Al-Qalam (القلم)
Chapter 68 · The Pen · Juz 29
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَٰدِرِينَ
Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
Quran 68:25 — Surah Al-Qalam
This is verse 25 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.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa ghadaw 'alaa hardin qaadireen
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ
So they set out, while lowering their voices,
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌۭ
[Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
وَغَدَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍۢ قَٰدِرِينَ
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لَضَآلُّونَ
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."