Chapter 83, 36 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to the defrauders,
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
ليوم عظيم
For a mighty day,
On a Mighty Day,
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book.
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book,
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
يشهده المقربون
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they shall gaze;
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they will look.
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?