| | Abdel Haleem rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | Nun By the pen! By all they write |
| 68:2 | | Your Lord’s grace does not make you [Prophet] a madman |
| 68:3 | | you will have a never-ending reward–&ndash |
| 68:4 | | truly you have a strong character–&ndash |
| 68:5 | | and soon you will see, as will they |
| 68:6 | | which of you is afflicted with madness |
| 68:7 | | Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who is rightly guided |
| 68:8 | | So do not yield to those who deny the truth–&ndash |
| 68:9 | | they want you to compromise with them and then they will compromise with you–&ndash |
| 68:10 | | do not yield to any contemptible swearer |
| 68:11 | | to any backbiter, slander-monger |
| 68:12 | | or hinderer of good, to anyone who is sinful, aggressive |
| 68:13 | | coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter |
| 68:14 | | Just because he has wealth and sons |
| 68:15 | | when our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘These are just ancient fables.&rsquo |
| 68:16 | | We shall brand him on the snout |
| 68:17 | | We have tried them as We tried the owners of a certain garden, who swore that they would harvest its fruits in the mornin |
| 68:18 | | and made no allowance [for the Will of God] |
| 68:19 | | a disaster from your Lord struck the garden as they slep |
| 68:20 | | and by morning it was stripped bare, a desolate land |
| 68:21 | | Still they called each other at daybreak |
| 68:22 | | ‘Go early to your field if you wish to gather all its fruits,&rsquo |
| 68:23 | | and went off, whispering |
| 68:24 | | ‘Make sure no poor person enters the garden today!’–&ndash |
| 68:25 | | they left early, bent on their purpose |
| 68:26 | | but when they saw the garden, they said, ‘We must have lost our way |
| 68:27 | | No- we are ruined!&rsquo |
| 68:28 | | The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, “Will you not glorify God?”’ |
| 68:29 | | they said, ‘Glory be to God, Our Lord! Truly, we were doing wrong!’ |
| 68:30 | | and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach |
| 68:31 | | They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong |
| 68:32 | | but maybe our Lord will give us something better in its place: we truly turn to Him in hope.&rsquo |
| 68:33 | | Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew |
| 68:34 | | There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God |
| 68:35 | | Should We treat those who submit to Us as We treat those who do evil |
| 68:36 | | What is the matter with you? On what basis do you judge |
| 68:37 | | Do you have a Scripture that tells yo |
| 68:38 | | that you will be granted whatever you choose |
| 68:39 | | Have you received from Us solemn oaths, binding to the Day of Resurrection, that you will get whatever you yourselves decide |
| 68:40 | | Ask them [Prophet] which of them will guarantee this |
| 68:41 | | Do they have ‘partners’ [besides God]? Let them produce their ‘partners’, if what they say is true |
| 68:42 | | On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so |
| 68:43 | | and their eyes will be downcast and they will be overwhelmed with shame: they were invited to prostrate themselves when they were safe [but refused] |
| 68:44 | | So [Prophet] leave those who reject this revelation to Me: We shall lead them on, step by step, in ways beyond their knowledge |
| 68:45 | | I will allow them more time, for My plan is powerful |
| 68:46 | | Do you demand some reward from them that would burden them with debt |
| 68:47 | | Do they have knowledge of the unseen that enables them to write it down |
| 68:48 | | Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: do not be like the man in the whale who called out in distress |
| 68:49 | | if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore |
| 68:50 | | but his Lord chose him and made him one of the Righteous |
| 68:51 | | The disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran. They say, ‘He must be mad!&rsquo |
| 68:52 | | but truly it is nothing other than a Reminder for all peoples |
