Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those who give less [than due],
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
Woe to the defrauders,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto the defrauders:
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
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.
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
For a tremendous Day -
Liyawmin AAatheemin
For a mighty day,
Unto an Awful Day,
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
The day on which men shall 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.
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
Kitabun marqoomun
It is a written book.
A written record.
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
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.
Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
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.
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
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.
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
Kitabun marqoomun
It is a written book,
A written record,
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
On adorned couches, observing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On thrones, they shall gaze;
On couches, gazing,
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
And mixed with water of Tasnim,
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.
AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And wink one to another when they passed them;
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;
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: Most surely these are in error;
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,
On adorned couches, observing.
AAala alaraiki yanthuroona
On thrones, they will look.
On high couches, gazing.
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do ?