68. Al-Qalam

نٓNunوَٱلْقَلَمِBy the penوَمَاand whatيَسْطُرُونَthey write﴿١﴾

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe

مَآNotأَنتَyou (are)بِنِعْمَةِby (the) Graceرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordبِمَجْنُونٍa madman﴿٢﴾

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

وَإِنَّAnd indeedلَكَfor youلَأَجْرًاsurely (is) a rewardغَيْرَwithoutمَمْنُونٍend﴿٣﴾

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted

وَإِنَّكَAnd indeed, youلَعَلَىٰsurely (are)خُلُقٍ(of) a moral characterعَظِيمٍgreat﴿٤﴾

And indeed, you are of a great moral character

فَسَتُبْصِرُSo you will seeوَيُبْصِرُونَand they will see﴿٥﴾

So you will see and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُWhich of youٱلْمَفْتُونُ(is) the afflicted one﴿٦﴾

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil]

إِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour LordهُوَHeأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِمَنof (he) whoضَلَّhas strayedعَنfromسَبِيلِهِۦHis wayوَهُوَand Heأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَof 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

فَلَاSo (do) notتُطِعِobeyٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَthe deniers﴿٨﴾

Then do not obey the deniers

وَدُّوا۟They wishلَوْthatتُدْهِنُyou should compromiseفَيُدْهِنُونَso they would compromise﴿٩﴾

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

وَلَاAnd (do) notتُطِعْobeyكُلَّeveryحَلَّافٍhabitual swearerمَّهِينٍworthless﴿١٠﴾

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

هَمَّازٍDefamerمَّشَّآءٍۭgoing aboutبِنَمِيمٍwith malicious gossip﴿١١﴾

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip

مَّنَّاعٍA preventerلِّلْخَيْرِof (the) goodمُعْتَدٍtransgressorأَثِيمٍsinful﴿١٢﴾

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful

عُتُلٍّۭCruelبَعْدَafterذَٰلِكَ(all) thatزَنِيمٍutterly useless﴿١٣﴾

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender

أَنBecauseكَانَ(he) isذَاa possessorمَالٍ(of) wealthوَبَنِينَand children﴿١٤﴾

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children

إِذَاWhenتُتْلَىٰare recitedعَلَيْهِto himءَايَٰتُنَاOur Versesقَالَhe saysأَسَٰطِيرُStoriesٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)﴿١٥﴾

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

سَنَسِمُهُۥWe will brand himعَلَىonٱلْخُرْطُومِthe snout﴿١٦﴾

We will brand him upon the snout

إِنَّاIndeed, Weبَلَوْنَٰهُمْhave tried themكَمَاasبَلَوْنَآWe triedأَصْحَٰبَ(the) companionsٱلْجَنَّةِ(of) the gardenإِذْwhenأَقْسَمُوا۟they sworeلَيَصْرِمُنَّهَاto pluck its fruitمُصْبِحِينَ(in the) morning﴿١٧﴾

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

وَلَاAnd notيَسْتَثْنُونَmaking exception﴿١٨﴾

Without making exception

فَطَافَSo there cameعَلَيْهَاupon itطَآئِفٌa visitationمِّنfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordوَهُمْwhile theyنَآئِمُونَwere asleep﴿١٩﴾

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep

فَأَصْبَحَتْSo it becameكَٱلصَّرِيمِas if reaped﴿٢٠﴾

And it became as though reaped