القلم

N: By the pen* and what they jot down.

N (Nuun): By (Wa) the pen (El'Qalami)* and what (Wamaa) they jot down (Yas'turuun).

You are not a madman, by the grace of your LORD.

You (s) (Anta) are not (Maa Bi) a madman (Maj'nuun), by (Bi) the grace (Ni'mati) of your LORD (Rabbi-ka).

And indeed, for you is a reward without indebtedness.

And (Wa) indeed (Inna), for you (s) (Laka) is (La) a reward (Aj'ran) without (Gai'ra) indebtedness (Mam'nuun).

Indeed, you are upon a great character.

Indeed, you (s) (Innaka) are (La) upon (22:67) (Ålaa) a great (Åziim) character (Khuluqin).

So you will see and they will see

So (Fa) you (s) will see (Sa Tub'siru) and (Wa) they will see (Yub'siruun)

as to which of you is the bewitched.

as to (Bi) which of you (Aiyyi-kumu) is the bewitched (El'Maf'tuun).

Indeed, your LORD is aware of who has deviated from HIS way, and HE is aware of the guided.

Indeed (Inna), your LORD (s) (Rabba-ka) is (Huwa) aware of (A'lamu Bi) who (Man) has deviated from (Dolla Ån) HIS way (Sabiili-hi), and (Wa) HE (Huwa) is aware of (A'lamu Bi) the guided (El'Muh'tadiin).

So do not obey the deniers.

So (Fa) do not (Laa) obey (Tutie) the deniers (El'Mukazzibiin).

They wish you would compromise, so they would compromise.

They wish (Waddu' Law') you would compromise (Tud'hinu), so (Fa) they would compromise (Yud'hinuun).

So do not obey every contemptible swearer 1,

So (Wa) do not (Laa) obey (Tuti') every (Kulla) contemptible (Mahiin) swearer 1 (Hallafin),

a backbiter 2 walking with gossip 3,

a backbiter 2 (Hammaazin) walking (Masshaai) with (Bi) gossip 3 (Namiim),

forbidder of good 4, a sinful trespasser 5,

forbidder (Mannaen) of good 4 (Lil' Khai'ri), a sinful (Athiim) trespasser 5 (Mu'tadin),

disordered 6 after that, ignoble 7;

disordered 6 (Utulli) after (Ba'da) that (Zaalika), ignoble 7 (Zaniim);

because he possesses wealth and children,

because (An) he (Kaana) possesses (Zaa) wealth (Maalin) and (Wa) children (Baniin),

when Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Tales of the past."

when (Izaa) Our verses (Aayaatu-naa) are recited (Tut'laa) to him (Ålai'hi), he says (Qaala), "Tales (Asaatiiru) of the past (El'Awwaliin)."

We will brand him by the proboscis.

We will brand him (Sa Nasimu-hu) by (Ålaa) the proboscis (human nose) (El'Khur'tuum).

Indeed, We have tested them as We tested the owners of the garden, when they swore that they will cut it down early in the morning

Indeed (Inna), We have tested them (Balaw'naa-hum’) as (Kamaa) We tested (Balaw'naa) the owners (As'haaba) of the garden (El'Jannati), when (Iz') they swore (Aq'samu') that (La) they will cut it down (Yas'rimunna-ha) early in the morning (Mus'bihiin)

with no exception.

with (Wa) no (Laa) exception (Yas'tath'nuun).

So a swamp from your LORD floated upon it while they were asleep.

So (Fa) a swamp (Toafa) from (Min) your LORD (s) (Rabbi-ka) floated (Toa’ifun) upon it (Ålai'ha) while (Wa) they (Hum) were asleep (Naa’imuun).

And it became like an abscission.

And (Fa) it became (As'bahat') like (Ka) an abscission (Es'Soriim).