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نۤ ۚوَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُوْنَۙ

nūn, wal-qalami wa mā yasṭurụn

NUN.ICALLtowitnessthepenandwhattheyinscribe

مَآ اَنْتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُوْنٍ

mā anta bini'mati rabbika bimajnụn

YouarenotdementedbythegraceofyourLord.

وَاِنَّ لَكَ لَاَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُوْنٍۚ

wa inna laka la`ajran gaira mamnụn

Thereissurelyrewardunendingforyou

وَاِنَّكَ لَعَلٰى خُلُقٍ عَظِيْمٍ

wa innaka la'alā khuluqin 'aẓīm

Foryouareverilybornofsublimenature.

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُوْنَۙ

fa satubṣiru wa yubṣirụn

Soyouwillseeandtheywillrealise

بِاَيِّىكُمُ الْمَفْتُوْنُ

bi`ayyikumul-maftụn

Whoisdistracted.

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِهٖۖ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِيْنَ

inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman ḍalla 'an sabīlihī wa huwa a'lamu bil-muhtadīn

VerilyyourLordknowsthosewhohavegoneastrayfromHispathandHeknowsthosewhoareguidedontheway.

فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِيْنَ

fa lā tuṭi'il-mukażżibīn

Sodonotcomplywiththosewhodeny:

وَدُّوْا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُوْنَۚ

waddụ lau tud-hinu fa yud-hinụn

Theyonlywantthatyoushouldrelentsothattheymaycometoterms.

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِيْنٍۙ

wa lā tuṭi' kulla ḥallāfim mahīn

Donotheedacontemptibleswearer

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاۤءٍۢ بِنَمِيْمٍۙ

hammāzim masysyā`im binamīm

Orbackbitercalumniatorslanderer

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ اَثِيْمٍۙ

mannā'il lil-khairi mu'tadin aṡīm

Whohindersmenfrom(doing)goodthetransgressortheiniquitous

عُتُلٍّۢ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنِيْمٍۙ

'utullim ba'da żālika zanīm

Crudeandaboveallmeanandinfamous

اَنْ كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَّبَنِيْنَۗ

ang kāna żā māliw wa banīn

Simplybecausehepossesseswealthandchildren.

اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَۗ

iżā tutlā 'alaihi āyātunā qāla asāṭīrul-awwalīn

WhenyoureciteOurrevelationstohimhesays:"Thesearefablesoflongago."

سَنَسِمُهٗ عَلَى الْخُرْطُوْمِ

sanasimuhụ 'alal-khurṭụm

Weshallbrandhimonthemuzzle.

اِنَّا بَلَوْنٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ اَصْحٰبَ الْجَنَّةِۚ اِذْ اَقْسَمُوْا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِيْنَۙ

innā balaunāhum kamā balaunā aṣ-ḥābal-jannah, iż aqsamụ layaṣrimunnahā muṣbiḥīn

WehavetriedyouasWetriedtheownersofthegardenwhentheyvowedtogatherthefruitsinthemorning

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُوْنَ

wa lā yastaṡnụn

Butdidnotadd:"IfGodmayplease."

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَاۤىِٕفٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَاۤىِٕمُوْنَ

fa ṭāfa 'alaihā ṭā`ifum mir rabbika wa hum nā`imụn

ThenacalamityfromyourLordfelluponitbuttheyremainedfastasleep.

فَاَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيْمِۙ

fa aṣbaḥat kaṣ-ṣarīm

Sobythemorningitseemedasthoughpickedclean.

فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِيْنَۙ

fa tanādau muṣbiḥīn

Atdaybreaktheycalledtoeachother:

اَنِ اغْدُوْا عَلٰى حَرْثِكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَارِمِيْنَ

anigdụ 'alā ḥarṡikum ing kuntum ṣārimīn

"Ifyouwanttogatherthefruitsletusgoearlytotheplantation."

فَانْطَلَقُوْا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُوْنَۙ

fanṭalaqụ wa hum yatakhāfatụn

Sotheydepartedtalkinginlowvoices:

اَنْ لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّسْكِيْنٌۙ

al lā yadkhulannahal-yauma 'alaikum miskīn

"Letnoneedypersoncometoyouwithinittoday."

وَّغَدَوْا عَلٰى حَرْدٍ قَادِرِيْنَ

wa gadau 'alā ḥarding qādirīn

Theyleftearlyinthemorningbentonthispurpose.

فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهَا قَالُوْٓا اِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّوْنَۙ

fa lammā ra`auhā qālū innā laḍāllụn

Whentheysaw(anddidnotrecogniseit)theysaid:"Surelywehavelosttheway.

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُوْمُوْنَ

bal naḥnu maḥrụmụn

No.Infactwehavebeendeprivedofit."

قَالَ اَوْسَطُهُمْ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُوْنَ

qāla ausaṭuhum a lam aqul lakum lau lā tusabbiḥụn

Onewhowastemperateamongthemsaid:"DidInotsay:´Whydon´tyoupriaseGod?´"

قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّنَآ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِيْنَ

qālụ sub-ḥāna rabbinā innā kunnā ẓālimīn

"GlorytoourLord"theysaid;wewerereallyinthewrong."

فَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ يَّتَلَاوَمُوْنَ

fa aqbala ba'ḍuhum 'alā ba'ḍiy yatalāwamụn

Thentheystartedblamingoneanother

قَالُوْا يٰوَيْلَنَآ اِنَّا كُنَّا طٰغِيْنَ

qālụ yā wailanā innā kunnā ṭāgīn

Saying:"Alasthewoewewereiniquitous.

عَسٰى رَبُّنَآ اَنْ يُّبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ اِنَّآ اِلٰى رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُوْنَ

'asā rabbunā ay yubdilanā khairam min-hā innā ilā rabbinā rāgibụn

MaybeourLordwillgiveusbetterthanthis.WeturntoourLordinsupplication."

كَذٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُۗ وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَكْبَرُۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

każālikal-'ażāb, wa la'ażābul-ākhirati akbar, lau kānụ ya'lamụn

SuchisOurchastisement;andthepunishmentoftheHereafterwillbegreaterifonlytheyknew!

اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيْمِ

inna lil-muttaqīna 'inda rabbihim jannātin na'īm

ForthosewhofearGodtherearepleasuregardenswiththeirLord.

اَفَنَجْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ كَالْمُجْرِمِيْنَۗ

a fa naj'alul-muslimīna kal-mujrimīn

ShouldWetreatthosewhosubmitandobeyinthesamewayasthosewhoareculpable?

مَا لَكُمْۗ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُوْنَۚ

mā lakum, kaifa taḥkumụn

Whathascomeuponyouthatyoujudgeinsuchawise?

اَمْ لَكُمْ كِتٰبٌ فِيْهِ تَدْرُسُوْنَۙ

am lakum kitābun fīhi tadrusụn

OrhaveyouaBookinwhichyouread

اِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيْهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُوْنَۚ

inna lakum fīhi lamā takhayyarụn

Thatyoucansurelyhavewhateveryouchoose?

اَمْ لَكُمْ اَيْمَانٌ عَلَيْنَا بَالِغَةٌ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِۙ اِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُوْنَۚ

am lakum aimānun 'alainā bāligatun ilā yaumil-qiyāmati inna lakum lamā taḥkumụn

OrhaveyoutakenabindingpromisefromUswhichwouldholdtilltheDayofJudgementthatyouwillgetwhateveryoudemand?

سَلْهُمْ اَيُّهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ زَعِيْمٌۚ

sal-hum ayyuhum biżālika za'īm

Askthem:"Whichofyouisabletovouchforthis?"

اَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاۤءُۚ فَلْيَأْتُوْا بِشُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمْ اِنْ كَانُوْا صٰدِقِيْنَ

am lahum syurakā`, falya`tụ bisyurakā`ihim ing kānụ ṣādiqīn

Orhavetheyanypartners?Letthembringtheirpartnersthenifwhattheysayistrue.

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَنْ سَاقٍ وَّيُدْعَوْنَ اِلَى السُّجُوْدِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَۙ

yauma yuksyafu 'an sāqiw wa yud'auna ilas-sujụdi fa lā yastaṭī'ụn

Onthedaythegreatcalamitybefallsandtheyarecalledtobowinhomagetheywillnotbeabletodoso.

خَاشِعَةً اَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۗوَقَدْ كَانُوْا يُدْعَوْنَ اِلَى السُّجُوْدِ وَهُمْ سَالِمُوْنَ

khāsyi'atan abṣāruhum tar-haquhum żillah, wa qad kānụ yud'auna ilas-sujụdi wa hum sālimụn

Loweredwillbetheireyesdisgraceoverwhelmingthem.Theyhadindeedbeencalledtobowinhomagewhentheywerefreeofblame.

فَذَرْنِيْ وَمَنْ يُّكَذِّبُ بِهٰذَا الْحَدِيْثِۗ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَۙ

fa żarnī wa may yukażżibu bihāżal-ḥadīṡ, sanastadrijuhum min ḥaiṡu lā ya'lamụn

SoleavethosewhodenythisDiscoursetoMe.Weshallleadthemstepbystepto(ruin)inawaytheywillnotknow.

وَاُمْلِيْ لَهُمْۗ اِنَّ كَيْدِيْ مَتِيْنٌ

wa umlī lahum, inna kaidī matīn

YetIwillgivethemrespite:SurelyMyplaniscompact.

اَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ اَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِّنْ مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُوْنَۚ

am tas`aluhum ajran fa hum mim magramim muṡqalụn

Doyouaskforanycompensationfromthemthattheyareburdenedwithwant?

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُوْنَ

am 'indahumul-gaibu fa hum yaktubụn

Ordotheyhaveknowledgeoftheunknownwhichtheycopydown?

فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُنْ كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوْتِۘ اِذْ نَادٰى وَهُوَ مَكْظُوْمٌۗ

faṣbir liḥukmi rabbika wa lā takung kaṣāḥibil-ḥụt, iż nādā wa huwa makẓụm

SowaitwithpatienceforthejudgementofyourLordanddonotbelike(onah)ofthefishwhocalled(tohisLord)whenhewaschokedwithanger.

لَوْلَآ اَنْ تَدَارَكَهٗ نِعْمَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُوْمٌ

lau lā an tadārakahụ ni'matum mir rabbihī lanubiża bil-'arā`i wa huwa mażmụm

HaditnotbeenforafavourfromhisLordhewouldhavebeencastblame-worthyonabarrenplain.

فَاجْتَبٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ فَجَعَلَهٗ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

fajtabāhu rabbuhụ fa ja'alahụ minaṣ-ṣāliḥīn

ThenhisLordchosehimandplacedhimamongtheupright.

وَاِنْ يَّكَادُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَيُزْلِقُوْنَكَ بِاَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّهٗ لَمَجْنُوْنٌ ۘ

wa iy yakādullażīna kafarụ layuzliqụnaka bi`abṣārihim lammā sami'uż-żikra wa yaqụlụna innahụ lamajnụn

Buttheunbelieverswouldliketostareyououtofbalancewhentheyhearthewarningandsay:"Surelyheispossessed;"

وَمَا هُوَ اِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ

wa mā huwa illā żikrul lil-'ālamīn

Whilstitisnomorethanreminderforthepeopleoftheworld.