Al Mutaffine

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:

Shakir

1 Woe to the defrauders,

Pickthall

2 Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,

Shakir

2 Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,

Pickthall

3 But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.

Shakir

3 But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.

Pickthall

4 Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again

Shakir

4 Do not these think that they shall be raised again

Pickthall

5 Unto an Awful Day,

Shakir

5 For a mighty day,

Pickthall

6 The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?

Shakir

6 The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?

Pickthall

7 Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -

Shakir

7 Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.

Pickthall

8 Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -

Shakir

8 And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?

Pickthall

9 A written record.

Shakir

9 It is a written book.

Pickthall

10 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

Shakir

10 Woe on that day to the rejecters,

Pickthall

11 Those who deny the Day of Judgment

Shakir

11 Who give the lie to the day of judgment.

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12 Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,

Shakir

12 And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one

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13 Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.

Shakir

13 When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

Pickthall

14 Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.

Shakir

14 Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.

Pickthall

15 Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.

Shakir

15 Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.

Pickthall

16 Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,

Shakir

16 Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.

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17 And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.

Shakir

17 Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.

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18 Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -

Shakir

18 Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.

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19 Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -

Shakir

19 And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?

Pickthall

20 A written record,

Shakir

20 It is a written book,

Pickthall

21 Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).

Shakir

21 Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.

Pickthall

22 Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,

Shakir

22 Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,

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23 On couches, gazing,

Shakir

23 On thrones, they shall gaze;

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24 Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.

Shakir

24 You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.

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25 They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,

Shakir

25 They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).

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26 Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -

Shakir

26 The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.

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27 And mixed with water of Tasnim,

Shakir

27 And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,

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28 A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.

Shakir

28 A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).

Pickthall

29 Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,

Shakir

29 Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.

Pickthall

30 And wink one to another when they passed them;

Shakir

30 And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.

Pickthall

31 And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;

Shakir

31 And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.

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32 And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.

Shakir

32 And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;

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33 Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.

Shakir

33 And they were not sent to be keepers over them.

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34 This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,

Shakir

34 So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;

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35 On high couches, gazing.

Shakir

35 On thrones, they will look.

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36 Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?

Shakir

36 Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.