﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><sura id="68">
  <aya id="1" text="&lt;I&gt;Nûn&lt;/I&gt;.   &lt;P&gt; [These letters (&lt;I&gt;Nûn&lt;/I&gt;,&lt;I&gt; &lt;/I&gt;etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]. &lt;P&gt; By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men)." />
  <aya id="2" text="You (O Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman." />
  <aya id="3" text="And verily, for you (O Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) will be an endless reward." />
  <aya id="4" text="And verily, you (O Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) are on an exalted standard of character." />
  <aya id="5" text="You will see, and they will see," />
  <aya id="6" text="Which of you is afflicted with madness." />
  <aya id="7" text="Verily, your Lord knows better, who (among men) has gone astray from His Path, and He knows better those who are guided." />
  <aya id="8" text="So (O Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) obey not the deniers [(of Islâmic Monotheism those who belie the Verses of Allâh), the Oneness of Allâh, and the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;), etc.]" />
  <aya id="9" text="They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you." />
  <aya id="10" text="And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless," />
  <aya id="11" text="A slanderer, going about with calumnies," />
  <aya id="12" text="Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful," />
  <aya id="13" text="Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth)," />
  <aya id="14" text="(He was so) because he had wealth and children." />
  <aya id="15" text="When Our Verses (of the Qur'ân) are recited to him, he says: &amp;quot;Tales of the men of old!&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="16" text="We shall brand him over the nose!" />
  <aya id="17" text="Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning," />
  <aya id="18" text="Without saying: &lt;I&gt;Inshâ' Allâh&lt;/I&gt; (If Allâh will)." />
  <aya id="19" text="Then there passed by on the (garden) something (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep." />
  <aya id="20" text="So the (garden) became black by the morning, like a pitch dark night (in complete ruins)." />
  <aya id="21" text="Then they called out one to another as soon as the morning broke," />
  <aya id="22" text="Saying: &amp;quot;Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck the fruits.&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="23" text="So they departed, conversing in secret low tones (saying)," />
  <aya id="24" text="No &lt;I&gt;Miskîn&lt;/I&gt; (poor man) shall enter upon you into it today." />
  <aya id="25" text="And they went in the morning with strong intention, thinking that they have power (to prevent the poor taking anything of the fruits therefrom)." />
  <aya id="26" text="But when they saw the (garden), they said: &amp;quot;Verily, we have gone astray,&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="27" text="(Then they said): &amp;quot;Nay! Indeed we are deprived of (the fruits)!&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="28" text="The best among them said: &amp;quot;Did I not tell you: why do you not say: &lt;I&gt;Inshâ' Allâh&lt;/I&gt; (If Allâh will).&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="29" text="They said: &amp;quot;Glory to Our Lord! Verily, we have been &lt;I&gt;Zâlimûn&lt;/I&gt; (wrong-doers, etc.).&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="30" text="Then they turned, one against another, in blaming." />
  <aya id="31" text="They said: &amp;quot;Woe to us! Verily, we were &lt;I&gt;Tâghûn &lt;/I&gt;(transgressors and disobedient, etc.)" />
  <aya id="32" text="We hope that our Lord will give us in exchange a better (garden) than this. Truly, we turn to our Lord (wishing for good that He may forgive our sins, and reward us in the Hereafter).&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="33" text="Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew." />
  <aya id="34" text="Verily, for the &lt;I&gt;Muttaqûn &lt;/I&gt;(pious and righteous persons - see V.2:2) are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord." />
  <aya id="35" text="Shall We then treat the (submitting) Muslims like the &lt;I&gt;Mujrimûn &lt;/I&gt;(criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc.)?" />
  <aya id="36" text="What is the matter with you? How judge you?" />
  <aya id="37" text="Or have you a Book through which you learn." />
  <aya id="38" text="That you shall have all that you choose?" />
  <aya id="39" text="Or you have oaths from Us, reaching to the Day of Resurrection that yours will be what you judge." />
  <aya id="40" text="Ask them, which of them will stand surety for that!" />
  <aya id="41" text="Or have they &amp;quot;partners&amp;quot;? Then let them bring their &amp;quot;partners&amp;quot; if they are truthful!" />
  <aya id="42" text="(Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be called to prostrate (to Allâh), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able to do so," />
  <aya id="43" text="Their eyes will be cast down, ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate (offer prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not)." />
  <aya id="44" text="Then leave Me Alone with such as belie this Qur'ân. We shall punish them gradually from directions they perceive not." />
  <aya id="45" text="And I will grant them a respite. Verily, My Plan is strong." />
  <aya id="46" text="Or is it that you (O Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) ask them a wage, so that they are heavily burdened with debt?" />
  <aya id="47" text="Or that the &lt;I&gt;Ghaib&lt;/I&gt; (unseen here in this Verse it means &lt;I&gt;Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz&lt;/I&gt;) is in their hands, so that they can write it down?" />
  <aya id="48" text="So wait with patience for the Decision of your Lord, and be not like the Companion of the Fish, when he cried out (to Us) while he was in deep sorrow. (See the Qur'ân, Verse 21:87)." />
  <aya id="49" text="Had not a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed." />
  <aya id="50" text="But his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous." />
  <aya id="51" text="And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatredness when they hear the Reminder (the Qur'ân), and they say: &amp;quot;Verily, he (Muhammad &lt;tt&gt;SAW&lt;/tt&gt;) is a madman!&amp;quot;" />
  <aya id="52" text="But it is nothing else than a Reminder to all the &lt;I&gt;'Alamîn &lt;/I&gt;(mankind, jinns and all that exists)." />
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