Al Mutaffine

1 Woe to the defrauders,

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:

2 Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,

2 Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,

3 But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.

3 But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.

4 Do not these think that they shall be raised again

4 Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again

5 For a mighty day,

5 Unto an Awful Day,

6 The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?

6 The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?

7 Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.

7 Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -

8 And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?

8 Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -

9 It is a written book.

9 A written record.

10 Woe on that day to the rejecters,

10 Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

11 Who give the lie to the day of judgment.

11 Those who deny the Day of Judgment

12 And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one

12 Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,

13 When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

13 Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.

14 Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.

14 Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.

15 Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.

15 Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.

16 Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.

16 Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,

17 Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.

17 And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.

18 Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.

18 Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -

19 And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?

19 Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -

20 It is a written book,

20 A written record,

21 Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.

21 Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).

22 Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,

22 Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,

23 On thrones, they shall gaze;

23 On couches, gazing,

24 You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.

24 Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.

25 They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).

25 They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,

26 The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.

26 Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -

27 And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,

27 And mixed with water of Tasnim,

28 A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).

28 A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.

29 Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.

29 Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,

30 And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.

30 And wink one to another when they passed them;

31 And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.

31 And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;

32 And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;

32 And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.

33 And they were not sent to be keepers over them.

33 Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.

34 So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;

34 This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,

35 On thrones, they will look.

35 On high couches, gazing.

36 Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.

36 Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?