Al-Qalam (القلم)
Chapter 68 · The Pen · Juz 29
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Quran 68:29 — Surah Al-Qalam
This is verse 29 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:
Qaaloo subhaana rabbinaaa innaa kunnaa zaalimeen
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَلَٰوَمُونَ
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَٰغِينَ
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.