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 the (Record) which (men) write,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَاۤ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونࣲ ﴿٢﴾

Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَیۡرَ مَمۡنُونࣲ ﴿٣﴾

Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمࣲ ﴿٤﴾

And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿٥﴾

Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بِأَییِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ ﴿٦﴾

Which of you is afflicted with madness.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ﴿٨﴾

So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَیُدۡهِنُونَ ﴿٩﴾

Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ ﴿١٠﴾

Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ ﴿١١﴾

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِیمٍ ﴿١٢﴾

(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ زَنِیمٍ ﴿١٣﴾

Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالࣲ وَبَنِینَ ﴿١٤﴾

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ ءَایَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿١٥﴾

When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ ﴿١٦﴾

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَـٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَیَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِینَ ﴿١٧﴾

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا یَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah's Will").


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَطَافَ عَلَیۡهَا طَاۤىِٕفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَاۤىِٕمُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِیمِ ﴿٢٠﴾

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِینَ ﴿٢١﴾

As the morning broke, they called out, one to another,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَنِ ٱغۡدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰرِمِینَ ﴿٢٢﴾

"Go ye to your tilth (betimes) in the morning, if ye would gather the fruits."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَن لَّا یَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡیَوۡمَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّسۡكِینࣱ ﴿٢٤﴾

"Let not a single indigent person break in upon you into the (garden) this day."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَغَدَوۡاْ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدࣲ قَـٰدِرِینَ ﴿٢٥﴾

And they opened the morning, strong in an (unjust) resolve.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

But when they saw the (garden), they said: "We have surely lost our way:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾

"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ ﴿٢٩﴾

They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قَالُواْ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِینَ ﴿٣١﴾

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ﴿٣٥﴾

ShallWe then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Or have ye a book through which ye learn-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِیهِ لَمَا تَخَیَّرُونَ ﴿٣٨﴾

That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سَلۡهُمۡ أَیُّهُم بِذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ زَعِیمٌ ﴿٤٠﴾

Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَاۤءُ فَلۡیَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَـٰدِقِینَ ﴿٤١﴾

Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأُمۡلِی لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَیۡدِی مَتِینٌ ﴿٤٥﴾

A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبُ فَهُمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ﴿٥٠﴾

Thus did his Lord choose him and make him of the Company of the Righteous.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

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

And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ﴿٥٢﴾

But it is nothing less than a Message to all the worlds.


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