نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ ١
Nūn.1 By the pen and what they inscribe,
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 See footnote to 2:1.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- نٓۚNunnoon
- وَٱلۡقَلَمِBy the penwal-qalami
- وَمَاand whatwamā
- يَسۡطُرُونَthey writeyasṭurūna
Tafsir
The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah. Allah takes an oath on the Pen and whatever the people write with their pens.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran