١Nun. CONSIDER the pen, and all that they write [therewith]!
٢Thou art not, by thy Sustainer's grace, a madman!
٣And, verily, thine shall be a reward neverending –
٤for, behold, thou keepest indeed to a sublime way of life;
٥and [one day] thou shalt see, and they [who now deride thee] shall see,
٦which of you was bereft of reason.
٧Verily, thy Sustainer alone is fully aware as to who has strayed from His path, Just as He alone is fully aware of those who have found the right way.
٨Hence, defer not to [the likes and dislikes of] those who give the lie to the truth:
٩they would like thee to be soft [with them], so that they might be soft [with thee].
١٠Furthermore, defer not to the contemptible swearer of oaths,
١١[or to] the slanderer that goes about with defaming tales,
١٢[or] the withholder of good, [or] the sinful aggressor,
١٣[or] one who is cruel, by greed possessed, and, in addition to all this, utterly useless [to his fellow-men].
١٤Is it because he is possessed of worldly goods and children
١٥that, whenever Our messages are conveyed to him, such a one says, "Fables of ancient times"?