The Arrogance and Deception of Those Who Reject the Message

Al-Qalam — Verses 8–16 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٨

So (O Muhammad SAW) obey not the deniers [(of Islamic Monotheism those who belie the Verses of Allah), the Oneness of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW), etc.]

فَلَا تُطِعِ
So (O Muhammad SAW) obey not
الْمُكَذِّبِينَ
the deniers [(of Islamic Monotheism those who belie the Verses of Allah), the Oneness of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW), etc.]

وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ٩

They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you.

وَدُّوا
They wish
لَوْ تُدْهِنُ
that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy)
فَيُدْهِنُونَ
so they (too) would compromise with you.

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ١٠

And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless,

وَلَا تُطِعْ
And obey not
كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ
everyone who swears much
مَّهِينٍ
and is considered worthless

هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ ١١

A slanderer, going about with calumnies,

هَمَّازٍ
A slanderer
مَّشَّاءٍ
going about
بِنَمِيمٍ
with calumnies

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ١٢

Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful,

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ
Hinderer of the good
مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
transgressor, sinful

عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ١٣

Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth),

عُتُلٍّ
Cruel
بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ
after all that
زَنِيمٍ
base-born (of illegitimate birth)

أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ١٤

(He was so) because he had wealth and children.

أَن كَانَ
(He was so)
ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
because he had wealth and children

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٥

When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!"

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا
When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him
قَالَ
he says
أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
"Tales of the men of old!"

سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ ١٦

We shall brand him over the nose!

سَنَسِمُهُ
We shall brand him
عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ
over the nose