| | M. M. Pickthall rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith) |
| 68:2 | | Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman |
| 68:3 | | And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing |
| 68:4 | | And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature |
| 68:5 | | And thou wilt see and they will se |
| 68:6 | | Which of you is the demented |
| 68:7 | | Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright |
| 68:8 | | Therefor obey not thou the rejecter |
| 68:9 | | Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise |
| 68:10 | | Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger |
| 68:11 | | Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders |
| 68:12 | | Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefacto |
| 68:13 | | Greedy therewithal, intrusive |
| 68:14 | | It is because he is possessed of wealth and childre |
| 68:15 | | That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old |
| 68:16 | | We shall brand him on the nose |
| 68:17 | | Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning |
| 68:18 | | And made no exception (for the Will of Allah) |
| 68:19 | | Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slep |
| 68:20 | | And in the morning it was as if plucked |
| 68:21 | | And they cried out one unto another in the morning |
| 68:22 | | Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit) |
| 68:23 | | So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones |
| 68:24 | | No needy man shall enter it to-day against you |
| 68:25 | | They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose |
| 68:26 | | But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error |
| 68:27 | | Nay, but we are desolate |
| 68:28 | | The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) |
| 68:29 | | They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers |
| 68:30 | | Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching |
| 68:31 | | They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous |
| 68:32 | | It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord |
| 68:33 | | Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know |
| 68:34 | | Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord |
| 68:35 | | Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty |
| 68:36 | | What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge |
| 68:37 | | Or have ye a scripture wherein ye lear |
| 68:38 | | That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose |
| 68:39 | | Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain |
| 68:40 | | Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that |
| 68:41 | | Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthfu |
| 68:42 | | On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able |
| 68:43 | | With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt |
| 68:44 | | Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not |
| 68:45 | | Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm |
| 68:46 | | Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed |
| 68:47 | | Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) |
| 68:48 | | But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair |
| 68:49 | | Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate |
| 68:50 | | But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous |
| 68:51 | | And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad |
| 68:52 | | When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation |
