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Surah Qalam Ayat 2 in Arabic Text

مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٖ
Maa anta bini’mati Rabbika bimajnoon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 2

Sahih International
You are not, [O Muhammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.

Yusuf Ali
Thou art not, by the Grace of thy Lord, mad or possessed.

Abul Ala Maududi
By your Lord’s Grace, you are not afflicted with madness,

Muhsin Khan
You (O Muhammad SAW) are not, by the Grace of your Lord, a madman.

Pickthall
Thou art not, for thy Lord’s favour unto thee, a madman.

Dr. Ghali
In no way are you, by the favor of your Lord, a madman.

Abdel Haleem
Your Lord’s grace does not make you [Prophet] a madman:

Muhammad Junagarhi
تو اپنے رب کے فضل سے دیوانہ نہیں ہے

Quran 68 Verse 2 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Qalam ayat 2, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(68:2) By your Lord’s Grace, you are not afflicted with madness,[2]


2. That is, for which an oath has been sworn by the pen and by the Book. It means that this Quran which is being inscribed by the hands of the writers of revelation, is by itself enough to refute the slander of the disbelievers who say that the Prophet (peace be upon him) is, God forbid, a madman, Before his claim to the Prophethood, the people of Makkah looked upon him as the best of their men and trusted his honesty, intelligence and sagacity. But when he started reciting the Quran before them, they began to call him a madman. This meant that the Quran itself in their sight was the cause because of which they accused him of madness; Therefore, it was said: The Quran by itself is a sufficient proof for the refutation of this slander. The presentation of this highly eloquent revelation which consists of sublime themes, is an argument which proves that Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been especially favored by Allah, and nor an argument which might be used to prove that he has, God forbid, gone mad. Here, one should remember that although the address apparently is directed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), yet the real object is to nail the calumny of the disbelievers. Therefore, no one should have the doubt that this verse was sent down only to assure the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he was not mad. Obviously, the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself had no such doubt for removing which he might have stood in need of such an assurance. The object was to tell the disbelievers, as if to say: The Quran because of which you are calling the one presenting it a madman, is by itself an argument that your accusation is false. For further explanation see (Surah At-Toor, ayat 29) note 22.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Qalam verse 2 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Qalam ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 7.

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