Yusuf Ali
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
Yusuf Ali
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.
Yusuf Ali
Nay, verily for thee is a Reward unfailing:
Yusuf Ali
And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character.
Yusuf Ali
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see,
Yusuf Ali
Which of you is afflicted with madness.
Yusuf Ali
Verily it is thy Lord that knoweth best, which (among men) hath strayed from His Path: and He knoweth best those who receive (true) Guidance.
Yusuf Ali
So hearken not to those who deny (the Truth).
Yusuf Ali
Their desire is that thou shouldst be pliant: so would they be pliant.
Yusuf Ali
Heed not the type of despicable men,- ready with oaths,
Yusuf Ali
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
Yusuf Ali
(Habitually) hindering (all) good, transgressing beyond bounds, deep in sin,
Yusuf Ali
Violent (and cruel),- with all that, base-born,-
Yusuf Ali
Because he possesses wealth and (numerous) sons.
Yusuf Ali
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
Yusuf Ali
Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!
Yusuf Ali
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.
Yusuf Ali
But made no reservation, ("If it be Allah´s Will").
Yusuf Ali
Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.
Yusuf Ali
So the (garden) became, by the morning, like a dark and desolate spot, (whose fruit had been gathered).