Quran 68:1

Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 52 in Surah Al-Qalam (القلم), chapter 68 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: நூன், எழுதுகோல் மீதும் இன்னும் (அதன் மூலம்) அவர்கள் எழுதுவதின் மீதும் சத்தியமாக!
SinhalaRuwwad Center: නූන්,[1] පෑන හා ඔවුන් ලියන දෑ මත දිවුරමින්,
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: ن ، قسم ہے قلم کی اور اس کی جو کچھ کہ وه (فرشتے) لکھتے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: ヌーン。筆に誓けて，また書いたものにおいて誓う。
ChineseMa Jian: 努奈。以笔和他们所写的盟誓，

Tafsir of 68:1

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. ن (Nun), is like Allah's saying, ص (Sad), and Allah's saying, ق (Qaf), and similar to them from the individual letters that appear at the beginning of Qur'anic chapters. This has been dis- cussed at length previously and there is no need to repeat it here. The Explanation of the Pen Concerning Allah's statement, وَالْقَلَمِ (By the pen) The apparent meaning is that this refers to the actual pen that is used to write. This is like Allah's saying, اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الاٌّكْرَمُ - الَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ - عَلَّمَ الإِنسَنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ (Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous. Who has taught by the pen. He has taught man that which he knew not.) (96:3-5) Therefore, this statement is Allah's swearing and alerting His creatures to what He has favored them with by teaching them the skill of writing, through which knowledge is attained.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)