Al-Qalam سُورَةُ القَلَمِ

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ﴿1﴾

Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),

68:1 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍۢ ﴿2﴾

Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.

68:2 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍۢ ﴿3﴾

And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

68:3 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍۢ ﴿4﴾

And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

68:4 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ﴿5﴾

And thou wilt see and they will see

68:5 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ ﴿6﴾

Which of you is the demented.

68:6 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿7﴾

Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.

68:7 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿8﴾

Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

68:8 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ﴿9﴾

Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

68:9 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ ﴿10﴾

Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

68:10 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ ﴿11﴾

Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

68:11 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿12﴾

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

68:12 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ﴿13﴾

Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

68:13 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍۢ وَبَنِينَ ﴿14﴾

It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

68:14 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿15﴾

That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.

68:15 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 564 · tafsir at quran.com

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ﴿16﴾

We shall brand him on the nose.

68:16 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿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,

68:17 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ﴿18﴾

And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

68:18 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿19﴾

Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

68:19 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ﴿20﴾

And in the morning it was as if plucked.

68:20 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿21﴾

And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

68:21 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ ﴿22﴾

Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).

68:22 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ ﴿23﴾

So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:

68:23 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌۭ ﴿24﴾

No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.

68:24 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَٰدِرِينَ ﴿25﴾

They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

68:25 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿26﴾

But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!

68:26 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿27﴾

Nay, but we are desolate!

68:27 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿28﴾

The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?

68:28 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾

They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.

68:29 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ ﴿30﴾

Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.

68:30 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ ﴿31﴾

They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.

68:31 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ﴿32﴾

It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.

68:32 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿33﴾

Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.

68:33 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿34﴾

Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.

68:34 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿35﴾

Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?

68:35 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿36﴾

What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!

68:36 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌۭ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ﴿37﴾

Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

68:37 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿38﴾

That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?

68:38 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿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?

68:39 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ﴿40﴾

Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!

68:40 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿41﴾

Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

68:41 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍۢ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ﴿42﴾

On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,

68:42 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 565 · tafsir at quran.com

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾

With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.

68:43 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿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.

68:44 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ﴿45﴾

Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm.

68:45 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًۭا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍۢ مُّثْقَلُونَ ﴿46﴾

Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed?

68:46 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ﴿47﴾

Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof)?

68:47 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌۭ ﴿48﴾

But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.

68:48 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌۭ ﴿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.

68:49 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿50﴾

But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.

68:50 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ ﴿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;

68:51 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿52﴾

When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.

68:52 · Al-Qalam · juz 29 · page 566 · tafsir at quran.com