Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those who give less [than due],
Woe to the defrauders,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
For a tremendous Day -
For a mighty day,
ليوم عظيم
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
It is a written book.
كتاب مرقوم
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
It is a written book,
كتاب مرقوم
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
يشهده المقربون
يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
On adorned couches, observing.
On thrones, they shall gaze;
على الأرائك ينظرون
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
ومزاجه من تسنيم
وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
On adorned couches, observing.
On thrones, they will look.
على الأرائك ينظرون
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ