Surah Al-Qalam (القلم) • The Pen

Quran 68:1

68:1

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

noon wal-qalami wamā yasṭurūna

Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,

— Saheeh International

Nun By the pen! By all they write!

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Nûn. [These letters (Nun, etc.) are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the pen and by what they (the angels) write (in the Records of men).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

نٓۚnoonNun
وَٱلْقَلَمِwal-qalamiBy the pen
وَمَاwamāand what
يَسْطُرُونَyasṭurūnathey write