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