Surah Al Qalam Translation

68.0

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

68.1

نٓ وَ الْقَلَمِ وَ مَا یَسْطُرُوْنَۙ (1)

Noon. (This is an individual letter of the Arabic alphabet; Allah and His Messenger know its exact meaning.) By the oath of the pen and of what it has written.

68.2

مَاۤ اَنْتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُوْنٍۚ (2)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

With the Benevolence of your Lord, (O Beloved) you are not insane.

68.3

وَ اِنَّ لَكَ لَاَجْرًا غَیْرَ مَمْنُوْنٍۚ (3)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And definitely for you is everlasting reward.

68.4

وَ اِنَّكَ لَعَلٰى خُلُقٍ عَظِیْمٍ(4)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

And (O Beloved), your (excellent) character is undoubtedly of a superb standard.

68.5

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَ یُبْصِرُوْنَۙ (5)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

So, very soon you (O Beloved) will see and they too will see.

68.6

بِاَیِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُوْنُ(6)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

That who amongst you was insane.

68.7

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَبِیْلِهٖ۪-وَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِیْنَ(7)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Indeed, your Lord knows well those who have strayed from His path, and He knows well those who are upon the path (of guidance).

68.8

فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ(8)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

Therefore, do not listen to those who belie.

68.9

وَدُّوْا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَیُدْهِنُوْنَ(9)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

They are wishing this that in some way you may soften (i.e. compromise on religious issues) so they too might soften their stand.

Surah Al Qalam Translation

سورة القلم