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