The Pen
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Mercifulنون ۚ وَالقَلَمِ وَما يَسطُرونَ
NuN, the pen, and what they (the people) write.*3
Subject indexPenQuranic initialsWriting
ما أَنتَ بِنِعمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجنونٍ
You have attained a great blessing from your Lord; you are not crazy.2
Subject indexBlessed, by GodCrazy, messengers accused of › being
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجرًا غَيرَ مَمنونٍ
You have attained a recompense that is well deserved.1
Subject indexRecompense, from God
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظيمٍ
You are blessed with a great moral character.فَسَتُبصِرُ وَيُبصِرونَ
You will see, and they will see.1
Subject indexCondemnation
بِأَييِكُمُ المَفتونُ
Which of you are condemned.إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعلَمُ بِالمُهتَدينَ
Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided.3
فَلا تُطِعِ المُكَذِّبينَ
Do not obey the rejectors.2
Subject indexObedienceRejecting (see also Disbelief) › truth
وَدّوا لَو تُدهِنُ فَيُدهِنونَ
They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise.2
Subject indexCompromiseDeviation
وَلا تُطِع كُلَّ حَلّافٍ مَهينٍ
Do not obey every lowly swearer.3
Subject indexDisbelievers › describedObedienceSwearing
هَمّازٍ مَشّاءٍ بِنَميمٍ
A slanderer, a backbiter.3
Subject indexBackbitingDisbelievers › describedSlanderer
مَنّاعٍ لِلخَيرِ مُعتَدٍ أَثيمٍ
Forbidder of charity, a transgressor, a sinner.عُتُلٍّ بَعدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنيمٍ
Unappreciative, and greedy.3
Subject indexDisbelievers › describedGreedUnappreciative
أَن كانَ ذا مالٍ وَبَنينَ
Even though he possessed enough money and children.3
إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِ ءايٰتُنا قالَ أَسٰطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ
When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!"2
Subject indexDisbelievers › describedTales › from the past
سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الخُرطومِ
We will mark his face.إِنّا بَلَونٰهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحٰبَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ
We have tested them like we tested the owners of the garden who swore that they will harvest it in the morning.وَلا يَستَثنونَ
They were so absolutely sure.فَتَنادَوا مُصبِحينَ
They called on each other in the morning.1
Subject indexMorning
أَنِ اغدوا عَلىٰ حَرثِكُم إِن كُنتُم صٰرِمينَ
"Let us harvest the crop."فَانطَلَقوا وَهُم يَتَخٰفَتونَ
On their way, they confided to each other.1
Subject indexConfide
أَن لا يَدخُلَنَّهَا اليَومَ عَلَيكُم مِسكينٌ
That from then on, none of them would be poor.1
Subject indexPoor › never would be
وَغَدَوا عَلىٰ حَردٍ قٰدِرينَ
They were so absolutely sure of their harvest.1
Subject indexHarvest
فَلَمّا رَأَوها قالوا إِنّا لَضالّونَ
But when they saw it, they said, "We were so wrong!بَل نَحنُ مَحرومونَ
"Now, we have nothing!"قالَ أَوسَطُهُم أَلَم أَقُل لَكُم لَولا تُسَبِّحونَ
The righteous among them said, "If only you had glorified (God)!"2
Subject indexGlorificationWilling, God
قالوا سُبحٰنَ رَبِّنا إِنّا كُنّا ظٰلِمينَ
They said, "Glory be to our Lord. We have transgressed."1
Subject indexGlorification
فَأَقبَلَ بَعضُهُم عَلىٰ بَعضٍ يَتَلٰوَمونَ
They started to blame each other.1
Subject indexBlame
قالوا يٰوَيلَنا إِنّا كُنّا طٰغينَ
They said, "Woe to us. We sinned.عَسىٰ رَبُّنا أَن يُبدِلَنا خَيرًا مِنها إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا رٰغِبونَ
"May our Lord grant us a better one. We repent to our Lord."2
Subject indexRepentanceTurn › to God
كَذٰلِكَ العَذابُ ۖ وَلَعَذابُ الءاخِرَةِ أَكبَرُ ۚ لَو كانوا يَعلَمونَ
Such was the requital. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if they only knew.1
Subject indexRetribution (see also Hell) › here in this world
إِنَّ لِلمُتَّقينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّٰتِ النَّعيمِ
The righteous have deserved, at their Lord, gardens of bliss.2
Subject indexGardens › heavenlyHappiness
أَفَنَجعَلُ المُسلِمينَ كَالمُجرِمينَ
Shall we treat the Submitters like the criminals?3
Subject indexCriminalsGuiltySubmitters › treatment of
ما لَكُم كَيفَ تَحكُمونَ
What is wrong with your logic?2
Subject indexJudgment › human'sLogic
أَم لَكُم كِتٰبٌ فيهِ تَدرُسونَ
Do you have another book to uphold?1
Subject indexBook › ask disbelievers to show
إِنَّ لَكُم فيهِ لَما تَخَيَّرونَ
In it, do you find anything you want?1
Subject indexBook › ask disbelievers to show
أَم لَكُم أَيمٰنٌ عَلَينا بٰلِغَةٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُم لَما تَحكُمونَ
Or, have you received solemn assurances from us that grant you whatever you wish on the Day of Resurrection?سَلهُم أَيُّهُم بِذٰلِكَ زَعيمٌ
Ask them, "Who guarantees this for you?"2
Subject indexGuaranteesQuestions › ask these
أَم لَهُم شُرَكاءُ فَليَأتوا بِشُرَكائِهِم إِن كانوا صٰدِقينَ
Do they have idols? Let their idols help them, if they are truthful.1
Subject indexIdol worship › idols cannot help you or themselves
يَومَ يُكشَفُ عَن ساقٍ وَيُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ فَلا يَستَطيعونَ
The day will come when they will be exposed, and they will be required to fall prostrate, but they will be unable to.خٰشِعَةً أَبصٰرُهُم تَرهَقُهُم ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَد كانوا يُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ وَهُم سٰلِمونَ
With their eyes subdued, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to fall prostrate when they were whole and able.فَذَرنى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهٰذَا الحَديثِ ۖ سَنَستَدرِجُهُم مِن حَيثُ لا يَعلَمونَ
Therefore, let Me deal with those who reject this Hadith; we will lead them on whence they never perceive.2
Subject indexHadithRejecting (see also Disbelief) › revelations
وَأُملى لَهُم ۚ إِنَّ كَيدى مَتينٌ
I will give them enough rope; My scheming is formidable.أَم تَسـَٔلُهُم أَجرًا فَهُم مِن مَغرَمٍ مُثقَلونَ
Are you asking them for money, so they are burdened by the fine?3
Subject indexBurdenMoney › don't ask forWage
أَم عِندَهُمُ الغَيبُ فَهُم يَكتُبونَ
Do they know the future? Do they have it recorded?1
Subject indexFuture › knowledge of
فَاصبِر لِحُكمِ رَبِّكَ وَلا تَكُن كَصاحِبِ الحوتِ إِذ نادىٰ وَهُوَ مَكظومٌ
You shall steadfastly persevere in carrying out the commands of your Lord. Do not be like (Jonah) who called from inside the fish.لَولا أَن تَدٰرَكَهُ نِعمَةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالعَراءِ وَهُوَ مَذمومٌ
If it were not for his Lord's grace, he would have been ejected into the desert as a sinner.فَاجتَبٰهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصّٰلِحينَ
But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous.3
Subject indexJonahRedemptionRighteousness › from God
وَإِن يَكادُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا لَيُزلِقونَكَ بِأَبصٰرِهِم لَمّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكرَ وَيَقولونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجنونٌ
Those who disbelieved show their ridicule in their eyes when they hear the message and say, "He is crazy!"وَما هُوَ إِلّا ذِكرٌ لِلعٰلَمينَ
It is in fact a message to the world.