القلم

Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe, ^[1]

You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman. ^[2]

And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted. ^[3]

And indeed, you are of a great moral character. ^[4]

So you will see and they will see ^[5]

Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil]. ^[6]

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. ^[7]

Then do not obey the deniers. ^[8]

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you]. ^[9]

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer ^[10]

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip - ^[11]

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful, ^[12]

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender. ^[13]

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children, ^[14]

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." ^[15]

We will brand him upon the snout. ^[16]

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning ^[17]

Without making exception. ^[18]

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep. ^[19]

And it became as though reaped. ^[20]