1. Nun. By the pen and that which they write therewith,

2. Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman.

3. And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing.

4. And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.

5. And thou wilt see and they will see

6. Which of you is the demented.

7. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.

8. Therefor obey not thou the rejecters

9. Who would have had thee compromise, that they may compromise.

10. Neither obey thou each feeble oath-monger,

11. Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,

12. Hinderer of the good, transgressor, malefactor

13. Greedy therewithal, intrusive.

14. It is because he is possessed of wealth and children

15. That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old.

16. We shall brand him on the nose.

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,

18. And made no exception for the Will of God;

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. They went betimes, strong in this purpose.

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