بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
68:1
نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
68:2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
68:3
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
68:4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
68:5
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
68:6
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
68:7
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
68:7
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Your Lord knows best who has fallen by the wayside, and who has remained on the true path.
68:8
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
68:9
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
68:9
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
They want you to make concessions to them and then they will reciprocate.
68:10
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
68:11
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
68:12
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
68:12
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
or to one who places obstacles in the way of good being done or to the wicked transgressor,
68:13
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
68:14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
68:15
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
68:15
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
when Our revelations are recited to him, he says, "These are just ancient fables."
68:16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
68:17
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
68:17
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
We have tried them as we tried the owners of a certain orchard, who vowed to harvest all its fruits the next morning,
68:18
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
68:19
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
68:20
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
68:20
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
And by morning it lay as if it had already been harvested, a barren land.
68:21
فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
68:22
أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ
68:22
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
saying, "Be quick to reach your orchard, if you want to gather all your fruits."
68:23
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ
68:24
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
68:24
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
"Be sure to stop any poor person from entering the orchard today."
68:25
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ
68:25
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
They set out early in the morning, thinking they had the power to prevent.
68:26
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
68:27
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
68:28
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
68:28
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
The more upright of the two said, "Did I not bid you to glorify God?"
68:29
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
68:29
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
They said, "Glory be to God, our Lord. We have surely done wrong."
68:30
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
68:31
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ
68:32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
68:32
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
May be our Lord will give us a better orchard in its stead; we turn to Him."
68:33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
68:33
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Such was their punishment, [in this life]. But the punishment of the life to come is much more severe, if only they knew it!
68:34
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
68:34
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Those who are mindful of their Lord will be rewarded with gardens of bliss.
68:35
أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
68:36
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
68:37
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
68:38
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
68:39
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
68:39
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Or do you have Our solemn oaths, binding upon Us till the Day of Resurrection, that you shall have whatever you yourselves decide?
68:40
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
68:41
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ
68:41
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Or have they other partners [besides God]? Let them bring forth their other partners, if what they say be true.
68:42
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
68:42
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
On the Day when the truth shall be laid bare, they will be called upon to prostrate themselves, but they will not be able to do so.
68:43
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ
68:43
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Their eyes will be cast down and they will be covered in shame; they were bidden to prostrate themselves, when they were safe and sound [but they did not obey].
68:44
فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
68:44
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
So leave to Me those who reject this message. We shall lead them step by step to their ruin, in ways beyond their ken.
68:45
وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
68:46
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
68:46
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Do you demand some recompense from them that would weigh them down with debt?
68:47
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
68:48
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
68:48
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Wait patiently for your Lord's judgement; do not be like the man who, having been swallowed by a whale, called out in distress.
68:49
لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
68:49
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
Had his Lord's grace not been bestowed upon him, he would have been cast away in disgrace upon that desolate shore.
68:50
فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
68:50
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
But his Lord chose him for His own and made him one of the righteous.
68:51
وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ
68:51
Wahiduddin Khan (English) :
When those who deny the truth hear the admonition, they would almost cause you to stumble with their evil eyes; and they say, "He is certainly mad."
68:52
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ