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 those who give less [than due],
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 a measure from people, take in full.
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 if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
Unto an Awful Day,
Liyawmin AAatheemin
ليوم عظيم
For a tremendous 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 when mankind will 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
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
A written record.
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
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 verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
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
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
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
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
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 it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
A written record,
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
يشهده المقربون
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
On couches, gazing,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On adorned couches, observing.
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 radiance of pleasure.
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
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 last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
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
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
And wink one to another when they passed them;
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
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 people, they would return jesting.
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 would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
But they had not been sent as guardians 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 believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
On high couches, gazing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On adorned couches, observing.
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?