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Pickthall, Surah 68: The Pen (Al-Qalam)

Surahs

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

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

[3] And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

[4] And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

[5] And thou wilt see and they will see

[6] Which of you is the demented.

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

[8] Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

[9] Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

[10] Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

[11] Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

[12] Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

[13] Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

[14] It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

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

[16] We shall brand him on the nose.

[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,

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

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

[20] And in the morning it was as if plucked.

[21] And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

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

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

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

[25] They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

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

[27] Nay, but we are desolate!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[36] What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!

[37] Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

[38] That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?

[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?

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

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

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

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

[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.

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

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

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

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

[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.

[50] But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous.

[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;

[52] When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.

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