Quran Touchسُورَةُ القلم
Surah Al-Qalam — The Pen
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Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy-
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Noon waalqalami wama yasturoona
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
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مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
Ma anta biniAAmati rabbika bimajnoonin
You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
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وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
Wainna laka laajran ghayra mamnoonin
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
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وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
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فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona
So you will see and they will see
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بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
Biayyikumu almaftoonu
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bialmuhtadeena
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
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فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena
Then do not obey the deniers.
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وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
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وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
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هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
Hammazin mashshain binameemin
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
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مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
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عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
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أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
An kana tha malin wabaneena
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
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إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi
We will brand him upon the snout.
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إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena
Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
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وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Wala yastathnoona
Without making exception.
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فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona
So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
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فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
Faasbahat kaalssareemi
And it became as though reaped.
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فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
Fatanadaw musbiheena
And they called one another at morning,
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أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ
Ani ighdoo AAala harthikum in kuntum sarimeena
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
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فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
Faintalaqoo wahum yatakhafatoona
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
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أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
An la yadkhulannaha alyawma AAalaykum miskeenun
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
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وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ
Waghadaw AAala hardin qadireena
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
Falamma raawha qaloo inna ladalloona
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
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بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Bal nahnu mahroomoona
Rather, we have been deprived."
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قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
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قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
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فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
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قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
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عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
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كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona
Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
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إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi
Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
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أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena
Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
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مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona
What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
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أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona
Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
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إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona
That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
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أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona
Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
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سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
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أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena
Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
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يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,
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خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
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فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona
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.
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وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun
And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
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أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona
Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
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أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
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فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
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.
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لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun
If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
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فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
Faijtabahu rabbuhu fajaAAalahu mina alssaliheena
And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
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وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ
Wain yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka biabsarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun
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."
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وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wama huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena
But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Translation: Saheeh International (Saheeh International) — Quran text and translation: Tanzil.net · Audio: EveryAyah.com, QuranicAudio.com
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