English - Chapter 68 - Al-Qalam

By the pen, and what they write

thou, O Mohammed, through the grace of thy Lord, art not distracted

Verily there is prepared for thee an everlasting reward

For thou art of a noble disposition

Thou shalt see, and the infidels shall see

which of you are bereaved of your senses

Verily thy Lord well knoweth him who wandereth from his path; and He well knoweth those who are rightly directed

Wherefore obey not those who charge thee with imposture

They desire that thou shouldest be easy with them, and they will be easy with thee

But obey not any who is a common swearer, a despicable fellow

a defamer, going about with slander

who forbiddeth that which is good, who is also a transgressor, a wicked person

cruel, and besides this, of spurious birth

Although he be possessed of wealth and many children

When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients

We will stigmatize him on the nose

Verily We have tried the Meccans, as We formerly tried the owners of the garden; when they swore that they would gather the fruit thereof in the morning

and added not the exception, if it please God

Wherefore a surrounding destruction from thy Lord encompassed it, while they slept

and in the morning it became like a garden whose fruits had been gathered

And they called the one to the other as they rose in the morning, saying

Go out early to your plantation, if ye intend to gather the fruit thereof

So they went on, whispering to one another

no poor man shall enter the garden upon you, this day

And they went forth early, with a determined purpose

And when they saw the garden blasted and destroyed, they said, we have certainly mistaken our way

But when they found it to be their own garden, they cried, verily we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof

The worthier of them said, did I not say unto you, will ye not give praise unto God

They answered, praise be unto our Lord! Verily we have been unjust doers

And they began to blame one another

and they said, woe be unto us! Verily we have been transgressors

Peradventure our Lord will give us in exchange a better garden than this: And we earnestly beseech our Lord to pardon us

Thus is the chastisement of this life: But the chastisement of the next shall be more grievous; if they had known it, they would have taken heed

Verily for the pious are prepared, with their Lord, gardens of delight

Shall we deal with the Moslems, as with the wicked

What aileth you that ye judge thus

Have ye a book from heaven, wherein ye read

that ye are therein promised that which ye shall choose

Or have ye received oaths which shall be binding upon us to the day of resurrection, that ye shall enjoy what ye imagine

Ask them, which of them will be the voucher of this

Or have they companions who will vouch for them? Let them produce their companions, therefore, if they speak truth

Their looks shall be cast down: Ignominy shall attend them: For that they were invited to the worship of God, while they were in safety, but would not hear

Let Me alone, therefore, with him who accuseth this new revelation of imposture. We will lead them gradually to destruction, by ways which they know not

And I will bear with them for a long time; for my stratagem is effectual

Dost thou ask them any reward for thy preaching? But they are laden with debts

Are the secrets of futurity with them; and do they transcribe the same from the table of God's decrees

Wherefore patiently wait the judgment of thy Lord: And be not like him who was swallowed by the fish; when he cried unto God, being inwardly vexed

Had not grace from his Lord reached him, he had surely been cast forth on the naked shore, covered with shame

But his Lord chose him, and made him one of the righteous

It wanteth little but that the unbelievers strike thee down with their malicious looks, when they hear the admonition of the Koran; and they say, he is certainly distracted

But it is no other than an admonition unto all creatures