Chapter 83, 36 verses
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
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:
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
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,
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
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.
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
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
Liyawmin AAatheemin
ليوم عظيم
On a Mighty Day,
Unto an Awful Day,
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
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 ?
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
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 -
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
A written record.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
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,
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
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.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
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.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
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.
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
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.
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
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 -
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
Kitabun marqoomun
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
A written record,
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
يشهده المقربون
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
On couches, gazing,
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
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.
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
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 -
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
ومزاجه من تسنيم
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
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,
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
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;
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
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;
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
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.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
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,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
On high couches, gazing.
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
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 ?