| | Rashad Khalifa rendition of Surah The Pen(al-Qalam)
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| 68:1 | | NuN, the pen, and what they (the people) write. |
| 68:2 | | You have attained a great blessing from your Lord; you are not crazy. |
| 68:3 | | You have attained a recompense that is well deserved. |
| 68:4 | | You are blessed with a great moral character. |
| 68:5 | | You will see, and they will see. |
| 68:6 | | Which of you are condemne |
| 68:7 | | Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided. |
| 68:8 | | Do not obey the rejectors. |
| 68:9 | | They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise. |
| 68:10 | | Do not obey every lowly swearer. |
| 68:11 | | A slanderer, a backbiter. |
| 68:12 | | Forbidder of charity, a transgressor, a sinner. |
| 68:13 | | Unappreciative, and greedy. |
| 68:14 | | Even though he possessed enough money and children. |
| 68:15 | | When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!" |
| 68:16 | | We will mark his face. |
| 68:17 | | We have tested them like we tested the owners of the garden who swore that they will harvest it in the morning. |
| 68:18 | | They were so absolutely sure. |
| 68:19 | | A passing (storm) from your Lord passed by it while they were asleep. |
| 68:20 | | By morning, it was barren. |
| 68:21 | | They called on each other in the morning. |
| 68:22 | | "Let us harvest the crop." |
| 68:23 | | On their way, they confided to each other. |
| 68:24 | | That from then on, none of them would be poor. |
| 68:25 | | They were so absolutely sure of their harvest. |
| 68:26 | | But when they saw it, they said, "We were so wrong! |
| 68:27 | | "Now, we have nothing!" |
| 68:28 | | The righteous among them said, "If only you had glorified (God)!" |
| 68:29 | | They said, "Glory be to our Lord. We have transgressed." |
| 68:30 | | They started to blame each other. |
| 68:31 | | They said, "Woe to us. We sinned. |
| 68:32 | | "May our Lord grant us a better one. We repent to our Lord." |
| 68:33 | | Such was the requital. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if they only knew. |
| 68:34 | | The righteous have deserved, at their Lord, gardens of bliss. |
| 68:35 | | Shall we treat the Submitters like the criminals? |
| 68:36 | | What is wrong with your logic? |
| 68:37 | | Do you have another book to uphold? |
| 68:38 | | In it, do you find anything you want? |
| 68:39 | | Or, have you received solemn assurances from us that grant you whatever you wish on the Day of Resurrection? |
| 68:40 | | Ask them, "Who guarantees this for you?" |
| 68:41 | | Do they have idols? Let their idols help them, if they are truthful. |
| 68:42 | | The day will come when they will be exposed, and they will be required to fall prostrate, but they will be unable to. |
| 68:43 | | With their eyes subdued, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to fall prostrate when they were whole and able. |
| 68:44 | | Therefore, let Me deal with those who reject this Hadith; we will lead them on whence they never perceive. |
| 68:45 | | I will give them enough rope; My scheming is formidable. |
| 68:46 | | Are you asking them for money, so they are burdened by the fine? |
| 68:47 | | Do they know the future? Do they have it recorded? |
| 68:48 | | You shall steadfastly persevere in carrying out the commands of your Lord. Do not be like (Jonah) who called from inside the fish. |
| 68:49 | | If it were not for his Lord's grace, he would have been ejected into the desert as a sinner. |
| 68:50 | | But his Lord blessed him, and made him righteous. |
| 68:51 | | Those who disbelieved show their ridicule in their eyes when they hear the message and say, "He is crazy!" |
| 68:52 | | It is in fact a message to the world. |
