67:27

ﱁBut whenﱂthey (will) see itﱃapproachingﱄ(will be) distressedﱅ(the) facesﱆ(of) those whoﱇdisbelievedﱈand it will be saidﱉThisﱊ(is) that whichﱋyou used toﱌfor itﱍcallﱎ(27)

Then when they see the torment drawing near, the faces of the disbelievers will become gloomy, and it will be said ˹to them˺, “This is what you claimed would never come.”1

67:28

ﱏSayﱐHave you seenﱑifﱒdestroys meﱓAllahﱔand whoeverﱕ(is) with meﱖorﱗhas mercy upon usﱘthen whoﱙ(can) protectﱚthe disbelieversﱛfromﱜa punishmentﱝpainfulﱞ(28)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Consider this: whether Allah causes me and those with me to die or shows us mercy, who will save the disbelievers from a painful punishment?”1

67:29

ﱟSayﱠHeﱡ(is) the Most Graciousﱢwe believeﱣin Himﱤand upon Himﱥﱦwe put (our) trustﱧSo you will knowﱨwhoﱩ(is) itﱪ(that is) inﱫerrorﱬclearﱭ(29)

Say, “He is the Most Compassionate—in Him ˹alone˺ we believe, and in Him ˹alone˺ we trust. You will soon know who is clearly astray.”

67:30

ﱮSayﱯHave you seenﱰifﱱbecomesﱲyour waterﱳsunkenﱴthen whoﱵcould bring youﱶwaterﱷflowingﱸ(30)

Say, “Consider this: if your water were to sink ˹into the earth˺, then who ˹else˺ could bring you flowing water?”

68:1

ﱹﱺNunﱻBy the penﱼand whatﱽthey writeﱾ(1)

Nũn. By the pen and what everyone writes!

68:2

ﱿNotﲀyou (are)ﲁby (the) Graceﲂ(of) your Lordﲃa madmanﲄ(2)

By the grace of your Lord, you ˹O Prophet˺ are not insane.

68:3

ﲅAnd indeedﲆfor youﲇsurely (is) a rewardﲈwithoutﲉendﲊ(3)

You will certainly have a never-ending reward.

68:4

ﲋAnd indeed, youﲌsurely (are)ﲍ(of) a moral characterﲎgreatﲏ(4)

And you are truly ˹a man˺ of outstanding character.

68:5

ﲐSo you will seeﲑand they will seeﲒ(5)

Soon you and the pagans will see,

68:6

ﲓWhich of youﲔ(is) the afflicted oneﲕ(6)

which of you is mad.

68:7

ﲖIndeedﲗyour LordﲘHeﲙ(is) most knowingﲚof (he) whoﲛhas strayedﲜfromﲝHis wayﲞand Heﲟ(is) most knowingﲠof the guided onesﲡ(7)

Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

68:8

ﲢSo (do) notﲣobeyﲤthe deniersﲥ(8)

So do not give in to the deniers.

68:9

ﲦThey wishﲧthatﲨyou should compromiseﲩso they would compromiseﲪ(9)

They wish you would compromise so they would yield ˹to you˺.

68:10

ﲫAnd (do) notﲬobeyﲭeveryﲮhabitual swearerﲯworthlessﲰ(10)

And do not obey the despicable, vain oath-taker,

68:11

ﲱDefamerﲲgoing aboutﲳwith malicious gossipﲴ(11)

slanderer, gossip-monger,

68:12

ﲵA preventerﲶof (the) goodﲷtransgressorﲸsinfulﲹ(12)

withholder of good, transgressor, evildoer,

68:13

ﲺCruelﲻafterﲼ(all) thatﲽutterly uselessﲾ(13)

brute, and—on top of all that—an illegitimate child.

68:14

ﲿBecauseﳀ(he) isﳁa possessorﳂ(of) wealthﳃand childrenﳄ(14)

Now, ˹simply˺ because he has been blessed with ˹abundant˺ wealth and children,

68:15

ﳅWhenﳆare recitedﳇto himﳈOur Versesﳉhe saysﳊStoriesﳋ(of) the former (people)ﳌ(15)

whenever Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”

68:16

ﳍWe will brand himﳎonﳏthe snoutﳐ(16)

We will soon mark his snout.1