Chapter 83, 36 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
Woe to those who give less [than due],
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
ليوم عظيم
On a Mighty Day,
For a tremendous Day -
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
يشهده المقربون
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
On adorned couches, observing.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
ومزاجه من تسنيم
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
On adorned couches, observing.
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?