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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ ۝١٦

68:16 We shall brand him on the nose.

إِنَّا بَلَوْنَـٰهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَآ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا۟ لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ۝١٧

68:17 Lo! We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they vowed that they would pluck its fruit next morning,

وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ۝١٨

68:18 And made no exception (for the Will of Allah);

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَآئِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ۝١٩

68:19 Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ۝٢٠

68:20 And in the morning it was as if plucked.

فَتَنَادَوْا۟ مُصْبِحِينَ ۝٢١

68:21 And they cried out one unto another in the morning,

أَنِ ٱغْدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰرِمِينَ ۝٢٢

68:22 Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit).

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ۝٢٣

68:23 So they went off, saying one unto another in low tones:

أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ۝٢٤

68:24 No needy man shall enter it to-day against you.

وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَـٰدِرِينَ ۝٢٥

68:25 They went betimes, strong in (this) purpose.

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ ۝٢٦

68:26 But when they saw it, they said: Lo! we are in error!

بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ۝٢٧

68:27 Nay, but we are desolate!

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ۝٢٨

68:28 The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ۝٢٩

68:29 They said: Glorified be our Lord! Lo! we have been wrong-doers.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ۝٣٠

68:30 Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching.

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِينَ ۝٣١

68:31 They said: Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous.

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ ۝٣٢

68:32 It may be that our Lord will give us better than this in place thereof. Lo! we beseech our Lord.

كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٣٣

68:33 Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ۝٣٤

68:34 Lo! for those who keep from evil are gardens of bliss with their Lord.

أَفَنَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ كَٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٣٥

68:35 Shall We then treat those who have surrendered as We treat the guilty?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٦

68:36 What aileth you? How foolishly ye judge!

أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَـٰبٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ۝٣٧

68:37 Or have ye a scripture wherein ye learn

إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ۝٣٨

68:38 That ye shall indeed have all that ye choose?

أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَـٰنٌ عَلَيْنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ۝٣٩

68:39 Or have ye a covenant on oath from Us that reacheth to the Day of Judgment, that yours shall be all that ye ordain?

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ۝٤٠

68:40 Ask them (O Muhammad) which of them will vouch for that!

أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَآءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِينَ ۝٤١

68:41 Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ۝٤٢

68:42 On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,