Chapter 68

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

N, the pen, and what they write.

You are not, by the blessing of your Lord, crazy.

And you will have a reward that will not end.

And you are of a high moral character.

So you will see, and they will see.

Which of you is the one put through an ordeal.

Your Lord is fully aware of those who strayed off His path, and He is fully aware of those who are guided.

So do not obey those who deny.

They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise.

And do not obey every lowly swearer.

A slanderer, a backbiter.

Forbidder of charity, a transgressor bearing liability.

Unappreciative, and greedy.

Because he possessed money and sons.

When Our revelations are recited to him, he says: "Tales of old!"

We will mark him on the path.

We have tested them like We tested those who owned the farm, when they swore that they will harvest it in the morning.

They were without doubt.

So a passing sent from your Lord came to it while they all were asleep.

Thus, it became barren.

They called on one another when they awoke.

"Let us go this morning to harvest the crop."

So they went, while conversing.

That from today, none of them would ever be poor.

And they went, ready to harvest.

But when they saw it, they said: "We have gone astray!"

"Now, we have nothing!"

The most balanced among them said: "If only you had glorified!"

They said: "Glory be to our Lord. We have transgressed."

Then they started to blame each other.

They said: "Woe to us. We sinned."

"Perhaps our Lord will grant us better than it. We repent to our Lord."

Such was the punishment. But the retribution of the Hereafter is far worse, if only they knew.

The righteous have deserved, at their Lord, gardens of bliss.

Should We treat the submitters the same as the criminals?

What is wrong with you, how do you judge?

Or do you have a book which you study?

In it, you can find whatever you wish?

Or do you have an oath from Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that you can judge as you please?

Ask them: "Who of them will make such a claim?"

Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they are truthful.

The Day will come when they will be exposed, and they will be required to yield, but they will be unable to.

With their eyes subdued, humiliation will cover them. They were invited to yield when they were whole and able.

Therefore, let Me deal with those who reject this narrative; We will entice them from where they do not perceive.

And I will lead them on; for My planning is formidable.

Or do you ask them for a wage, so they are burdened by the fine?

Or do they know the future? So they have it recorded?

You shall be patient for the judgment of your Lord. And do not be like the companion of the fish who called out while he was in sorrow.

Had it not been for the grace of his Lord, he would have remained trapped, while he was to be blamed.

But his Lord selected him, and made him righteous.

And those who have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: "He is crazy!"

And it is but a reminder for the worlds.