- 68:1
- Nun! (Allah swears by) the pen and whatever they, (the angels), write
- 68:2
- (Oh prophet), you are not, by the grace of your Lord, a mad man
- 68:3
- In fact, you certainly have a perpetual and ever lasting reward (with your Lord)
- 68:4
- Indeed, you certainly bear the highest moral character
- 68:5
- Soon you will see, and so shall they
- 68:6
- Who is deranged _ (you or they)
- 68:7
- Indeed, your Lord knows well who has strayed from His path; and He (also) knows those who are the rightly guided
- 68:8
- Do not yield to those who have denied the truth
- 68:9
- They would love it if you make concessions (and compromise the truth somewhat). They too, would then give in (some)
- 68:10
- And do not obey the contemptible oath-monger
- 68:11
- The abusive mudslinger, who throws insults around (all the time)
- 68:12
- The one who prohibits the good, trespasses and defiantly indulges in sinful acts
- 68:13
- Ignoble and greedy, in short, despised
- 68:14
- (He acts that way), because he is wealthy and has (many) children
- 68:15
- When Our verses are recited to him, he remarks, "(Legends)! Tales of the earlier folks!"
- 68:16
- Very soon, We will (burn and) brand his snout
- 68:17
- Indeed, We have put them through a test, just as We tested the owners of an orchard. They swore to pick its fruit the next morning
- 68:18
- They allowed no exception, (They did not say, "If Allah pleases")
- 68:19
- So, while they slept, a calamity from their Lord visited that orchard (and destroyed it completely)
- 68:20
- By the morning, it looked bare, as if it had already been picked clean
- 68:21
- At daybreak they called each other
- 68:22
- "Proceed to your field early in the morning, if you want to pick the fruit (today)."
- 68:23
- So they departed, muttering to each other
- 68:24
- "Today, do not let the poor and the needy enter the orchard and pester you (for alms)."
- 68:25
- With that resolve, and certain (in their minds) that they had the means (to harvest), they left in the morning
- 68:26
- When they saw their orchard, they (failed to recognize it, and) cried out, "We have surely lost our way."
- 68:27
- "No! Rather, we have been deprived!"
- 68:28
- The moderate one among them said, "Did I not tell you? Why did you not chant (your Lord´s) praises?"
- 68:29
- They said, "Exalted is our Lord. In fact, we were the wrongdoers!"
- 68:30
- Then they turned around, and began blaming each other
- 68:31
- They said, "Indeed, we had certainly acted arrogantly."
- 68:32
- "Hopefully, our Lord will grant us something better in its place. Of course, we do turn to our Lord for forgiveness."
- 68:33
- Such is the punishment (in this life), but the torment of the afterlife is far greater, if they only knew
- 68:34
- For the righteous, there exist with their Lord the blessings filled gardens
- 68:35
- Are We to treat the obedient ones the same as the criminals
- 68:36
- What is wrong with you? How do you draw your conclusions
- 68:37
- Or did you learn it from your scriptures
- 68:38
- That you shall have whatever you prefer
- 68:39
- Or, do you hold a binding contract over Us till the day of Resurrection, (guaranteeing) that whatever you order shall be yours
- 68:40
- Ask them. Who amongst them can claim that
- 68:41
- Or, do they have (other gods as Allah´s) partners (offering them such a guarantee)? Let them produce these partners if they are truthful
- 68:42
- They would be asked to prostrate (before Allah) on that day when the reality is laid bare. But (that day), they shall find themselves unable (to prostrate)
- 68:43
- Downcast would be their eyes (in shame); disgrace shall overwhelm them. They were asked to prostrate in this life, when they were sound and solid
- 68:44
- So let Me handle (all) those who reject this Qur´an. Gradually, We would lead them (into Hell), by means they would seldom perceive
- 68:45
- I will let them have a little respite. My scheme is a cinch _ (airtight and foolproof)
- 68:46
- Or, do you ask them for a fee (or a reward)? Are they laboring under the burden (of such a demand)
- 68:47
- Or, do they have the knowledge of the unseen so they may write (their own fate)
- 68:48
- So, wait patiently for your Lord´s decree. Do not act like the man of the fish, (the prophet Jonah), when he called (his Lord), choked with grief
- 68:49
- (In the fish he would still be), had the mercy of your Lord not reached him. He was tossed on the bare (and barren) beach _ censured (and chastised)
- 68:50
- Eventually, his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous ones
- 68:51
- The unbelievers look at you with aversion (and animosity), and they almost trip you up with their eyes. They hear this reminder, the Qur´an, and say, "He is really a man possessed."
- 68:52
- Although it is (nothing but) a reminder for the whole world
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