Chapter 83, 36 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to the defrauders,
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Unto an Awful Day,
Liyawmin AAatheemin
ليوم عظيم
For a mighty day,
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
A written record.
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
A written record,
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book,
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
يشهده المقربون
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
On couches, gazing,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they shall gaze;
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
And wink one to another when they passed them;
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
On high couches, gazing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they will look.
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.