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Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Qalam)
  1. Ayah 1

    نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

    Nun By the pen and what they write

  2. Ayah 2

    مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ

    Not you (are) by (the) Grace (of) your Lord a madman

  3. Ayah 3

    وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ

    And indeed for you surely (is) a reward without end

  4. Ayah 4

    وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

    And indeed, you surely (are) (of) a moral character great

  5. Ayah 5

    فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ

    So you will see and they will see

  6. Ayah 6

    بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ

    Which of you (is) the afflicted one

  7. Ayah 7

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Indeed your Lord He (is) most knowing of (he) who has strayed from His way and He (is) most knowing of the guided ones

  8. Ayah 8

    فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    So (do) not obey the deniers

  9. Ayah 9

    وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

    They wish that you should compromise so they would compromise

  10. Ayah 10

    وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ

    And (do) not obey every habitual swearer worthless

  11. Ayah 11

    هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ

    Defamer going about with malicious gossip

  12. Ayah 12

    مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    A preventer of (the) good transgressor sinful

  13. Ayah 13

    عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

    Cruel after (all) that utterly useless

  14. Ayah 14

    أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ

    Because (he) is a possessor (of) wealth and children

  15. Ayah 15

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    When are recited to him Our Verses he says Stories (of) the former (people)

  16. Ayah 16

    سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

    We will brand him on the snout

  17. Ayah 17

    إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ

    Indeed, We have tried them as We tried (the) companions (of) the garden when they swore to pluck its fruit (in the) morning

  18. Ayah 18

    وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ

    And not making exception

  19. Ayah 19

    فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

    So there came upon it a visitation from your Lord while they were asleep

  20. Ayah 20

    فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ

    So it became as if reaped

  21. Ayah 21

    فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ

    And they called one another (at) morning

  22. Ayah 22

    أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ

    That Go early to your crop if you would pluck (the) fruit

  23. Ayah 23

    فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

    So they went while they lowered (their) voices

  24. Ayah 24

    أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ

    That Not will enter it today upon you any poor person

  25. Ayah 25

    وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ

    And they went early with determination able

  26. Ayah 26

    فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ

    But when they saw it they said Indeed, we (are) surely lost

  27. Ayah 27

    بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ

    Nay We (are) deprived

  28. Ayah 28

    قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

    Said (the) most moderate of them Did not I tell you 'Why not you glorify (Allah)?'

  29. Ayah 29

    قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

    They said Glory be (to) our Lord Indeed, we [we] were wrongdoers

  30. Ayah 30

    فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

    Then approached some of them to others blaming each other

  31. Ayah 31

    قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ

    They said O woe to us Indeed, we [we] were transgressors

  32. Ayah 32

    عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

    Perhaps our Lord [that] will substitute for us a better than it Indeed, we to our Lord turn devoutly

  33. Ayah 33

    كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    Such (is) the punishment And surely the punishment (of) the Hereafter (is) greater if they know

  34. Ayah 34

    إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    Indeed for the righteous with their Lord (are) Gardens (of) Delight

  35. Ayah 35

    أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals

  36. Ayah 36

    مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

    What (is) for you How (do) you judge

  37. Ayah 37

    أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ

    Or (is) for you a book wherein you learn

  38. Ayah 38

    إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ

    Indeed for you in it what you choose

  39. Ayah 39

    أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ

    Or for you oaths from us reaching to (the) Day (of) the Resurrection indeed for you (is) what you judge

  40. Ayah 40

    سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

    Ask them which of them for that (is) responsible

  41. Ayah 41

    أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ

    Or (are) for them partners Then let them bring their partners if they are truthful

  42. Ayah 42

    يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

    (The) Day will be uncovered from the shin and they will be called to prostrate but not they will be able

  43. Ayah 43

    خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ

    Humbled their eyes will cover them humiliation And indeed they were called to prostrate while they (were) sound

  44. Ayah 44

    فَذَرْنِى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ ۖ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    So leave Me and whoever denies this Statement We will progressively lead them from where not they know

  45. Ayah 45

    وَأُمْلِى لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِى مَتِينٌ

    And I will give respite to them Indeed My plan (is) firm

  46. Ayah 46

    أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ

    Or you ask them a payment so they from (the) debt (are) burdened

  47. Ayah 47

    أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

    Or (is) with them the unseen so they write it

  48. Ayah 48

    فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ

    So be patient for (the) decision (of) your Lord and (do) not be like (the) companion (of) the fish when he called out while he (was) distressed

  49. Ayah 49

    لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

    If not that overtook him a Favor from his Lord surely he would have been thrown onto (the) naked shore while he (was) blamed

  50. Ayah 50

    فَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

    But chose him his Lord and made him of the righteous

  51. Ayah 51

    وَإِن يَكَادُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجْنُونٌ

    And indeed would almost those who disbelieve surely make you slip with their look when they hear the Message and they say Indeed, he (is) surely mad

  52. Ayah 52

    وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

    And not it (is) but a Reminder to the worlds

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surat Al-Qalam?

Surat Al-Qalam (القلم) has 52 verses.

Was Surat Al-Qalam revealed in Makkah or Madinah?

Surat Al-Qalam was revealed in Makkah.

Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Qalam on?

In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Qalam spans pages 564 to 566.

What is Surat Al-Qalam about?

This Surah is called Nun as well as Al-Qalam, the words with which it begins.

English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.