| | Muhammad Taqi Usmani rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | Nun , by the pen and what they write |
| 68:2 | | with the grace of your Lord, you are not insane |
| 68:3 | | And you will definitely have a reward that will never end |
| 68:4 | | And you are surely on an excellent standard of character |
| 68:5 | | So, you will see, and they will se |
| 68:6 | | which of you is demented |
| 68:7 | | Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from his way, and He is well aware of those who are on the right path |
| 68:8 | | So, do not obey those who reject (the true faith. |
| 68:9 | | They wish that you become flexible (in your faith), so that they should become flexible (in their hostile attitude. |
| 68:10 | | And do not obey any contemptible one who swears much |
| 68:11 | | a slanderer who goes about with calumnies |
| 68:12 | | one who prevents good, (and who is) transgressor, sinful |
| 68:13 | | harsh, (and) after all that, notorious |
| 68:14 | | (do not obey such a person merely) because he is a man of wealth and sons |
| 68:15 | | When Our verses are recited to him, he says, .(These are) the tales of the ancient |
| 68:16 | | We will soon brand him on the snout |
| 68:17 | | We have tested them as We had tested the Owners of the Garden, when they had sworn an oath that they would pluck its fruits on the next morning |
| 68:18 | | and did not make any exception (by saying insha‘allah ) |
| 68:19 | | Then, there whirled around it a whirl (of calamity) from your Lord, while they were asleep |
| 68:20 | | Thus, on the next morning, it was like a harvested field |
| 68:21 | | So, they called out each other as the morning broke |
| 68:22 | | saying, .Set out early, if you are going to pluck (the fruits) |
| 68:23 | | So they set out while they were whispering to each other |
| 68:24 | | saying, .Let no poor man enter into it upon you today |
| 68:25 | | And in early hours they rushed quickly, while they were (assuming themselves) powerful (to pluck the fruits and prevent the poor. |
| 68:26 | | But when they saw it (the place of the ruined garden), they said, .We have missed the way |
| 68:27 | | (Then, once they realized that the garden is the same, but it has been destroyed, they said,) .No, but we are deprived (of the fruits) |
| 68:28 | | Said he who was the best among them, .Did I not say to you, ‘Why do you not pronounce tasbiH (Allah‘s purity)? |
| 68:29 | | They said, .We pronounce the purity of our Lord. No doubt, we were wrongdoers |
| 68:30 | | Then, (at the beginning,) they started reproaching one another |
| 68:31 | | (and at last,) they said, .Woe to us! In fact, we (all) were outrageous |
| 68:32 | | We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange something better than this. Truly we turn to Allah |
| 68:33 | | In this way the punishment comes. And, of course, the punishment of the Hereafter is even greater, if they but realize |
| 68:34 | | Surely, for the God-fearing there are gardens of bliss |
| 68:35 | | Otherwise, shall We make the obedient like the sinners |
| 68:36 | | What has happened to you? How do you judge |
| 68:37 | | Do you have a book in which you rea |
| 68:38 | | that for you there is what you choose |
| 68:39 | | Or do you have oaths sworn by Us, remaining effective up to the Day of Judgment, that you will get what you decide |
| 68:40 | | Ask them which of them stands surety for that |
| 68:41 | | Or do they have associate-gods (who have guaranteed safety for them)? Then, let them bring their associate-gods, if they are true |
| 68:42 | | On the Day when the Shin will be exposed, and they will be called upon to prostrate themselves, they will not be able to |
| 68:43 | | With their eyes downcast, they will be enveloped by ignominy. They used to be called upon to prostrate when they were healthy (but they did not. |
| 68:44 | | So, leave Me alone with those who reject this discourse. We will draw them on little by little (towards Hell) from a way they do not know |
| 68:45 | | And I give them respite. Indeed, My plan is firm |
| 68:46 | | Is it that you ask them for a fee, due to which they are burdened with debt |
| 68:47 | | Or do they have the (knowledge of the) Unseen, and they write it down |
| 68:48 | | So, remain patient with your Lord‘s judgment, and be not like the Man of the Fish, he cried out while he was in anguish |
| 68:49 | | Had not a favour from His Lord come to his help, he would have been cast in the wilderness in a reproachable state |
| 68:50 | | Then his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous |
| 68:51 | | And indeed the disbelievers seem to trip you up with their glances when they hear the Reminder, and say, .He is a madman indeed |
| 68:52 | | And it is nothing else but a Reminder for all the worlds |
