سورة القَلَم
Surah Al-Qalam 68:1
The Pen · Verse 1 of 52
ن ۚ وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The ink - stand and the pen and all that they (the owners of the pen - the scholars) write, bear witness (to the fact that),
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nun. By the Pen and the (Record) which (men) write,-
Ahmed Ali
NUN. I CALL to witness the pen and what they inscribe,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Nun. By the Pen and what they write with it line by line.
Daryabadi
Nun By the pen and by that which they inscribe.
Faridul Haque
Nuun* - by oath of the pen and by oath of what is written by it. (Alphabet of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
(By) the inkstand and the pen and that which they write!
Maulvi Sher Ali
By the inkstand and the pen and by that which they write;
Muhammad Asad
Nun. CONSIDER the pen, and all that they write [therewith]!
Muhammad Musin Khan
Nun. [These letters (Nun, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men).
Muhammad Pickthall
Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith),
Muhammad Sarwar
Nun. By the pen and by what you write,.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Noon. I swear by the pen and what the angels write,
Rashad Khalifa
NuN, the pen, and what they (the people) write.
Shabbir Ahmed
N. Noon. The Inkpot and the Pen, and all that they write, stand witness. (The high domain of knowledge will bear out that),
Commentary 68:1Ibn Mas‘ûd and his two students Hasan and Qatadah regard that the letter Nûnنhere stands for inkstand. The context, which mentions the pen and writing,…
ن ۚ وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
68:1Ibn Mas‘ûd and his two students Hasan and Qatadah regard that the letter Nûnنhere stands for inkstand. The context, which mentions the pen and writing, clearly supports this interpretation. Ibn ‘Abbâs considers the meaning of Nûnن to be fish as mentioned in the same chapter. Imâm Râzî supports the view of Ibn ‘Abbâs. There is a viewpoint that Nûn ن is not an abbreviation, but a complete word meaning both – ink-stand or fish
“The Pen” وَالْقَلَمِ indicate the spread of knowledge through “ink and pen”. The Holy Qur’ân is what has been written from this ink and pen, and its safety and security has been guaranteed by the Writer (cf.: 15:9). It is not any pen (qalam قَلَم) but it is “the Pen” (Al-Qalamالْقَلَمِ). Allâh has created in His vast kingdom a holy element, a “grand Pen” (الْقَلَمِ), which He cites as witness. When the “grand Pen” moves on the sacred guarded Tablet (52:2), it writes what no one else can write, and no one can change what is written. The “Pen” writes the commands of the Lord and His Divine Will. What is then written reaches humankind and is shared by all. What is written is distributed in all corners of the world, because its origin is from “High above”.