Al-Qalam

فَلَمَّا

falammā

But when

رَأَوْهَا

ra-awhā

they saw it

قَالُوٓا۟

qālū

they said

إِنَّا

innā

Indeed, we

لَضَآلُّونَ

laḍāllūna

(are) surely lost

بَلْ

bal

Nay

نَحْنُ

naḥnu

We

مَحْرُومُونَ

maḥrūmūna

(are) deprived

قَالَ

qāla

Said

أَوْسَطُهُمْ

awsaṭuhum

(the) most moderate of them

أَلَمْ

alam

Did not

أَقُل

aqul

I tell

لَّكُمْ

lakum

you

لَوْلَا

lawlā

'Why not

تُسَبِّحُونَ

tusabbiḥūna

you glorify (Allah)?'

قَالُوا۟

qālū

They said

سُبْحَـٰنَ

sub'ḥāna

Glory be

رَبِّنَآ

rabbinā

(to) our Lord

إِنَّا

innā

Indeed, we

كُنَّا

kunnā

[we] were

ظَـٰلِمِينَ

ẓālimīna

wrongdoers

فَأَقْبَلَ

fa-aqbala

Then approached

بَعْضُهُمْ

baʿḍuhum

some of them

عَلَىٰ

ʿalā

to

بَعْضٍۢ

baʿḍin

others

يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

yatalāwamūna

blaming each other

قَالُوا۟

qālū

They said

يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ

yāwaylanā

O woe to us

إِنَّا

innā

Indeed, we

كُنَّا

kunnā

[we] were

طَـٰغِينَ

ṭāghīna

transgressors

عَسَىٰ

ʿasā

Perhaps

رَبُّنَآ

rabbunā

our Lord

أَن

an

[that]

يُبْدِلَنَا

yub'dilanā

will substitute for us

خَيْرًۭا

khayran

a better

مِّنْهَآ

min'hā

than it

إِنَّآ

innā

Indeed, we

إِلَىٰ

ilā

to

رَبِّنَا

rabbinā

our Lord

رَٰغِبُونَ

rāghibūna

turn devoutly

كَذَٰلِكَ

kadhālika

Such

ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ

l-ʿadhābu

(is) the punishment

وَلَعَذَابُ

walaʿadhābu

And surely the punishment

ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ

l-ākhirati

(of) the Hereafter

أَكْبَرُ ۚ

akbaru

(is) greater

لَوْ

law

if

كَانُوا۟

kānū

they

يَعْلَمُونَ

yaʿlamūna

know

إِنَّ

inna

Indeed

لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

lil'muttaqīna

for the righteous

عِندَ

ʿinda

with

رَبِّهِمْ

rabbihim

their Lord

جَنَّـٰتِ

jannāti

(are) Gardens

ٱلنَّعِيمِ

l-naʿīmi

(of) Delight

أَفَنَجْعَلُ

afanajʿalu

Then will We treat

ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

l-mus'limīna

the Muslims

كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

kal-muj'rimīna

like the criminals

مَا

mā

What

لَكُمْ

lakum

(is) for you

كَيْفَ

kayfa

How

تَحْكُمُونَ

taḥkumūna

(do) you judge

أَمْ

am

Or

لَكُمْ

lakum

(is) for you

كِتَـٰبٌۭ

kitābun

a book

فِيهِ

fīhi

wherein

تَدْرُسُونَ

tadrusūna

you learn

إِنَّ

inna

Indeed

لَكُمْ

lakum

for you

فِيهِ

fīhi

in it

لَمَا

lamā

what

تَخَيَّرُونَ

takhayyarūna

you choose

أَمْ

am

Or

لَكُمْ

lakum

for you

أَيْمَـٰنٌ

aymānun

oaths

عَلَيْنَا

ʿalaynā

from us

بَـٰلِغَةٌ

bālighatun

reaching

إِلَىٰ

ilā

to

يَوْمِ

yawmi

(the) Day

ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ

l-qiyāmati

(of) the Resurrection

إِنَّ

inna

indeed

لَكُمْ

lakum

for you

لَمَا

lamā

(is) what

تَحْكُمُونَ

taḥkumūna

you judge

سَلْهُمْ

salhum

Ask them

أَيُّهُم

ayyuhum

which of them

بِذَٰلِكَ

bidhālika

for that

زَعِيمٌ

zaʿīmun

(is) responsible

أَمْ

am

Or

لَهُمْ

lahum

(are) for them

شُرَكَآءُ

shurakāu

partners

فَلْيَأْتُوا۟

falyatū

Then let them bring

بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ

bishurakāihim

their partners

إِن

in

if

كَانُوا۟

kānū

they are

صَـٰدِقِينَ

ṣādiqīna

truthful

يَوْمَ

yawma

(The) Day

يُكْشَفُ

yuk'shafu

will be uncovered

عَن

ʿan

from

سَاقٍۢ

sāqin

the shin

وَيُدْعَوْنَ

wayud'ʿawna

and they will be called

إِلَى

ilā

to

ٱلسُّجُودِ

l-sujūdi

prostrate

فَلَا

falā

but not

يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

yastaṭīʿūna

they will be able

خَـٰشِعَةً

khāshiʿatan

Humbled

أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ

abṣāruhum

their eyes

تَرْهَقُهُمْ

tarhaquhum

will cover them

ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ

dhillatun

humiliation

وَقَدْ

waqad

And indeed

كَانُوا۟

kānū

they were

يُدْعَوْنَ

yud'ʿawna

called

إِلَى

ilā

to

ٱلسُّجُودِ

l-sujūdi

prostrate

وَهُمْ

wahum

while they

سَـٰلِمُونَ

sālimūna

(were) sound

فَذَرْنِى

fadharnī

So leave Me

وَمَن

waman

and whoever

يُكَذِّبُ

yukadhibu

denies

بِهَـٰذَا

bihādhā

this

ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ

l-ḥadīthi

Statement

سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم

sanastadrijuhum

We will progressively lead them

مِّنْ

min

from

حَيْثُ

ḥaythu

where

لَا

lā

not

يَعْلَمُونَ

yaʿlamūna

they know

وَأُمْلِى

wa-um'lī

And I will give respite

لَهُمْ ۚ

lahum

to them

إِنَّ

inna

Indeed

كَيْدِى

kaydī

My plan

مَتِينٌ

matīnun

(is) firm

أَمْ

am

Or

تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ

tasaluhum

you ask them

أَجْرًۭا

ajran

a payment

فَهُم

fahum

so they

مِّن

min

from

مَّغْرَمٍۢ

maghramin

(the) debt

مُّثْقَلُونَ

muth'qalūna

(are) burdened

أَمْ

am

Or

عِندَهُمُ

ʿindahumu

(is) with them

ٱلْغَيْبُ

l-ghaybu

the unseen

فَهُمْ

fahum

so they

يَكْتُبُونَ

yaktubūna

write it

فَٱصْبِرْ

fa-iṣ'bir

So be patient

لِحُكْمِ

liḥuk'mi

for (the) decision

رَبِّكَ

rabbika

(of) your Lord

وَلَا

walā

and (do) not

تَكُن

takun

be

كَصَاحِبِ

kaṣāḥibi

like (the) companion

ٱلْحُوتِ

l-ḥūti

(of) the fish

إِذْ

idh

when

نَادَىٰ

nādā

he called out

وَهُوَ

wahuwa

while he

مَكْظُومٌۭ

makẓūmun

(was) distressed

لَّوْلَآ

lawlā

If not

أَن

an

that

تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ

tadārakahu

overtook him

نِعْمَةٌۭ

niʿ'matun

a Favor

مِّن

min

from

رَّبِّهِۦ

rabbihi

his Lord

لَنُبِذَ

lanubidha

surely he would have been thrown

بِٱلْعَرَآءِ

bil-ʿarāi

onto (the) naked shore

وَهُوَ

wahuwa

while he

مَذْمُومٌۭ

madhmūmun

(was) blamed

فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ

fa-ij'tabāhu

But chose him

رَبُّهُۥ

rabbuhu

his Lord

فَجَعَلَهُۥ

fajaʿalahu

and made him

مِنَ

mina

of

ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

l-ṣāliḥīna

the righteous