Al Mutaffine

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1 Waylun lilmutaffifeena

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1 Woe to those that deal in fraud, -

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2 Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

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2 Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,

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3 Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

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3 But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.

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4 Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona

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4 Do they not think that they will be called to account? -

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5 Liyawmin AAatheemin

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5 On a Mighty Day,

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6 Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

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6 A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

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7 Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

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7 Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.

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8 Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

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8 And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

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9 Kitabun marqoomun

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9 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

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10 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

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10 Woe, that Day, to those that deny -

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11 Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

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11 Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

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12 Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

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12 And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!

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13 Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

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13 When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"

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14 Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

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14 By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!

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15 Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona

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15 Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.

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16 Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

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16 Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

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17 Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

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17 Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!

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18 Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena

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18 Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.

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19 Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

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19 And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?

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20 Kitabun marqoomun

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20 (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,

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21 Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

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21 To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

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22 Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin

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22 Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

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23 AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

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23 On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):

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24 TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

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24 Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.

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25 Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

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25 Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

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26 Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

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26 The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:

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27 Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

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27 With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:

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28 AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

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28 A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.

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29 Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

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29 Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

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30 Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

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30 And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);

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31 Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

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31 And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;

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32 Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona

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32 And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"

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33 Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

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33 But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

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34 Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

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34 But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:

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35 AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

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35 On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).

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36 Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

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36 Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?