| | Ali Bakhtiari Nejad rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | Nun (the letter N), by the pen and what they write |
| 68:2 | | you are not a madman by your Master's grace |
| 68:3 | | And indeed an unending reward is for you |
| 68:4 | | And you are indeed of a great character (and morality) |
| 68:5 | | So you are going to see and they will see |
| 68:6 | | which of you is the crazy one |
| 68:7 | | Indeed your Master knows best who is lost from His way, and He knows best who the guided ones are |
| 68:8 | | So do not obey the deniers |
| 68:9 | | They wish that you be flexible, then they would be flexible |
| 68:10 | | So do not obey any insignificant oath taker |
| 68:11 | | slandering, going around (spreading) malicious lies |
| 68:12 | | preventing the good, exceeding the limits, sinful |
| 68:13 | | ill-mannered (and despicable), and after all this mean (and notorious) |
| 68:14 | | even if he is wealthy and has many children |
| 68:15 | | When Our verses are read to him, he says: stories of the earlier ones |
| 68:16 | | We are going to brand him on the nose |
| 68:17 | | Indeed We test them as We tested the owners of the garden when they swore that they shall pick it in the morning |
| 68:18 | | with no exceptions |
| 68:19 | | Then a disaster, from your Master, came to it while they were sleep |
| 68:20 | | so it became as like a totally picked field |
| 68:21 | | Then they called one another in the mornin |
| 68:22 | | (saying): go to your crop early if you are picker |
| 68:23 | | so they went on, and they were talking softly (saying) |
| 68:24 | | no poor shall enter it over you today |
| 68:25 | | And they went out early determined and capable |
| 68:26 | | Then when they saw it they said: we are lost |
| 68:27 | | no, but we are deprived |
| 68:28 | | The fairest of them said: did I not tell you, why do you not glorify (God) |
| 68:29 | | They said: our Master is flawless, indeed we were wrongdoers |
| 68:30 | | So they turned on each other blaming one another |
| 68:31 | | They said: woe to us, indeed we were rebellious |
| 68:32 | | Perhaps our Master gives us better than that in exchange, indeed we are fond of our Master |
| 68:33 | | That is how the punishment is, and the punishment of the hereafter is certainly greater, if they knew |
| 68:34 | | Indeed there are gardens of delight for those who control themselves with their Master |
| 68:35 | | Should We place the submitted ones the same as the guilty ones |
| 68:36 | | What is with you, how do you judge (like this) |
| 68:37 | | Do you have a book that you study from it |
| 68:38 | | and indeed whatever you choose is in it for you? |
| 68:39 | | Or do you have any vows (binding) on Us, reaching to the resurrection day, that whatever you judge is yours |
| 68:40 | | Ask them which one of them guarantees this |
| 68:41 | | Or do they have associates? Then let them bring their associates if they are truthful |
| 68:42 | | On a day when leg is bared (and the deeds are exposed) and they are called to the prostration, but they cannot |
| 68:43 | | Lowering their eyes, humiliation overcomes them, and they had been called to show humbleness while they were sound and healthy |
| 68:44 | | So leave Me (alone) with anyone who denies this saying, We are going to gradually lure them to destruction from where they do not know |
| 68:45 | | And I give them time, as My plan is solid |
| 68:46 | | Or do you ask them for a wage, and they are weighed down by the debt |
| 68:47 | | Or is the unseen with them, so they write it |
| 68:48 | | So be patient for judgment of your Master and do not be like companion of the fish (Jonah) when he called out while he was irritated |
| 68:49 | | If it was not for a favor from his Master that had reached him, he would have been thrown to the desert shore while he was condemned |
| 68:50 | | But his Master chose him and made him of the righteous |
| 68:51 | | And those who disbelieved almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: he is certainly mad |
| 68:52 | | And it is only a reminder for humankind |
