Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to the defrauders,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
For a mighty day,
ليوم عظيم
On a Mighty Day,
Unto an Awful Day,
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
The day when (all) mankind 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! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
It is a written book.
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
A written record.
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
It is a written book,
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
A written record,
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
يشهده المقربون
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
On couches, gazing,
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
On thrones, they will look.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
On high couches, gazing.
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?