Chapter 83, 36 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
Unto an Awful Day,
On a Mighty Day,
ليوم عظيم
Liyawmin AAatheemin
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
A written record.
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
Kitabun marqoomun
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
A written record,
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
كتاب مرقوم
Kitabun marqoomun
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
يشهده المقربون
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
On couches, gazing,
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
على الأرائك ينظرون
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
ومزاجه من تسنيم
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
On high couches, gazing.
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
على الأرائك ينظرون
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona