Surah Al-Qalam

Nun. By the Pen, and what they inscribe,

thou art not, by the blessing of thy Lord, a man possessed.

Surely thou shalt have a wage unfailing;

surely thou art upon a mighty morality.

So thou shalt see, and they will see,

which of you is the demented.

Surely thy Lord knows very well those who have gone astray from His way, and He knows very well those who are guided.

So obey thou not those who cry lies.

They wish that thou shouldst compromise, then they would compromise.

And obey thou not every mean swearer,

backbiter, going about with slander,

hinderer of good, guilty aggressor, coarse-grained,

moreover ignoble,

because he has wealth and sons.

When Our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!'