1. Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
The Pen
1. Noon; walqalami wa maa yasturoon
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe,
2. Maa anta bini'mati Rabbika bimajnoon
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍۢ
You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
3. Wa inna laka la ajran ghaira mamnoon
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍۢ
And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
4. Wa innaka la'alaa khuluqin 'azeem
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
5. Fasatubsiru wa yubsiroon
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
So you will see and they will see
6. Bi ayyikumul maftoon
بِأَييِّكُمُ ٱلْمَفْتُونُ
Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
7. Innaa Rabbaka Huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabeelihee wa Huwa a'lamu bilmuhtadeen
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
8. Falaa tuti'il mukazzibeen
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Then do not obey the deniers.
9. Waddoo law tudhinu fa-yudhinoon
وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
10. Wa laa tuti' kulla hallaa fim maheen
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ
And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.