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68: The Pen
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| 68:1
Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith), |
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| 68:2
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee,
a madman. |
 (68:2) "Thou art not ... a madman."
Allah assures Muhammad that he is not a madman.
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| 68:3
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing. |
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And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature. |
(68:4) "Thou [Muhammad] art of a tremendous nature."
What would Muhammad do?
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| 68:5
And thou wilt see and they will see |
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Which of you is the demented. |
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Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright. |
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Therefor obey not thou the rejecters |
Refuse to obey the "rejecters" (Non-Muslims?) who seek compromise.
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Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.
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Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger, |
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Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders, |
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Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor |
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Greedy therewithal, intrusive. |
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It is because he is possessed of wealth and children |
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That, when Our revelations are recited to him, he saith: mere fables of the men of old. |
Those who consider the Quran to be "mere fables" will be branded on the nose.
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We shall brand him on the nose.
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Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning, |
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And made no exception (for the Will of Allah); |
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Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept |
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And in the morning it was as if plucked. |
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And they cried out one unto another in the morning, |
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Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit). |
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So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones: |
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No needy man shall enter it to-day against you. |
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They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose. |
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But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error! |
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Nay, but we are desolate! |
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The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah) ? |
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They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers. |
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Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching. |
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They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous. |
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It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord. |
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Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know. |
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Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord. |
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Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty? |
"Shall We then treat those who have surrendered (Muslims) as We treat the guilty (Non-Muslims)?"
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What aileth you ? How foolishly ye judge!
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Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn |
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That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose ? |
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Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain ? |
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Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that! |
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Or have they other gods ? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful |
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On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able, |
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With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt. |
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Leave Me (to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement. We shall lead them on by steps from whence they know not. |
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Yet I bear with them, for lo! My scheme is firm. |
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Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily taxed ?
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"Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee from them so that they are heavily
taxed?"
Does Muhammad ask for a fee?
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| 68:47
Or is the Unseen theirs that they can write (thereof) ?
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But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair. |
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Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate. |
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But his Lord chose him and placed him among the righteous. |
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And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder,
and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad; |
(68:51) "Those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder,
and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad"
When disbelievers hear the Quran, they roll their eyes and say "he [Muhammad] is indeed mad."
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When it is naught else than a Reminder to creation.
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