Al Mutaffine

1 Waylun lilmutaffifeena

1 Woe to those that deal in fraud, -

2 Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

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

3 Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

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

4 Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona

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

5 Liyawmin AAatheemin

5 On a Mighty Day,

6 Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

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

7 Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

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

8 Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

8 And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

9 Kitabun marqoomun

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

10 Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

10 Woe, that Day, to those that deny -

11 Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

11 Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

12 Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

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

13 Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

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

14 Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

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

15 Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona

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

16 Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

16 Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

17 Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

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

18 Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena

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

19 Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

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

20 Kitabun marqoomun

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

21 Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

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

22 Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin

22 Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

23 AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

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

24 TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

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

25 Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

25 Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

26 Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

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

27 Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

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

28 AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

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

29 Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

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

30 Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

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

31 Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

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

32 Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona

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

33 Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

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

34 Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

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

35 AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

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

36 Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

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