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فَلَمَّا But when رَأَوْهُ they (will) see it زُلْفَةًۭ approaching سِيٓـَٔتْ (will be) distressed وُجُوهُ (the) faces ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved وَقِيلَ and it will be said هَـٰذَا This ٱلَّذِى (is) that which كُنتُم you used to بِهِۦ for it تَدَّعُونَ call ٢٧

But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَهْلَكَنِىَ destroys me ٱللَّهُ Allah وَمَن and whoever مَّعِىَ (is) with me أَوْ or رَحِمَنَا has mercy upon us فَمَن then who يُجِيرُ (can) protect ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers مِنْ from عَذَابٍ a punishment أَلِيمٍۢ painful ٢٨

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered: whether Allāh should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say هُوَ He ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ (is) the Most Gracious ءَامَنَّا we believe بِهِۦ in Him وَعَلَيْهِ and upon Him تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ we put (our) trust فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ So you will know مَنْ who هُوَ (is) it فِى (that is) in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error مُّبِينٍۢ clear ٢٩

Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied. And you will [come to] know who it is that is in clear error."

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَصْبَحَ becomes مَآؤُكُمْ your water غَوْرًۭا sunken فَمَن then who يَأْتِيكُم could bring you بِمَآءٍۢ water مَّعِينٍۭ flowing ٣٠

Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"

— Come To Light

surah068

68. Surah Al-Qalam

The Pen · Makki · 52 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

نٓ ۚ Nun وَٱلْقَلَمِ By the pen وَمَا and what يَسْطُرُونَ they write ١

Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,

— Come To Light

مَآ Not أَنتَ you (are) بِنِعْمَةِ by (the) Grace رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord بِمَجْنُونٍۢ a madman ٢

You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّ And indeed لَكَ for you لَأَجْرًا surely (is) a reward غَيْرَ without مَمْنُونٍۢ end ٣

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.

— Come To Light

وَإِنَّكَ And indeed, you لَعَلَىٰ surely (are) خُلُقٍ (of) a moral character عَظِيمٍۢ great ٤

And indeed, you are of a great moral character.

— Come To Light

فَسَتُبْصِرُ So you will see وَيُبْصِرُونَ and they will see ٥

So you will see and they will see.

— Come To Light

بِأَييِّكُمُ Which of you ٱلْمَفْتُونُ (is) the afflicted one ٦

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِمَن of (he) who ضَلَّ has strayed عَن from سَبِيلِهِۦ His way وَهُوَ and He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ of the guided ones ٧

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.

— Come To Light

فَلَا So (do) not تُطِعِ obey ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ the deniers ٨

Then do not obey the deniers.

— Come To Light

وَدُّوا۟ They wish لَوْ that تُدْهِنُ you should compromise فَيُدْهِنُونَ so they would compromise ٩

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

— Come To Light

وَلَا And (do) not تُطِعْ obey كُلَّ every حَلَّافٍۢ habitual swearer مَّهِينٍ worthless ١٠

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

— Come To Light

هَمَّازٍۢ Defamer مَّشَّآءٍۭ going about بِنَمِيمٍۢ with malicious gossip ١١

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

— Come To Light

مَّنَّاعٍۢ A preventer لِّلْخَيْرِ of (the) good مُعْتَدٍ transgressor أَثِيمٍ sinful ١٢

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

— Come To Light

عُتُلٍّۭ Cruel بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ (all) that زَنِيمٍ utterly useless ١٣

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

— Come To Light

أَن Because كَانَ (he) is ذَا a possessor مَالٍۢ (of) wealth وَبَنِينَ and children ١٤

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,

— Come To Light

إِذَا When تُتْلَىٰ are recited عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses قَالَ he says أَسَـٰطِيرُ Stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٥

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

— Come To Light

سَنَسِمُهُۥ We will brand him عَلَى on ٱلْخُرْطُومِ the snout ١٦

We will brand him upon the snout.

— Come To Light

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