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:
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
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,
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
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.
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
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
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
For a tremendous Day -
ليوم عظيم
Unto an Awful Day,
Liyawmin AAatheemin
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 ?
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
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 -
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
وما أدراك ما سجين
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
A written record.
Kitabun marqoomun
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
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.
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
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.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
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.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
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.
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
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 -
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
وما أدراك ما عليون
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
كتاب مرقوم
A written record,
Kitabun marqoomun
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
يشهده المقربون
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On couches, gazing,
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
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.
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
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,
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
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 -
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
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,
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And wink one to another when they passed them;
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
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;
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
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.
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
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,
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On high couches, gazing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
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 ?
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona