| | George Sale rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | N. By the pen, and what they write |
| 68:2 | | thou, O Mohammed, through the grace of thy Lord, art not distracted |
| 68:3 | | Verily there is prepared for thee an everlasting reward |
| 68:4 | | For thou art of a noble disposition |
| 68:5 | | Thou shalt see, and the infidels shall see |
| 68:6 | | which of you are bereaved of your senses |
| 68:7 | | Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who wandereth from his path; and He well knoweth those who are rightly directed |
| 68:8 | | Wherefore obey not those who charge thee with imposture |
| 68:9 | | They desire that thou shouldest be easy with them, and they will be easy with thee |
| 68:10 | | But obey not any who is a common swearer, a despicable fellow |
| 68:11 | | a defamer, going about with slander |
| 68:12 | | who forbiddeth that which is good, who is also a transgressor, a wicked person |
| 68:13 | | cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth |
| 68:14 | | Although he be possessed of wealth and many children |
| 68:15 | | When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients |
| 68:16 | | We will stigmatize him on the nose |
| 68:17 | | Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning |
| 68:18 | | and added not the exception, if it please God |
| 68:19 | | Wherefore a surrounding destruction from thy Lord encompassed it, while they slept |
| 68:20 | | and in the morning it became like a garden whose fruits had been gathered |
| 68:21 | | And they called the one to the other as they rose in the morning, saying |
| 68:22 | | Go out early to your plantation, if ye intend to gather the fruit thereof |
| 68:23 | | So they went on, whispering to one another |
| 68:24 | | no poor man shall enter the garden upon you, this day |
| 68:25 | | And they went forth early, with a determined purpose |
| 68:26 | | And when they saw the garden blasted and destroyed, they said, we have certainly mistaken our way |
| 68:27 | | But when they found it to be their own garden, they cried, verily we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof |
| 68:28 | | The worthier of them said, did I not say unto you, will ye not give praise unto God |
| 68:29 | | They answered, praise be unto our Lord! Verily we have been unjust doers |
| 68:30 | | And they began to blame one another |
| 68:31 | | and they said, woe be unto us! Verily we have been transgressors |
| 68:32 | | Peradventure our Lord will give us in exchange a better garden than this: And we earnestly beseech our Lord to pardon us |
| 68:33 | | Thus is the chastisement of this life: But the chastisement of the next shall be more grievous; if they had known it, they would have taken heed |
| 68:34 | | Verily for the pious are prepared, with their Lord, gardens of delight |
| 68:35 | | Shall we deal with the Moslems, as with the wicked |
| 68:36 | | What aileth you that ye judge thus |
| 68:37 | | Have ye a book from heaven, wherein ye rea |
| 68:38 | | that ye are therein promised that which ye shall choose |
| 68:39 | | Or have ye received oaths which shall be binding upon us to the day of resurrection, that ye shall enjoy what ye imagine |
| 68:40 | | Ask them, which of them will be the voucher of this |
| 68:41 | | Or have they companions who will vouch for them? Let them produce their companions, therefore, if they speak truth |
| 68:42 | | On a certain day the leg shall be made bare; and they shall be called upon to worship, but they shall not be able |
| 68:43 | | Their looks shall be cast down: Ignominy shall attend them: For that they were invited to the worship of God, while they were in safety, but would not hear |
| 68:44 | | Let Me alone, therefore, with him who accuseth this new revelation of imposture. We will lead them gradually to destruction, by ways which they know not |
| 68:45 | | And I will bear with them for a long time; for my stratagem is effectual |
| 68:46 | | Dost thou ask them any reward for thy preaching? But they are laden with debts |
| 68:47 | | Are the secrets of futurity with them; and do they transcribe the same from the table of God's decrees |
| 68:48 | | Wherefore patiently wait the judgment of thy Lord: And be not like him who was swallowed by the fish; when he cried unto God, being inwardly vexed |
| 68:49 | | Had not grace from his Lord reached him, he had surely been cast forth on the naked shore, covered with shame |
| 68:50 | | But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous |
| 68:51 | | It wanteth little but that the unbelievers strike thee down with their malicious looks, when they hear the admonition of the Koran; and they say, he is certainly distracted |
| 68:52 | | But it is no other than an admonition unto all creatures |
