Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those who give less [than due],
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
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.
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
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.
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
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
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
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 -
Liyawmin AAatheemin
Unto an Awful Day,
For a mighty day,
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
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.
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
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?
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
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.
Kitabun marqoomun
A written record.
It is a written book.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
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."
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
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.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
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.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
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.
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
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."
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
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.
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
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?
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
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
Kitabun marqoomun
A written record,
It is a written book,
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
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
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
On adorned couches, observing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On couches, gazing,
On thrones, they shall gaze;
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
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.
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
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.
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
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,
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
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.
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
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.
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
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.
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
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.
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
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."
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
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.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
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,
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
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.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On high couches, gazing.
On thrones, they will look.
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.