Chapter 83, 36 verses
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Woe to the defrauders,
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Liyawmin AAatheemin
ليوم عظيم
Unto an Awful Day,
For a mighty day,
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
وما أدراك ما سجين
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
A written record.
It is a written book.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
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 communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
وما أدراك ما عليون
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
A written record,
It is a written book,
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
يشهده المقربون
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On couches, gazing,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On high couches, gazing.
On thrones, they will look.
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.