition to all this, of improper lineage. |
| 14 | Because he* has some wealth and sons. (Walid bin Mugaira, who cursed the Holy Prophet.) |
| 15 | When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “These are stories of earlier people.” |
| 16 | We will soon singe his pig-nose. |
| 17 | We have indeed tested them the way We had tested the owners of the garden when they swore that they would reap its harvest the next morning. |
| 18 | And they did not say, “If Allah wills”. |
| 19 | So an envoy from your Lord completed his round upon the garden, whilst they were sleeping. |
| 20 | So in the morning it became as if harvested. |
| 21 | They then called out to each other at daybreak. |
| 22 | That, “Go to your fields at early morn, if you want to harvest.” |
| 23 | So they went off, while whispering to one another. |
| 24 | “Make sure that no needy person enters your garden this day.” |
| 25 | And they left at early morn, assuming they were in control of their purpose. |
| 26 | Then when they saw it, they said, “We have indeed strayed.” |
| 27 | “In fact, we are unfortunate.” |
| 28 | The best among them said, “Did I not tell you, ‘Why do you not proclaim His purity?’” |
| 29 | They said, “Purity is to our Lord – we have indeed been unjust.” |
| 30 | So they came towards each other, blaming. |
| 31 | They said, “Woe to us – we were indeed rebellious.” |
| 32 | “Hopefully, our Lord will give us a better replacement than this – we now incline towards our Lord.” |
| 33 | Such is the punishment; and indeed the punishment of the Hereafter is the greatest, if only they knew! |
| 34 | Indeed for the pious, with their Lord, are Gardens of Serenity. |
| 35 | Shall We equate the Muslims to the guilty? |
| 36 | What is the matter with you? What sort of a judgement you impose! |
| 37 | Is there a Book for you, from which you read? |
| 38 | - That for you in it is whatever you like? |
| 39 | Or is it that you have a covenant from Us, right up to the Day of Judgement, that you will get all what you claim? |
| 40 | Ask them, who among them is a guarantor for it? |
| 41 | Or is it that they have partners in worship? So they should bring their appointed partners, if they are truthful. |
| 42 | On the day when the Shin* will be exposed and they will be called to prostrate themselves, they will be unable. (Used as a metaphor) |
| 43 | With lowered eyes, disgrace overcoming them; and indeed they used to be called to prostrate themselves whilst they were healthy. |
| 44 | Therefore leave the one who denies this matter, to Me; We shall soon steadily take them away, from a place they do not know. |
| 45 | And I will give them respite; indeed My plan is very solid. |
| 46 | Or is it that you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) ask any fee from them, so they are burdened with the penalty? |
| 47 | Or that they possess the hidden, so they are writing it? |
| 48 | Therefore wait for your Lord’s command, and do not be like the one of the fish; who cried out when he was distraught. (Prophet Yunus – peace be upon him.) |
| 49 | Were it not for his Lord’s favour that reached him, he would have surely been cast onto the desolate land, reproached. |
| 50 | His Lord therefore chose him and made him among those deserving His proximity. |
| 51 | And indeed the disbelievers seem as if they would topple you with their evil gaze when they hear the Qur’an, and they say, “He is indeed insane.” |
| 52 | Whereas it is not but an advice to the entire creation! |