Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen)

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Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen) - Aya count 52

نۤۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا یَسۡطُرُونَ ﴿١﴾

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَاۤ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونࣲ ﴿٢﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَیۡرَ مَمۡنُونࣲ ﴿٣﴾

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمࣲ ﴿٤﴾

And indeed, you are of a great moral character.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿٥﴾

So you will see and they will see


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بِأَییِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ ﴿٦﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِینَ ﴿٧﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ﴿٨﴾

Then do not obey the deniers.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَیُدۡهِنُونَ ﴿٩﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ ﴿١٠﴾

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ ﴿١١﴾

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِیمٍ ﴿١٢﴾

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ زَنِیمٍ ﴿١٣﴾

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالࣲ وَبَنِینَ ﴿١٤﴾

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ ءَایَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿١٥﴾

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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ ﴿١٦﴾

We will brand him upon the snout.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَـٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَیَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِینَ ﴿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


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا یَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

Without making exception.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَطَافَ عَلَیۡهَا طَاۤىِٕفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَاۤىِٕمُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

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


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فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِیمِ ﴿٢٠﴾

And it became as though reaped.


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فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِینَ ﴿٢١﴾

And they called one another at morning,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰرِمِینَ ﴿٢٢﴾

[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

So they set out, while lowering their voices,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَن لَّا یَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡیَوۡمَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّسۡكِینࣱ ﴿٢٤﴾

[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدࣲ قَـٰدِرِینَ ﴿٢٥﴾

And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾

Rather, we have been deprived."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ ﴿٢٩﴾

They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

Then they approached one another, blaming each other.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالُواْ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِینَ ﴿٣١﴾

They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَاۤ أَن یُبۡدِلَنَا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهَاۤ إِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَ ٰ⁠غِبُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ یَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾

What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِیهِ لَمَا تَخَیَّرُونَ ﴿٣٨﴾

That indeed for you is whatever you choose?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَیۡمَـٰنٌ عَلَیۡنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سَلۡهُمۡ أَیُّهُم بِذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ زَعِیمٌ ﴿٤٠﴾

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَاۤءُ فَلۡیَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَـٰدِقِینَ ﴿٤١﴾

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَوۡمَ یُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَیُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ یُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَذَرۡنِی وَمَن یُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾

So leave Me, [O Muhammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies the Qur'an. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأُمۡلِی لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَیۡدِی مَتِینٌ ﴿٤٥﴾

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبُ فَهُمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ ﴿٤٨﴾

Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muhammad], and be not like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَّوۡلَاۤ أَن تَدَ ٰ⁠رَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومࣱ ﴿٤٩﴾

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ﴿٥٠﴾

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُواْ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ﴿٥١﴾

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ﴿٥٢﴾

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.


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