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Al-Qalam (القلم)

Quran 68:11 — Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 11

Chapter 68 · The Pen · Juz 29

11

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ

Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

Quran 68:11 — Surah Al-Qalam

About This Verse

This is verse 11 of 52 in Surah Al-Qalam (القلم), meaning “The Pen”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 29 (Part 29) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Qalam is the 68th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 52 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 68:11

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Hammaazim mash shaaa'im binameem

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Surrounding Verses

9

وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ

They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].

10

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

11

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

12

مَّنَّاعٍۢ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

13

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.