68. Kalem · verses 36–49

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?

سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Salhum ayyuhum bithalika zaAAeemun

Ask thou of them, which of them will stand surety for that!

أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ

Am lahum shurakao falyatoo bishurakaihim in kanoo sadiqeena

Or have they some "Partners" (in Allahhead)? Then let them produce their "partners", if they are truthful!

يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقٖ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawna ila alssujoodi fala yastateeAAoona

The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-

خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ

KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun waqad kanoo yudAAawna ila alssujoodi wahum salimoona

Their eyes will be cast down,- ignominy will cover them; seeing that they had been summoned aforetime to bow in adoration, while they were whole, (and had refused).

فَذَرۡنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Fatharnee waman yukaththibu bihatha alhadeethi sanastadrijuhum min haythu la yaAAlamoona

Then leave Me alone with such as reject this Message: by degrees shall We punish them from directions they perceive not.

وَأُمۡلِي لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَيۡدِي مَتِينٌ

Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateenun

A (long) respite will I grant them: truly powerful is My Plan.

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرٗا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمٖ مُّثۡقَلُونَ

Am tasaluhum ajran fahum min maghramin muthqaloona

Or is it that thou dost ask them for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt?-

أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ

Am AAindahumu alghaybu fahum yaktuboona

Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?

فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومٞ

Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun

So wait with patience for the Command of thy Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish,- when he cried out in agony.

لَّوۡلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومٞ

Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatun min rabbihi lanubitha bialAAarai wahuwa mathmoomun

Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.