The Pen
68. Al-Qalam
القلم
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68:49
لَّوْلَا
أَن
تَدَارَكَهُ
نِعْمَةٌ
مِّن
رَّبِّهِ
لَنُبِذَ
بِالْعَرَاءِ
وَهُوَ
مَذْمُومٌ
law-lā ʾan tadārakahū niʿmatun min rabbihī la-nubidha bi-l-ʿarāʾi wa-huwa madhmūmun
Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.
— Abdullah Yusufali
Had it not been for a blessing that came to his rescue from his Lord, he would surely have been cast on the bare shore, being blameworthy.
