68. Kalem · verses 8–20

فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Fala tutiAAi almukaththibeena

So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).

وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ

Waddoo law tudhinu fayudhinoona

Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.

وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ

Wala tutiAA kulla hallafin maheenin

Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,

هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ

Hammazin mashshain binameemin

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin atheemin

(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,

عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

AAutullin baAAda thalika zaneemin

Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ

An kana tha malin wabaneena

Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!

سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ

Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoomi

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ

Inna balawnahum kama balawna ashaba aljannati ith aqsamoo layasrimunnaha musbiheena

Verily We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they resolved to gather the fruits of the (garden) in the morning.

وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ

Wala yastathnoona

But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah´s Will").

فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ

Fatafa AAalayha taifun min rabbika wahum naimoona

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

Faasbahat kaalssareemi

So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).