Al-Qalam (68)
Verses: 52أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ
‘Go early to your field if you wish to gather all its fruits,’
Al-Qalam
- Verse 22
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ
‘Make sure no poor person enters the garden today!’––
Al-Qalam
- Verse 24
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ
they left early, bent on their purpose-
Al-Qalam
- Verse 25
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
but when they saw the garden, they said, ‘We must have lost our way!
Al-Qalam
- Verse 26
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, “Will you not glorify God?”’-
Al-Qalam
- Verse 28
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
they said, ‘Glory be to God, Our Lord! Truly, we were doing wrong!’-
Al-Qalam
- Verse 29
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ
and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach.
Al-Qalam
- Verse 30
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ
They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong,
Al-Qalam
- Verse 31
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ
but maybe our Lord will give us something better in its place: we truly turn to Him in hope.’
Al-Qalam
- Verse 32
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ
Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew.
Al-Qalam
- Verse 33
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God.
Al-Qalam
- Verse 34
أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
Should We treat those who submit to Us as We treat those who do evil?
Al-Qalam
- Verse 35
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ
What is the matter with you? On what basis do you judge?
Al-Qalam
- Verse 36
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ
Do you have a Scripture that tells you
Al-Qalam
- Verse 37
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ
that you will be granted whatever you choose?
Al-Qalam
- Verse 38
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ
Have you received from Us solemn oaths, binding to the Day of Resurrection, that you will get whatever you yourselves decide?
Al-Qalam
- Verse 39
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ
Ask them [Prophet] which of them will guarantee this.
Al-Qalam
- Verse 40