Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to the defrauders,
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
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, exact full measure,
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
For a mighty day,
On a Mighty Day,
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
It is a written book.
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
It is a written book,
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
On thrones, they shall gaze;
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
On thrones, they will look.
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ