Chapter 83, 36 verses
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
Woe to the defrauders,
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Liyawmin AAatheemin
Unto an Awful Day,
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
For a mighty day,
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
Kitabun marqoomun
A written record.
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
It is a written book.
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
Kitabun marqoomun
A written record,
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
It is a written book,
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On couches, gazing,
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On thrones, they shall gaze;
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
And wink one to another when they passed them;
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On high couches, gazing.
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On thrones, they will look.
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.