Surah Al-Qalam 68:34–52

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Surah 68 · Ruku 2 of 2 · ayahs 34–52 · Juz 29 · pages 565–566 · Makki

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Al-Qalam 68:34

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿34﴾

Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2For the righteousلِلْمُتَّقِينَlilmuttaqinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُتَّقِينَRighteous
3Withعِنْدَ'indaI
4Their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
5Are gardensجَنَّاتِjannatiI
6Of delightالنَّعِيمِl-na'imiIالthe+نَعِيمِOf delight

Al-Qalam 68:35

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿35﴾

Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?

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1Then will we treatأَفَنَجْعَلُafanaj'aluCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+نَجْعَلُWill we treat
2The muslimsالْمُسْلِمِينَl-musliminaIالthe+مُسْلِمِينَMuslims
3Like the criminalsكَالْمُجْرِمِينَkal-mujriminaCBIP+Nكَlike+الthe+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals

Al-Qalam 68:36

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿36﴾

What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?

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1WhatمَاmaI
2Is for youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3HowكَيْفَkayfaH
4Do you judgeتَحْكُمُونَtahkumunaF

Al-Qalam 68:37

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ﴿37﴾

Or do you have a scripture in which you learn

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1OrأَمْamH
2Is for youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3A BookكِتَابٌkitabunI
4WhereinفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيWherein+هِhim / his / it
5You learnتَدْرُسُونَtadrusunaF

Al-Qalam 68:38

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ﴿38﴾

That indeed for you is whatever you choose?

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3In itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
4WhatلَمَاlamaCBILAM+RELلَfor / to+مَاWhat
5You chooseتَخَيَّرُونَtakhayyarunaF

Al-Qalam 68:39

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿39﴾

Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?

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1OrأَمْamH
2For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3OathsأَيْمَانٌaymanunI
4Fromعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFrom+نَاus / our
5ReachingبَالِغَةٌbalighatunI
6ToإِلَىilaH
7The dayيَوْمِyawmiI
8Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
9IndeedإِنَّinnaH
10For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
11Is whatلَمَاlamaCBILAM+RELلَfor / to+مَاIs what
12You judgeتَحْكُمُونَtahkumunaF

Al-Qalam 68:40

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ﴿40﴾

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.

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1Ask themسَلْهُمْsalhumCBFV+PRONATTسَلْAsk+هُمْthem / their
2Which of themأَيُّهُمْayyuhumCBIINTG+PRONATTأَيُّWhich of+هُمْthem / their
3For thatبِذَلِكَbidhalikaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+ذَلِكَFor that
4Is responsibleزَعِيمٌza'imunI

Al-Qalam 68:41

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿41﴾

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.

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1OrأَمْamH
2Are for themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
3Partnersشُرَكَاءُshuraka'uI
4Then let them bringفَلْيَأْتُواfalya'tuCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَأْتُواLet them bring
5Their partnersبِشُرَكَائِهِمْbishuraka'ihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+شُرَكَائِTheir partners+هِمْthem / their
6IfإِنْinH
7They areكَانُواkanuF
8TruthfulصَادِقِينَsadiqinaI

Al-Qalam 68:42

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ﴿42﴾

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,

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1The dayيَوْمَyawmaI
2Will be uncoveredيُكْشَفُyukshafuF
3Fromعَنْ'anH
4The shinسَاقٍsaqinI
5And they will be calledوَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'awnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُدْعَوْنَThey will be called
6ToإِلَىilaH
7Prostrateالسُّجُودِl-sujudiIالthe+سُجُودِProstrate
8But notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاBut not
9They will be ableيَسْتَطِيعُونَyastati'unaF

Al-Qalam 68:43

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.

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1Humbledخَاشِعَةًkhashi'atanI
2Their eyesأَبْصَارُهُمْabsaruhumCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارُTheir eyes+هُمْthem / their
3Will cover themتَرْهَقُهُمْtarhaquhumCBFV+PRONATTتَرْهَقُWill cover+هُمْthem / their
4HumiliationذِلَّةٌdhillatunI
5And indeedوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْIndeed
6They wereكَانُواkanuF
7Calledيُدْعَوْنَyud'awnaF
8ToإِلَىilaH
9Prostrateالسُّجُودِl-sujudiIالthe+سُجُودِProstrate
10While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
11Were soundسَالِمُونَsalimunaI

Al-Qalam 68:44

فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿44﴾

So leave Me, [O Muhammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies the Qur'an. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.

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1So leave meفَذَرْنِيfadharniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ذَرْLeave+نِيme
2And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever
3DeniesيُكَذِّبُyukadhibuF
4ThisبِهَذَاbihadhaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+هَذَاThis
5Statementالْحَدِيثِl-hadithiIالthe+حَدِيثِStatement
6We will progressively lead themسَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْsanastadrijuhumCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+نَسْتَدْرِجُWe will progressively lead+هُمْthem / their
7FromمِنْminH
8WhereحَيْثُhaythuI
9NotلَاlaH
10They knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

Al-Qalam 68:45

وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ ﴿45﴾

And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.

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1And i will give respiteوَأُمْلِيwa-umliCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُمْلِيI will give respite
2To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
3IndeedإِنَّinnaH
4MyكَيْدِيkaydiI
5Is firmمَتِينٌmatinunI

Al-Qalam 68:46

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ ﴿46﴾

Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?

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1OrأَمْamH
2You ask themتَسْأَلُهُمْtas'aluhumCBFV+PRONATTتَسْأَلُYou ask+هُمْthem / their
3A paymentأَجْرًاajranI
4So theyفَهُمْfahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJفَso / then+هُمْThey
5FromمِنْminH
6The debtمَغْرَمٍmaghraminI
7Are burdenedمُثْقَلُونَmuthqalunaI

Al-Qalam 68:47

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ﴿47﴾

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

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1OrأَمْamH
2Is with themعِنْدَهُمُ'indahumuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَIs with+هُمُthem / their
3The unseenالْغَيْبُl-ghaybuIالthe+غَيْبُUnseen
4So theyفَهُمْfahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJفَso / then+هُمْThey
5Write itيَكْتُبُونَyaktubunaF

Al-Qalam 68:48

فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ﴿48﴾

Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muhammad], and be not like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed.

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1So be patientفَاصْبِرْfa-isbirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اصْبِرْBe patient
2For the decisionلِحُكْمِlihukmiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+حُكْمِThe decision
3Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your
4And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
5BeتَكُنْtakunF
6Like the companionكَصَاحِبِkasahibiCBIP+Nكَlike+صَاحِبِThe companion
7Of the fishالْحُوتِl-hutiIالthe+حُوتِOf the fish
8WhenإِذْidhI
9He called outنَادَىnadaF
10While heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَWhile he
11Was distressedمَكْظُومٌmakzumunI

Al-Qalam 68:49

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ﴿49﴾

If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

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1If notلَوْلَاlawlaH
2ThatأَنْanH
3Overtook himتَدَارَكَهُtadarakahuCBFV+PRONATTتَدَارَكَOvertook+هُhim / his / it
4A favorنِعْمَةٌni'matunI
5FromمِنْminH
6His LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it
7Surely he would have beenلَنُبِذَlanubidhaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+نُبِذَSurely he would have been
8Onto the naked shoreبِالْعَرَاءِbil-'ara'iCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَرَاءِOnto the naked shore
9While heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَWhile he
10Was blamedمَذْمُومٌmadhmumunI

Al-Qalam 68:50

فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿50﴾

And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

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1But chose himفَاجْتَبَاهُfa-ijtabahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اجْتَبَاBut chose+هُhim / his / it
2His LordرَبُّهُrabbuhuCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it
3And made himفَجَعَلَهُfaja'alahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَعَلَAnd made+هُhim / his / it
4OfمِنَminaH
5The righteousالصَّالِحِينَl-salihinaIالthe+صَالِحِينَRighteous

Al-Qalam 68:51

وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ ﴿51﴾

And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."

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1And indeedوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+إِنْIndeed
2Would almostيَكَادُyakaduF
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF
5Surely make you slipلَيُزْلِقُونَكَlayuzliqunakaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+يُزْلِقُونَSurely make you slip+كَyou / your
6With their lookبِأَبْصَارِهِمْbi-absarihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَبْصَارِTheir look+هِمْthem / their
7WhenلَمَّاlammaI
8They hearسَمِعُواsami'uF
9The messageالذِّكْرَl-dhikraIالthe+ذِكْرَMessage
10And they sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say
11Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
12Is surely madلَمَجْنُونٌlamajnununCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مَجْنُونٌIs surely mad

Al-Qalam 68:52

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿52﴾

But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2It isهُوَhuwaI
3ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
4A reminderذِكْرٌdhikrunI
5To the worldsلِلْعَالَمِينَlil'alaminaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+عَالَمِينَWorlds

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