نٓ Nun ۚ   وَٱلْقَلَمِ By the pen وَمَا and what يَسْطُرُونَ they write

مَآ Not أَنتَ you (are) بِنِعْمَةِ by (the) Grace رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord بِمَجْنُونٍ a madman

وَإِنَّ And indeed لَكَ for you لَأَجْرًا surely (is) a reward غَيْرَ without مَمْنُونٍ end

وَإِنَّكَ And indeed, you لَعَلَىٰ surely (are) خُلُقٍ (of) a moral character عَظِيمٍ great

فَسَتُبْصِرُ So you will see وَيُبْصِرُونَ and they will see

بِأَييِّكُمُ Which of you ٱلْمَفْتُونُ (is) the afflicted one

إِنَّ Indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِمَن of (he) who ضَلَّ has strayed عَن from سَبِيلِهِۦ His way وَهُوَ and He أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ of the guided ones

فَلَا So (do) not تُطِعِ obey ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ the deniers

وَدُّوا۟ They wish لَوْ that تُدْهِنُ you should compromise فَيُدْهِنُونَ so they would compromise

وَلَا And (do) not تُطِعْ obey كُلَّ every حَلَّافٍ habitual swearer مَّهِينٍ worthless

هَمَّازٍ Defamer مَّشَّآءٍۭ going about بِنَمِيمٍ with malicious gossip

مَّنَّاعٍ A preventer لِّلْخَيْرِ of (the) good مُعْتَدٍ transgressor أَثِيمٍ sinful

عُتُلٍّۭ Cruel بَعْدَ after ذَٰلِكَ (all) that زَنِيمٍ utterly useless

أَن Because كَانَ (he) is ذَا a possessor مَالٍ (of) wealth وَبَنِينَ and children

إِذَا When تُتْلَىٰ are recited عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses قَالَ he says أَسَـٰطِيرُ Stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people)

سَنَسِمُهُۥ We will brand him عَلَى on ٱلْخُرْطُومِ the snout

إِنَّا Indeed, We بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ have tried them كَمَا as بَلَوْنَآ We tried أَصْحَـٰبَ (the) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) the garden إِذْ when أَقْسَمُوا۟ they swore لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا to pluck its fruit مُصْبِحِينَ (in the) morning

وَلَا And not يَسْتَثْنُونَ making exception

فَطَافَ So there came عَلَيْهَا upon it طَآئِفٌ a visitation مِّن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord وَهُمْ while they نَآئِمُونَ were asleep

فَأَصْبَحَتْ So it became كَٱلصَّرِيمِ as if reaped

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ And they called one another مُصْبِحِينَ (at) morning

أَنِ That ٱغْدُوا۟ Go early عَلَىٰ to حَرْثِكُمْ your crop إِن if كُنتُمْ you would صَـٰرِمِينَ pluck (the) fruit

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ So they went وَهُمْ while they يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ lowered (their) voices

أَن That لَّا Not يَدْخُلَنَّهَا will enter it ٱلْيَوْمَ today عَلَيْكُم upon you مِّسْكِينٌ any poor person

وَغَدَوْا۟ And they went early عَلَىٰ with حَرْدٍ determination قَـٰدِرِينَ able

فَلَمَّا But when رَأَوْهَا they saw it قَالُوٓا۟ they said إِنَّا Indeed, we لَضَآلُّونَ (are) surely lost

بَلْ Nay نَحْنُ We مَحْرُومُونَ (are) deprived

قَالَ Said أَوْسَطُهُمْ (the) most moderate of them أَلَمْ Did not أَقُل I tell لَّكُمْ you لَوْلَا 'Why not تُسَبِّحُونَ you glorify (Allah)?'

قَالُوا۟ They said سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be رَبِّنَآ (to) our Lord إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا [we] were ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers

فَأَقْبَلَ Then approached بَعْضُهُمْ some of them عَلَىٰ to بَعْضٍ others يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ blaming each other

قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ O woe to us إِنَّا Indeed, we كُنَّا [we] were طَـٰغِينَ transgressors

عَسَىٰ Perhaps رَبُّنَآ our Lord أَن [that] يُبْدِلَنَا will substitute for us خَيْرًا a better مِّنْهَآ than it إِنَّآ Indeed, we إِلَىٰ to رَبِّنَا our Lord رَٰغِبُونَ turn devoutly

كَذَٰلِكَ Such ٱلْعَذَابُ (is) the punishment ۖ   وَلَعَذَابُ And surely the punishment ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ (is) greater ۚ   لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they يَعْلَمُونَ know

إِنَّ Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَ for the righteous عِندَ with رَبِّهِمْ their Lord جَنَّـٰتِ (are) Gardens ٱلنَّعِيمِ (of) Delight

أَفَنَجْعَلُ Then will We treat ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ the Muslims كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ like the criminals

مَا What لَكُمْ (is) for you كَيْفَ How تَحْكُمُونَ (do) you judge

أَمْ Or لَكُمْ (is) for you كِتَـٰبٌ a book فِيهِ wherein تَدْرُسُونَ you learn

إِنَّ Indeed لَكُمْ for you فِيهِ in it لَمَا what تَخَيَّرُونَ you choose

أَمْ Or لَكُمْ for you أَيْمَـٰنٌ oaths عَلَيْنَا from us بَـٰلِغَةٌ reaching إِلَىٰ to يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection ۙ   إِنَّ indeed لَكُمْ for you لَمَا (is) what تَحْكُمُونَ you judge

سَلْهُمْ Ask them أَيُّهُم which of them بِذَٰلِكَ for that زَعِيمٌ (is) responsible

أَمْ Or لَهُمْ (are) for them شُرَكَآءُ partners فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ Then let them bring بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ their partners إِن if كَانُوا۟ they are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful

يَوْمَ (The) Day يُكْشَفُ will be uncovered عَن from سَاقٍ the shin وَيُدْعَوْنَ and they will be called إِلَى to ٱلسُّجُودِ prostrate فَلَا but not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they will be able

خَـٰشِعَةً Humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ their eyes تَرْهَقُهُمْ will cover them ذِلَّةٌ humiliation ۖ   وَقَدْ And indeed كَانُوا۟ they were يُدْعَوْنَ called إِلَى to ٱلسُّجُودِ prostrate وَهُمْ while they سَـٰلِمُونَ (were) sound

فَذَرْنِى So leave Me وَمَن and whoever يُكَذِّبُ denies بِهَـٰذَا this ٱلْحَدِيثِ Statement ۖ   سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم We will progressively lead them مِّنْ from حَيْثُ where لَا not يَعْلَمُونَ they know

وَأُمْلِى And I will give respite لَهُمْ to them ۚ   إِنَّ Indeed كَيْدِى My plan مَتِينٌ (is) firm

أَمْ Or تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ you ask them أَجْرًا a payment فَهُم so they مِّن from مَّغْرَمٍ (the) debt مُّثْقَلُونَ (are) burdened

أَمْ Or عِندَهُمُ (is) with them ٱلْغَيْبُ the unseen فَهُمْ so they يَكْتُبُونَ write it

فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient لِحُكْمِ for (the) decision رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord وَلَا and (do) not تَكُن be كَصَاحِبِ like (the) companion ٱلْحُوتِ (of) the fish إِذْ when نَادَىٰ he called out وَهُوَ while he مَكْظُومٌ (was) distressed

لَّوْلَآ If not أَن that تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ overtook him نِعْمَةٌ a Favor مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord لَنُبِذَ surely he would have been thrown بِٱلْعَرَآءِ onto (the) naked shore وَهُوَ while he مَذْمُومٌ (was) blamed

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ But chose him رَبُّهُۥ his Lord فَجَعَلَهُۥ and made him مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous

وَإِن And indeed يَكَادُ would almost ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ surely make you slip بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ with their look لَمَّا when سَمِعُوا۟ they hear ٱلذِّكْرَ the Message وَيَقُولُونَ and they say إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَمَجْنُونٌ (is) surely mad

وَمَا And not هُوَ it (is) إِلَّا but ذِكْرٌ a Reminder لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds