Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those who give less [than due],
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Woe to the defrauders,
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
For a tremendous Day -
ليوم عظيم
Unto an Awful Day,
For a mighty day,
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
وما أدراك ما سجين
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
A written record.
It is a written book.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
وما أدراك ما عليون
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
كتاب مرقوم
A written record,
It is a written book,
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
يشهده المقربون
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On couches, gazing,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On high couches, gazing.
On thrones, they will look.
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.