Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those who give less [than due],
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
For a tremendous Day -
ليوم عظيم
On a Mighty Day,
Unto an Awful Day,
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ?
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
A written record.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
كتاب مرقوم
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
A written record,
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
يشهده المقربون
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
On couches, gazing,
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
On adorned couches, observing.
على الأرائك ينظرون
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
On high couches, gazing.
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?