The Noble Quran / Chapters / 68. Qalam
Qalam (Pen)
68:11

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ

həммəəзимм-мəшшəə`имм-бинəмиим

scandal-monger, talebearer,

68:12

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

мəннəə'ил-ли-ль-хōйри му'тəдин əc̃иим

hinderer of all good, sinful transgressor,

68:13

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

'утуллимм-бə'дə з̃əəликə зəниим

callous and, on top of that, baseborn

68:14

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

əŋŋ-кəəнə з̃əə мəəлиу-вəбəниин

—[who behaves in such a manner only] because he has wealth and children.

68:15

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

из̃əə тутлəə 'əлэйhи əəйəəтунəə ќōōлə əсəəтыыруль-əувəлиин

When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’

68:16

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

сəнəсимуhу 'əлəəль-хуртуум

Soon We shall brand him on his snout.

68:17

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُواْ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

иннəə бəлəунəəhум кəмəə бəлəунəə əсhəəбəль-джəннəти из̃ əќсəмуу лəйəсримуннəhəə мусбиhиин

Indeed we have tested them just as We tested the People of the Garden when they vowed they would gather its fruit at dawn,

68:18

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

вəлəə йəстəc̃нуун

and they did not make any exception.

68:19

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

фəтōōфə 'əлэйhəə тōō`ифумм-мир-рōббикə вəhум нəə`имуун

Then, a visitation from your Lord visited it while they were asleep.

68:20

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

фə`əсбəhəт кəс-сōриим

So, by dawn it was like a harvested field.