Chapter 83, 36 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Woe to the defrauders,
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
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,
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
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.
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
Unto an Awful Day,
For a mighty day,
On a Mighty Day,
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
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?
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
A written record.
It is a written book.
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
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!
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
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!"
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
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!
كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
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.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
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!
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
A written record,
It is a written book,
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
On couches, gazing,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
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:
خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ
And wink one to another when they passed them;
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);
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
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!"
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
On high couches, gazing.
On thrones, they will look.
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ