نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ﴿1﴾
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
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← read from right to left2By the penوَالْقَلَمِwal-qalamiCBIP+Nوَand+الthe+قَلَمِBy the pen 4They writeيَسْطُرُونَyasturunaF مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ ﴿2﴾
You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
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← read from right to left3By the graceبِنِعْمَةِbini'matiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+نِعْمَةِThe grace 4Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your 5A madmanبِمَجْنُونٍbimajnuninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَجْنُونٍA madman وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿3﴾
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
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← read from right to left1And indeedوَإِنَّwa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+إِنَّIndeed 3Surely is a rewardلَأَجْرًاla-ajranCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+أَجْرًاSurely is a reward وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿4﴾
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
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← read from right to left2Surely areلَعَلَىla'alaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+عَلَىSurely are 3Of a moral characterخُلُقٍkhuluqinI فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ﴿5﴾
So you will see and they will see
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← read from right to left1So you will seeفَسَتُبْصِرُfasatubsiruCBFCONJ+FUT+Vفَso / then+سَwill+تُبْصِرُYou will see 2And they will seeوَيُبْصِرُونَwayubsirunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُبْصِرُونَThey will see بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ ﴿6﴾
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
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← read from right to left1Which of youبِأَيِّكُمُbi-ayyikumuCBIP+INTG+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَيِّWhich of+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 2Is the afflicted oneالْمَفْتُونُl-maftunuIالthe+مَفْتُونُIs the afflicted one إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿7﴾
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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← read from right to left2Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your 4Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 5Of he whoبِمَنْbimanCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَنْOf he who 8His wayسَبِيلِهِsabilihiCBIN+PRONATTسَبِيلِHis way+هِhim / his / it 10Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 11Of the guided onesبِالْمُهْتَدِينَbil-muhtadinaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مُهْتَدِينَOf the guided ones فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿8﴾
Then do not obey the deniers.
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← read from right to left1So do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not 3The deniersالْمُكَذِّبِينَl-mukadhibinaIالthe+مُكَذِّبِينَDeniers وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ﴿9﴾
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
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← read from right to left3You should compromiseتُدْهِنُtudhinuF 4So they would compromiseفَيُدْهِنُونَfayudhinunaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يُدْهِنُونَThey would compromise وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ﴿10﴾
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
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← read from right to left4Habitual swearerحَلَّافٍhallafinI 5WorthlessمَهِينٍmahininI هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ ﴿11﴾
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
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← read from right to left1DefamerهَمَّازٍhammazinI 2Going aboutمَشَّاءٍmasha'inI 3With malicious gossipبِنَمِيمٍbinamiminCBIP+Nبِwith / in+نَمِيمٍMalicious gossip مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿12﴾
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
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← read from right to left1A preventerمَنَّاعٍmanna'inI 2Of the goodلِلْخَيْرِlilkhayriCBIP+Nلِلfor the+خَيْرِOf the good 3Transgressorمُعْتَدٍmu'tadinI عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ﴿13﴾
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
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← read from right to left4Utterly uselessزَنِيمٍzaniminI أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ﴿14﴾
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
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← read from right to left5And childrenوَبَنِينَwabaninaCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَنِينَChildren إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿15﴾
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
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← read from right to left2Are recitedتُتْلَىtutlaF 3To himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 4Our versesآيَاتُنَاayatunaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتُOur verses+نَاus / our 6StoriesأَسَاطِيرُasatiruI 7Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ﴿16﴾
We will brand him upon the snout.
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← read from right to left1We will brand himسَنَسِمُهُsanasimuhuCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+نَسِمُWe will brand+هُhim / his / it 3The snoutالْخُرْطُومِl-khurtumiIالthe+خُرْطُومِSnout إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿17﴾
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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← read from right to left2Have tried themبَلَوْنَاهُمْbalawnahumCBFV+PRONATTبَلَوْنَاHave tried+هُمْthem / their 4We triedبَلَوْنَاbalawnaF 5The companionsأَصْحَابَashabaI 6Of the gardenالْجَنَّةِl-janatiIالthe+جَنَّةِOf the garden 8They sworeأَقْسَمُواaqsamuF 9To pluck itsلَيَصْرِمُنَّهَاlayasrimunnahaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يَصْرِمُPluck its+نَّemphasis+هَاher / it / its 10In the morningمُصْبِحِينَmusbihinaI وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ﴿18﴾
Without making exception.
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← read from right to left2Making exceptionيَسْتَثْنُونَyastathnunaF فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿19﴾
So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
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← read from right to left1So there cameفَطَافَfatafaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+طَافَThere came 2Upon itعَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هَاher / it / its 3A visitationطَائِفٌta'ifunI 5Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 7Were asleepنَائِمُونَna'imunaI فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ﴿20﴾
And it became as though reaped.
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← read from right to left1So it becameفَأَصْبَحَتْfa-asbahatCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحَتْIt became 2As if reapedكَالصَّرِيمِkal-sarimiCBIP+Nكَlike+الthe+صَرِيمِIf reaped فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿21﴾
And they called one another at morning,
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← read from right to left1And they called one anotherفَتَنَادَوْاfatanadawCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَنَادَوْاAnd they called one another 2At morningمُصْبِحِينَmusbihinaI أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ ﴿22﴾
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
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← read from right to left4Your cropحَرْثِكُمْharthikumCBIN+PRONATTحَرْثِYour crop+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6You wouldكُنْتُمْkuntumF 7Pluck the fruitصَارِمِينَsariminaI فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ ﴿23﴾
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
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← read from right to left1So they wentفَانْطَلَقُواfa-intalaquCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْطَلَقُواThey went 3Lowered their voicesيَتَخَافَتُونَyatakhafatunaF أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ﴿24﴾
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
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← read from right to left3Will enter itيَدْخُلَنَّهَاyadkhulannahaCBFV+PRONATTيَدْخُلَنَّWill enter+هَاher / it / its 4Todayالْيَوْمَl-yawmaIالthe+يَوْمَToday 5Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6Any poor personمِسْكِينٌmiskinunI وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ ﴿25﴾
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
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← read from right to left1And they went earlyوَغَدَوْاwaghadawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+غَدَوْاThey went early 3DeterminationحَرْدٍhardinI فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿26﴾
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
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← read from right to left1But whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when 2They saw itرَأَوْهَاra'awhaCBFV+PRONATTرَأَوْThey saw+هَاher / it / its 5Are surely lostلَضَالُّونَladallunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+ضَالُّونَAre surely lost بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ﴿27﴾
Rather, we have been deprived."
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← read from right to left3Are deprivedمَحْرُومُونَmahrumunaI قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿28﴾
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
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← read from right to left2The most moderate of themأَوْسَطُهُمْawsatuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَوْسَطُThe most moderate of+هُمْthem / their 3Did notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot 5YouلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7You glorify AllahتُسَبِّحُونَtusabbihunaF قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
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← read from right to left2Glory beسُبْحَانَsubhanaI 3To our LordرَبِّنَاrabbinaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTo our Lord+نَاus / our 6WrongdoersظَالِمِينَzaliminaI فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ ﴿30﴾
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
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← read from right to left1Then approachedفَأَقْبَلَfa-aqbalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَقْبَلَApproached 2Some of themبَعْضُهُمْba'duhumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُSome of+هُمْthem / their 5Blaming each otherيَتَلَاوَمُونَyatalawamunaF قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ ﴿31﴾
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
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← read from right to left2O woe to usيَاوَيْلَنَاyawaylanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاوَيْلَO woe to+نَاus / our 5TransgressorsطَاغِينَtaghinaI عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ﴿32﴾
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
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← read from right to left2Our LordرَبُّنَاrabbunaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّOur Lord+نَاus / our 4Will substitute for usيُبْدِلَنَاyubdilanaCBFV+PRONATTيُبْدِلَWill substitute for+نَاus / our 6Than itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThan+هَاher / it / its 9Our LordرَبِّنَاrabbinaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOur Lord+نَاus / our 10Turn devoutlyرَاغِبُونَraghibunaI كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿33﴾
Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
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← read from right to left1SuchكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَSuch 2Is the punishmentالْعَذَابُl-'adhabuIالthe+عَذَابُIs the punishment 3And surely the punishmentوَلَعَذَابُwala'adhabuCBICONJ+LAM+Nوَand+لَfor / to+عَذَابُSurely the punishment 4Of the Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِOf the Hereafter 5Is greaterأَكْبَرُakbaruI 8Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
