68. Kalem · verses 27–39

بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ

Bal nahnu mahroomoona

"Indeed we are shut out (of the fruits of our labour)!"

قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihoona

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, ´Why not glorify (Allah)?´"

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

Qaloo subhana rabbina inna kunna thalimeena

They said: "Glory to our Lord! Verily we have been doing wrong!"

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ

Faaqbala baAAduhum AAala baAAdin yatalawamoona

Then they turned, one against another, in reproach.

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna tagheena

They said: "Alas for us! We have indeed transgressed!

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبۡدِلَنَا خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

AAasa rabbuna an yubdilana khayran minha inna ila rabbina raghiboona

"It may be that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this: for we do turn to Him (in repentance)!"

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Kathalika alAAathabu walaAAathabu alakhirati akbaru law kanoo yaAAlamoona

Such is the Punishment (in this life); but greater is the Punishment in the Hereafter,- if only they knew!

إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Inna lilmuttaqeena AAinda rabbihim jannati alnnaAAeemi

Verily, for the Righteous, are Gardens of Delight, in the Presence of their Lord.

أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ

AfanajAAalu almuslimeena kaalmujrimeena

Shall We then treat the People of Faith like the People of Sin?

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ

Ma lakum kayfa tahkumoona

What is the matter with you? How judge ye?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ فِيهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ

Am lakum kitabun feehi tadrusoona

Or have ye a book through which ye learn-

إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

Inna lakum feehi lama takhayyaroona

That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَيۡمَٰنٌ عَلَيۡنَا بَٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ

Am lakum aymanun AAalayna balighatun ila yawmi alqiyamati inna lakum lama tahkumoona

Or have ye Covenants with Us to oath, reaching to the Day of Judgment, (providing) that ye shall have whatever ye shall demand?