أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ
Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
— Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم), 68:47

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أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ
Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon
Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
— Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم), 68:47
أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبُ فَهُمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَTransliteration: Am 'indahumul ghaibu fahum yaktuboon
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Or that the Unseen is in their hands, so that they can write it down?
This is verse 47 of Surah Al-Qalam (ٱلْقَلَم, meaning "The Pen"), the 68th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 52 total verses.