Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to the defrauders,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Woe to Al-Mutaffifun (those who give less in measure and weight).
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, demand full measure,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
And when they have to give by measure or weight to (other) men, give less than due.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Do they not think that they will be resurrected (for reckoning),
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
For a mighty day,
On a Great Day?
ليوم عظيم
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
The Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Nay! Truly, the Record (writing of the deeds) of the Fujjar (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, evil-doers and the wicked) is (preserved) in Sijjin.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
And what will make you know what Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
It is a written book.
A Register inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Woe, that Day, to those who deny.
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Those who deny the Day of Recompense.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
And none can deny it except every transgressor beyond bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and disobedience to Allah) the sinner!
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
When Our Verses (of the Qur'an) are recited to him he says: "Tales of the ancients!"
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Nay! But on their hearts is the Ran (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Nay! Surely they (evil-doers) will be veiled from seeing their Lord that Day.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Then, verily, they will indeed enter (and taste) the burning flame of Hell.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Then, it will be said to them: "This is what you used to deny!"
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Nay! Verily, the Record (writing of the deeds) of Al-Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) is (preserved) in 'Illiyyun
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
And what will make you know what 'Illiyyun is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
It is a written book,
A Register inscribed,
كتاب مرقوم
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
To which bear witness those nearest (to Allah, i.e. the angels).
يشهده المقربون
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
Verily, Al-Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism) will be in Delight (Paradise).
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
On thrones, they shall gaze;
On thrones, looking (at all things).
على الأرائك ينظرون
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
You will recognise in their faces the brightness of delight.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
They will be given to drink of pure sealed wine.
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
The last thereof (that wine) will be the smell of Musk, and for this let (all) those strive who want to strive (i.e. hasten earnestly to the obedience of Allah).
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
It (that wine) will be mixed with Tasnim:
ومزاجه من تسنيم
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
A spring whereof drink those nearest to Allah.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Verily, (during the worldly life) those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And, whenever they passed by them, used to wink one to another (in mockery).
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
And when they saw them, they said: "Verily these have indeed gone astray!"
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
But they (disbelievers, sinners) had not been sent as watchers over them (the believers).
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
But this Day (the Day of Resurrection) those who believe will laugh at the disbelievers
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
On thrones, they will look.
On (high) thrones, looking (at all things).
على الأرائك ينظرون
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
Are not the disbelievers paid (fully) for what they used to do?
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون