Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to the defrauders,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Woe to those who give less [than due],
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
For a mighty day,
ليوم عظيم
Unto an Awful Day,
For a tremendous Day -
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
It is a written book.
كتاب مرقوم
A written record.
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
It is a written book,
كتاب مرقوم
A written record,
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
يشهده المقربون
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
On thrones, they shall gaze;
على الأرائك ينظرون
On couches, gazing,
On adorned couches, observing.
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
On thrones, they will look.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On high couches, gazing.
On adorned couches, observing.
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?