surah068

نٓ‌ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ١

Нун. вəəльќōлəми вəмəə йəст̣уруун

Nun. By the Pen and what they write:

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ٢

мəə əӈтə бини'мəти рōббикə бимəджнуун

by your Lord’s blessing, you are not, crazy,

وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ٣

вəиннə лəкə лəəджрōн ґōйрō мəмнуун

and yours indeed will be an everlasting reward,

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ٤

вəиннəкə лə'əлəə хулюќин 'əз̃ыым

and indeed you possess a great character.

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ٥

фəсəтубсыру вəйубсыруун

You will see and they will see,

بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ٦

биəййикумуль-мəфтуун

which one of you is crazy.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ٧

иннə рōббəкə hувə ə'лəму бимəӈ-дōльлə 'əӈ-сəбиилиhи вəhувə ə'лəму биль-муhтəдиин

Indeed your Lord knows best those who stray from His way, and He knows best those who are guided.

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ٨

фəлəə тут̣ы'иль-мукəз̃з̃ибиин

So do not obey the deniers,

وَدُّواْ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ٩

вəддуу лəу тудhину фəйудhинуун

who are eager that you should be flexible, so that they [too] may be flexible [towards you].

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ١٠

вəлəə тут̣ы' кульлə həльлəəфимм-мəhиин

And do not obey any vile swearer,

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٍ١١

həммəəзимм-мəшшəə'имм-бинəмиим

scandal-monger, talebearer,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ١٢

мəннəə'ил-ли-ль-хōйри му'тəдин əc̃иим

hinderer of all good, sinful transgressor,

عُتُلِّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٲلِكَ زَنِيمٍ١٣

'утуллимм-бə'дə з̃əəликə зəниим

callous and, on top of that, baseborn

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ١٤

əӈ-кəəнə з̃əə мəəлиу-вəбəниин

—[who behaves in such a manner only] because he has wealth and children.

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٥

из̃əə тутлəə 'əлэйhи əəйəəтунəə ќōōлə əсəəт̣ыыруль-əувəлиин

When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ١٦

сəнəсимуhу 'əлəəль-хурт̣уум

Soon We shall brand him on his snout.

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُواْ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ١٧

иннəə бəлəунəəhум кəмəə бəлəунəə əсhəəбəль-джəннəти из̃ əќсəмуу лəйəсримуннəhəə мусбиhиин

Indeed we have tested them just as We tested the People of the Garden when they vowed they would gather its fruit at dawn,

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ١٨

вəлəə йəстəc̃нуун

and they did not make any exception.

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ١٩

фəт̣ōōфə 'əлэйhəə т̣ōō'ифумм-мир-рōббикə вəhум нəə'имуун

Then, a visitation from your Lord visited it while they were asleep.

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ٢٠

фəəсбəhəт кə ссōриим

So, by dawn it was like a harvested field.

فَتَنَادَوْاْ مُصْبِحِينَ٢١

фəтəнəəдəу мусбиhиин

At dawn they called out to one another,

أَنِ ٱغْدُواْ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ٢٢

əни-ґдуу 'əлəə həрc̃икум иӈ-куӈтум сōōримиин

‘Get off early to your field if you have to gather [the fruits].’

فَٱنطَلَقُواْ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ٢٣

фəəӈт̣ōлəќуу вəhум йəтəхōōфəтуун

So off they went, murmuring to one another:

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ٢٤

əль-лəə йəдхулəннəhəəль-йəумə 'əлэйкум-мискиин

‘Today no needy man shall come to you in it.’

وَغَدَوْاْ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ٢٥

вəґōдəу 'əлəə həрдин ќōōдириин

And they set out at early morning, [considering themselves] able to deprive [the poor of its fruit].

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ٢٦

фəлəммəə рōəуhəə ќōōлюю иннəə лəдōōллююн

But when they saw it, they said, ‘We have indeed lost our way!’

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ٢٧

бəль нəhну мəhруумуун

‘No, it is we who have been deprived!’

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ٢٨

ќōōлə əусəт̣уhум əлəм əќуль-лəкум лəулəə тусəббиhуун

The most upright among them said, ‘Did I not tell you, ‘‘Why do you not glorify [Allah]?’’ ’

قَالُواْ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ٢٩

ќōōлюю субhəəнə рōббинəə иннəə куннəə з̃ōōлимиин

They said, ‘Immaculate is our Lord! We have indeed been wrongdoers!’

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ٣٠

фəəќбəлə бə'дуhум 'əлəə бə'дый-йəтəлəəвəмуун

Then they turned to one another, blaming each other.

قَالُواْ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ٣١

ќōōлюю йəə вəйлəнəə иннəə куннəə т̣ōōґиин

They said, ‘Woe to us! Indeed, we have been rebellious.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٲغِبُونَ٣٢

'əсəə рōббунəə əй-йубдилəнəə хōйрōмм-минhəə иннəə илəə рōббинəə рōōґибуун

Maybe our Lord will give us a better one in its place. Indeed we earnestly beseech our Lord.’

كَذَٲلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ‌ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْأَخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ‌ۚ لَوْ كَانُواْ يَعْلَمُونَ٣٣

кəз̃əəликəль-'əз̃əəб, вəлə'əз̃əəбуль-'əəхырōти əкбəр, лəу кəəнуу йə'лəмуун

Such was their punishment; and the punishment of the Hereafter is surely greater, had they known.

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ٣٤

иннə ли-ль-муттəќиинə 'иӈдə рōббиhим джəннəəти ннə'иим

Indeed for the Godwary there will be gardens of bliss near their Lord.

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ٣٥

əфəнəдж'əлюль-муслимиинə кəəльмуджримиин

Shall We treat those who submit [to Us] as [We treat] the guilty?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ٣٦

мəə лəкум кəйфə тəhкумуун

What is the matter with you? How do you judge!

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ٣٧

əм лəкум китəəбун фииhи тəдрусуун

Do you possess a scripture in which you read

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ٣٨

иннə лəкум фииhи лəмəə тəхōййəруун

that you shall have in it whatever you choose?

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ‌ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ٣٩

əм лəкум əймəəнун 'əлэйнəə бəəлиґōтун илəə йəумиль-ќийəəмəти иннə лəкум лəмəə тəhкумуун

Do you have a pledge binding on Us until the Day of Resurrection, that you shall indeed have whatever you decide?

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٲلِكَ زَعِيمٌ٤٠

сəльhум əййуhумм-биз̃əəликə зə'иим

Ask them, which of them will aver [any of] that!

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُواْ صَـٰدِقِينَ٤١

əм лəhум шурōкəə'у фəльйəтуу бишурōкəə'иhим иӈ-кəəнуу сōōдиќиин

Do they have any ‘partners’ [that they claim for Allah]? Then let them produce their partners, if they are truthful.

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ٤٢

йəумə йукшəфу 'əӈ-сəəќиу-вəйуд'əунə илəə ссуджууди фəлəə йəстəт̣ыы'уун

The day when the catastrophe occurs and they are summoned to prostrate themselves, they will not be able [to do it].

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ‌ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُواْ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ٤٣

хōōши'əтəн əбсōōруhум тəрhəќуhум з̃ильлəh, вəќōд кəəнуу йуд'əунə илəə ссуджууди вəhум сəəлимуун

With a humbled look [in their eyes], they will be overcast by abasement. Certainly, they were summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet sound.

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ‌ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ٤٤

фəз̃əрнии вəмəй-йукəз̃з̃ибу биhəəз̃əəль-həдииc̃, сəнəстəдриджуhум-мин həйc̃у лəə йə'лəмуун

So leave Me with those who deny this discourse. We will draw them imperceptibly [into ruin], whence they do not know.

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ‌ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ٤٥

вəумлии лəhум, иннə кəйдии мəтиин

I will grant them respite, for My devising is indeed sure.

أَمْ تَسْــَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ٤٦

əм тəсəлюhум əджрōн фəhум-мимм-мəґрōмимм-муc̃ќōлююн

Do you ask them for a reward, so that they are weighed down with debt?

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ٤٧

əм 'иӈдəhумуль-ґōйбу фəhум йəктубуун

Do they possess [access to] the Unseen, so that they write it down?

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ٤٨

фəəсбир лиhукми рōббикə вəлəə тəкуӈ-кəсōōhибиль-hуути из̃ нəəдəə вəhувə мəкз̃уум

So submit patiently to the judgement of your Lord, and do not be like the Man of the Fish who called out as he choked with grief.

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٲرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ٤٩

лəулəə əӈ-тəдəəрōкəhу ни'мəтумм-мир-рōббиhи лəнубиз̃ə биль-'əрōō'и вəhувə мəз̃муум

Had it not been for a blessing that came to his rescue from his Lord, he would surely have been cast on the bare shore, being blameworthy.

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ٥٠

фəəджтəбəəhу рōббуhу фəджə'əлəhу минə ссōōлиhиин

So his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous.

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُواْ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ٥١

вəий-йəкəəду льлəз̃иинə кəфəруу лəйузлиќуунəкə биəбсōōриhим лəммəə сəми'уу з̃з̃икрō вəйəќуулююнə иннəhу лəмəджнуун

Indeed the faithless almost devour you with their eyes when they hear this Reminder, and they say, ‘He is indeed crazy.’

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ٥٢

вəмəə hувə ильлəə з̃икрул-ли-ль-'əəлəмиин

Yet it is just a reminder for all the nations.