| | Safi Kaskas rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | Nun. By the pen and all they write, |
| 68:1 | | Nun. By the pen and all they write, |
| 68:2 | | you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a madman. |
| 68:2 | | you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a madman. |
| 68:3 | | And you will have a never ending reward. |
| 68:3 | | And you will have a never ending reward. |
| 68:4 | | And you are a man of great moral character. |
| 68:4 | | And you are a man of great moral character. |
| 68:5 | | You will see and they will se |
| 68:5 | | You will see and they will se |
| 68:6 | | which of you is afflicted by madness. |
| 68:6 | | which of you is afflicted by madness. |
| 68:7 | | Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided. |
| 68:7 | | Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who is guided. |
| 68:8 | | Then do not obey the unbelievers. |
| 68:8 | | Then do not obey the unbelievers. |
| 68:9 | | They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise. |
| 68:9 | | They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise. |
| 68:10 | | And do not obey any worthless contemptible swearer |
| 68:10 | | And do not obey any worthless contemptible swearer |
| 68:11 | | or any backbiter and slander-monger, |
| 68:11 | | or any backbiter and slander-monger, |
| 68:12 | | preventer of good, aggressor and one who is sinner, |
| 68:12 | | preventer of good, aggressor and one who is sinner, |
| 68:13 | | cruel, moreover, and furthermore one who is despicable. |
| 68:13 | | cruel, moreover, and furthermore one who is despicable. |
| 68:14 | | Just because he has money and children, |
| 68:14 | | Just because he has money and children, |
| 68:15 | | when Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Myth of former people." |
| 68:15 | | when Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Myth of former people." |
| 68:16 | | We will brand him on the snout. |
| 68:16 | | We will brand him on the snout. |
| 68:17 | | We have tested them, as We tested the owners of a certain garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning |
| 68:17 | | We have tested them, as We tested the owners of a certain garden, when they vowed to harvest it in the morning |
| 68:18 | | and made no allowance [for the Will of God]. |
| 68:18 | | and made no allowance [for the Will of God]. |
| 68:19 | | But a disaster from your Lord came upon it while they slept. |
| 68:19 | | But a disaster from your Lord came upon it while they slept. |
| 68:20 | | By morning it became barren and bleak. |
| 68:20 | | By morning it became barren and bleak. |
| 68:21 | | At day break they called to one another, |
| 68:21 | | At day break they called to one another, |
| 68:22 | | saying, "Go early to your crop if you want to harvest the fruit." |
| 68:22 | | saying, "Go early to your crop if you want to harvest the fruit." |
| 68:23 | | So they set out, whispering, |
| 68:23 | | So they set out, whispering, |
| 68:24 | | "Make sure no poor person enters the garden today." |
| 68:24 | | "Make sure no poor person enters the garden today." |
| 68:25 | | And early they went bent on their purpose. |
| 68:25 | | And early they went bent on their purpose. |
| 68:26 | | But when they saw it, they said, " We are lost; |
| 68:26 | | But when they saw it, they said, " We are lost; |
| 68:27 | | Rather, we have been ruined. |
| 68:27 | | Rather, we have been ruined. |
| 68:28 | | The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, that you should praise your Lord's glory? |
| 68:28 | | The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, that you should praise your Lord's glory? |
| 68:29 | | They said, "May our Lord be exalted in His glory, we were unjust." |
| 68:29 | | They said, "May our Lord be exalted in His glory, we were unjust." |
| 68:30 | | Then they turned to one another, each blaming the other. |
| 68:30 | | Then they turned to one another, each blaming the other. |
| 68:31 | | They said, "How terrible for us; we were aggressors. |
| 68:31 | | They said, "How terrible for us; we were aggressors. |
| 68:32 | | Perhaps our Lord will give us a better substitute for it. We are turning to our Lord in hope." |
| 68:32 | | Perhaps our Lord will give us a better substitute for it. We are turning to our Lord in hope." |
| 68:33 | | Such is the punishment. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew. |
| 68:33 | | Such is the punishment. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew. |
| 68:34 | | There will be Gardens of delight for those who are mindful of God. |
| 68:34 | | There will be Gardens of delight for those who are mindful of God. |
| 68:35 | | Would We treat those who submit to us like those who forced others to reject Our messages. |
| 68:35 | | Would We treat those who submit to us like those who forced others to reject Our messages. |
| 68:36 | | What is the matter with you? How do you judge? |
| 68:36 | | What is the matter with you? How do you judge? |
| 68:37 | | Or do you have a Book which you study? |
| 68:37 | | Or do you have a Book which you study? |
| 68:38 | | And in it do you find all that you wish for? |
| 68:38 | | And in it do you find all that you wish for? |
| 68:39 | | Or do you have oaths from Us, that are binding until the Day of Resurrection, allowing you to have whatever you want? |
| 68:39 | | Or do you have oaths from Us, that are binding until the Day of Resurrection, allowing you to have whatever you want? |
| 68:40 | | Ask them which of them, will be responsible for that claim. |
| 68:40 | | Ask them which of them, will be responsible for that claim. |
| 68:41 | | Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are telling the truth. |
| 68:41 | | Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are telling the truth. |
| 68:42 | | On the Day when legs are bared, they will be called to bow down, but will not be able. |
| 68:42 | | On the Day when legs are bared, they will be called to bow down, but will not be able. |
| 68:43 | | Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to bow down while they were healthy. |
| 68:43 | | Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to bow down while they were healthy. |
| 68:44 | | So leave those who deny this revelation to Me. We will proceed against them gradually, from whence they do not know. |
| 68:44 | | So leave those who deny this revelation to Me. We will proceed against them gradually, from whence they do not know. |
| 68:45 | | And I will give them time. My plan is firm. |
| 68:45 | | And I will give them time. My plan is firm. |
| 68:46 | | Or do you ask them for a wage, so they are burdened with debt? |
| 68:46 | | Or do you ask them for a wage, so they are burdened with debt? |
| 68:47 | | Or do they know the future, and they write what is going to happen? |
| 68:47 | | Or do they know the future, and they write what is going to happen? |
| 68:48 | | So be patient for your Lord's judgment, and do not be like the fellow of the whale who called out in despair. |
| 68:48 | | So be patient for your Lord's judgment, and do not be like the fellow of the whale who called out in despair. |
| 68:49 | | Had a blessing from his Lord not reached him, he would have been abandoned and disgraced on a naked shore. |
| 68:49 | | Had a blessing from his Lord not reached him, he would have been abandoned and disgraced on a naked shore. |
| 68:50 | | But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous. |
| 68:50 | | But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous. |
| 68:51 | | Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad." |
| 68:51 | | Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad." |
| 68:52 | | But it is only a reminder to all people. |
| 68:52 | | But it is only a reminder to all people. |
