Al-Qalam

Wal-kalem vama yasturoon

Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-

anta biniaamati Rab-bik be me jnoon

Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

wa inna laka la'jran Ghaira mamnūn

Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:

wa innaka la'ala khuluqin azeem

And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.

fastubsiroo Vaybsiroon

Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,

be-yai-yee-koom Al-Maftoonu

Which of you is afflicted with madness.

Inna Rabbak hu a'lamu biman dalla an sabeelihi Wahuwah a'lamu Bil-muhtadeen

Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.

fala too-tee Al-mukaththibeen

So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).

vaddu Lau tudhin fai-du-hu-noon

Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.

tootee kulla hallafin maheen

Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,

hummaz Meshah Benemeyn

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

mana lil-khayr moo-ted-een atheem

(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,

utul ba'da dha faith leka zanimi

Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-

an kana za maal Wabeneena

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

eeza toot-la alayhi a-ya-too-na kala asa-teeru Al-awwaleen

When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!

sansimuhu alay Al Khurtum

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

Balaunahum balona Ashab Al Jannah ith Aqsamu Layasrimunnaha Musbiheen

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.

yastasnoon

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").

fatafa alayha Taif min Rabbik Wahum Na-eemoon

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

Fa'asbahat kal-sa-ree-mee

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).

Fatana dau Musbiheen

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-

ani Egdoo Ala harthikum in Sareemina

"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."

fantaleku Wahum yataḥāfetoona

So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-

an la yadhulannaha Al-yawma miskeen

"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."

Wagadau Ala hard Kadireena

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.

falamā ra-aa Qaloo Lazalloona

But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:

nahnu mahroomoon

"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"

kala awsathum Alam akul lakum lawla tusabbihuna

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"

Subhan kunna zalimeen

They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"

faqbala ba'sum Ala bas yatalawamoona

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

Yawailana kunna Tagina

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

asa Rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha Inna ila Rabbina ra faith ghiboon

"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"

kaza faith leka Al-azaabu velaazhabu Al-akhirati akbaru Lau kanoo yaalamoona

Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!

Inna lil-muttaqeena enda Rabbihim Jannat An-Na'eem

Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.

A-fa-naj-loo Al-Muslimin Kalmujrimeen

Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?

ma lakum kayfa tah-koo-moon

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

am lakum kitab fee-ye tadrusoon

Or have ye a book through which ye learn-

Inna lakum fee-ye Lama takhayyaroon

That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?

am lakum ayman alayna baleeghatun ila yaum Al-Qiyamah Inna lakum Lama tah-koo-moon

Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?

Salhum ayyuhum beza faith leka za'eem

Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!

am lahum Shurakaa fal-yat-oo Beshurakaihim in kanoo Sadiqina

Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!

yaum yokshefu an sak waydawna ilaa As-sujoodi fala yastai-oon

The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-

khashi'ah absaaruhum tar-ha-koo-hoom Waqid kanoo yoodauna ilaa As-sujoodi Wahum Saleemoona

Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).

fazni Vaman yukazzibu behaza Al-Hadeeth sanastadrixum haithu yaalamoona

Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.

Wa-amli Inna kaydee mateen

A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.

am tas-alum fahm min maghram muthqaloon

Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-

am indahumu Al-ghaib yaktuboon

Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?

fasbir lehukmi Rab-bik tekun ka-sa-heebee Al-hoot ith Nadia Wahuwah makzoom

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.

law-la an tëda faith Rakahu Niemah min Rabbihi lanubidha Bil'ara Wahuwah mazmoon

Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.

faj-ti-baa-hu Rabbuhu faja'alahu mina As-saaliheen

Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.

Wa-in Yakadu Alladheena kafaroo layuzlikoonak be'absarihim Lama samiu Adh-Dhikr Wayaquloon Innahu leh muh-jnoon

And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"

vama hu illa Zikr Lil-aalamiina

But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.