Al-Qalam · Ayah 1
نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Nūn.[1724] By the pen and what they inscribe,
Translator's notes
[1724] See footnote to 2:1.
Quran 68:1 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
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Surah Al-Qalam
The Pen · 52 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 29 · Page 564
سورة القلم
Surah Al-Qalam
Surah Al-Qalam is chapter 68 of the Quran, with 52 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 29, on page 564 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Pen”, and it was the 2th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Al-Qalam · Ayah 2
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
Quran 68:2 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 3
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
Quran 68:3 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
Quran 68:4 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 5
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
So you will see and they will see
Quran 68:5 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 6
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
Quran 68:6 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 7
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
Quran 68:7 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 8
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then do not obey the deniers.
Quran 68:8 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 9
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
Quran 68:9 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 10
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
Quran 68:10 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 11
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
Quran 68:11 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 12
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Quran 68:12 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 13
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.[1725]
Translator's notes
[1725] i.e., claiming a particular lineage falsely. The description given in these verses is of al-Waleed bin al-Mugheerah (see also 74:11-25) or possibly, as asserted by Ibn Katheer, al-Akhnas bin Shurayq.
Quran 68:13 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 14
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
Quran 68:14 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 15
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Quran 68:15 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ
We will brand him upon the snout.[1726]
Translator's notes
[1726] Literally, "trunk," meaning the nose of an elephant or pig.
Quran 68:16 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 17
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ
Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
Quran 68:17 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 18
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ
Without making exception.[1727]
Translator's notes
[1727] i.e., without conceding that nothing can be accomplished unless Allāh wills, saying, "...if Allāh wills" ("in-shā’-Allāh"). See 18:23-24.
Quran 68:18 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 19
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
Quran 68:19 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 20
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ
And it became as though reaped.
Quran 68:20 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 21
فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ
And they called one another at morning,
Quran 68:21 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 22
أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰرِمِينَ
[Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
Quran 68:22 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 23
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
Quran 68:23 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 24
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
Quran 68:24 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 25
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَٰدِرِينَ
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.[1728]
Translator's notes
[1728] To carry out their plan, confident of their ability.
Quran 68:25 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 26
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
Quran 68:26 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 27
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."
Quran 68:27 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 28
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"[1729]
Translator's notes
[1729] i.e., remember or mention Him by saying, "...if Allāh wills." An additional meaning is "praise" or "thank" Him for His bounty.
Quran 68:28 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 29
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Quran 68:29 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 30
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
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Al-Qalam · Ayah 31
قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
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Al-Qalam · Ayah 32
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."[1730]
Translator's notes
[1730] Of His mercy, forgiveness and bounty.
Quran 68:32 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Quran 68:33 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 34
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
Quran 68:34 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 35
أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
Quran 68:35 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 36
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
Quran 68:36 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 37
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
Quran 68:37 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 38
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
Quran 68:38 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 39
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
Quran 68:39 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 40
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
Quran 68:40 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 41
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Or do they have partners?[1731] Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
Translator's notes
[1731] i.e., those to whom they attribute divinity other than Allāh or partners from among themselves.
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Al-Qalam · Ayah 42
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
The Day the shin will be uncovered[1732] and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
Translator's notes
[1732] i.e., when everyone will find before him great difficulty. In accordance with authentic ḥadīths, "the shin" might also refer to that of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā), before which every believer will prostrate on the Day of Judgement. See footnote to 2:19.
Quran 68:42 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 43
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.[1733]
Translator's notes
[1733] During worldly life.
Quran 68:43 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 44
فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
So leave Me, [O Muḥammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies this statement [i.e., the Qur’ān]. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.[1734]
Translator's notes
[1734] Allāh will increase His favors to them in this world by way of trial, whereby they will sink deeper into sin and thus into destruction.
Quran 68:44 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 45
وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ
And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
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Al-Qalam · Ayah 46
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Quran 68:46 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 47
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
Quran 68:47 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 48
فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muḥammad], and be not like the companion of the fish [i.e., Jonah] when he called out while he was distressed.
Quran 68:48 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 49
لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.[1735]
Translator's notes
[1735] But instead, Allāh accepted his repentance and provided means for his recovery. See 37:139-148.
Quran 68:49 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 50
فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
Quran 68:50 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 51
وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ
And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes [i.e., looks] when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
Quran 68:51 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Al-Qalam · Ayah 52
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Quran 68:52 (Al-Qalam) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)
Frequently asked questions
How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Qalam?
52 ayahs. Al-Qalam is chapter 68 and was revealed in Makkah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Qalam in?
Juz 29. Its first ayah is on page 564 of the Madinah mushaf.
What does the name Al-Qalam mean?
The name Al-Qalam means “The Pen”.
Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?
The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.
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Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
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Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
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Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0