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القلم
Al-Qalam
The Pen
Surah-68 | Ayahs-52
Before reciting Holy Quran

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

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نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon

Nun. By the Pen and what they write:

Holy Quran 68:1

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مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

Maa anta bini'mati Rabbika bimajnoon

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

Holy Quran 68:2

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وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ

Wa inna laka la ajran ghaira mamnoon

and yours indeed will be an everlasting reward,

Holy Quran 68:3

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وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

Wa innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem

and indeed you possess a great character.

Holy Quran 68:4

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فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

Fasatubsiru wa yubsiroon

You will see and they will see,

Holy Quran 68:5

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بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

Bi ayyikumul maftoon

which one of you is crazy.

Holy Quran 68:6

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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

Innaa Rabbaka Huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen

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

Holy Quran 68:7

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فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Falaa tuti'il mukazzibeen

So do not obey the deniers,

Holy Quran 68:8

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وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon

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

Holy Quran 68:9

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وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

Wa laa tuti' kulla hallaa fim maheen

And do not obey any vile swearer,

Holy Quran 68:10

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هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ

Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

scandal-monger, talebearer,

Holy Quran 68:11

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مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

Mannaa'il lilkhairi mu'tadin aseem

hinderer of all good, sinful transgressor,

Holy Quran 68:12

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عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

'Utullim ba'da zaalika zaneem

callous and, on top of that, baseborn

Holy Quran 68:13

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أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

An kaana zaa maalinw-wa baneen

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

Holy Quran 68:14

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إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Izaa tutlaa 'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen

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

Holy Quran 68:15

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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

Sanasimuhoo 'alal khurtoom

Soon We shall brand him on his snout.

Holy Quran 68:16

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إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen

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

Holy Quran 68:17

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وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

Wa laa yastasnoon

and they did not make any exception.

Holy Quran 68:18

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فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

Fataafa 'alaihaa taaa'i fum mir rabbika wa hum naaa'imoon

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

Holy Quran 68:19

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فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

Fa asbahat kassareem

So, by dawn it was like a harvested field.

Holy Quran 68:20

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فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

Fatanaadaw musbiheen

At dawn they called out to one another,

Holy Quran 68:21

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أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ

Anighdoo 'alaa harsikum in kuntum saarimeen

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

Holy Quran 68:22

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فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

Fantalaqoo wa hum yatakhaafatoon

So off they went, murmuring to one another:

Holy Quran 68:23

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أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

Al laa yadkhulannahal yawma 'alaikum miskeen

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

Holy Quran 68:24

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وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ

Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen

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

Holy Quran 68:25

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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

Falammaa ra awhaa qaalooo innaa ladaaalloon

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

Holy Quran 68:26

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بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

Bal nahnu mahroomoon

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

Holy Quran 68:27

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قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Qaala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum law laa tusabbihoon

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

Holy Quran 68:28

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قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen

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

Holy Quran 68:29

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فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'diny yatalaawamoon

Then they turned to one another, blaming each other.

Holy Quran 68:30

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قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ

Qaaloo yaa wailanaaa innaa kunnaa taagheen

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

Holy Quran 68:31

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عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

'Asaa rabbunaaa any yubdilanaa khairam minhaaa innaaa ilaa rabbinaa raaghiboon

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

Holy Quran 68:32

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كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Kazaalikal azaab, wa la'azaabul aakhirati akbar; law kaanoo ya'lamoon

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

Holy Quran 68:33

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إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Inna lilmuttaqeena 'inda rabbihim jannaatin na'eem

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

Holy Quran 68:34

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أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Afanaj'alul muslimeena kalmujrimeen

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

Holy Quran 68:35

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مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

Maa lakum kaifa tahhkumoon

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

Holy Quran 68:36

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أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ

Am lakum kitaabun feehi tadrusoon

Do you possess a scripture in which you read

Holy Quran 68:37

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إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

Inna lakum feehi lamaa takhaiyaroon

that you shall have in it whatever you choose?

Holy Quran 68:38

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أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ

Am lakum aymaanun 'alainaa baalighatun ilaa yawmil qiyaamati inna lakum lamaa tahkumoon

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

Holy Quran 68:39

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سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Salhum ayyuhum bizaa lika za'eem

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

Holy Quran 68:40

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أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Am lahum shurakaaa'u falyaatoo bishurakaaa 'ihim in kaanoo saadiqeen

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

Holy Quran 68:41

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يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

Yawma yukshafu 'am saaqinw wa yud'awna ilas sujoodi falaa yastatee'oon

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

Holy Quran 68:42

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خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ

Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillatunw wa qad kaanoo yud'awna ilassujoodi wa hum saalimoon

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.

Holy Quran 68:43

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فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Fazarnee wa many yukazzibu bihaazal hadeesi sanastad rijuhum min haisu laa ya'lamoon

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

Holy Quran 68:44

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وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ

Wa umlee lahum; inna kaidee mateen

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

Holy Quran 68:45

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أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

Am tas'aluhum ajran fahum mim maghramim musqaloon

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

Holy Quran 68:46

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أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon

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

Holy Quran 68:47

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فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

Fasbir lihkmi rabbika wa laa takun kasaahibil boot; iz naadaa wa huwa makzoom

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.

Holy Quran 68:48

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لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

Law laaa an tadaara kahoo ni'matum mir rabbihee lanubiza bil'araaa'i wa huwa mazmoom

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.

Holy Quran 68:49

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فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

Fajtabaahu rabbuhoo faja'alahoo minas saaliheen

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

Holy Quran 68:50

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وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Wa iny-yakaadul lazeena kafaroo la-yuzliqoonaka biabsaarihim lammaa saml'uz-Zikra wa yaqooloona innahoo lamajnoon

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

Holy Quran 68:51

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وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Wa maa huwa illaa zikrul lil'aalameen

Yet it is just a reminder for all the nations.

Holy Quran 68:52