Chapter 83, 36 verses
Woe to those that deal in fraud, -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل للمطففين
Woe to the defrauders,
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
الذين إذا اكتالوا على الناس يستوفون
Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
وإذا كالوهم أو وزنوهم يخسرون
But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.
Do they not think that they will be called to account? -
ألا يظن أولئك أنهم مبعوثون
Do not these think that they shall be raised again
On a Mighty Day,
ليوم عظيم
For a mighty day,
A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
يوم يقوم الناس لرب العالمين
The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
كلا إن كتاب الفجار لفي سجين
Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.
And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
وما أدراك ما سجين
And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book.
Woe, that Day, to those that deny -
ويل يومئذ للمكذبين
Woe on that day to the rejecters,
Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
الذين يكذبون بيوم الدين
Who give the lie to the day of judgment.
And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
وما يكذب به إلا كل معتد أثيم
And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
إذا تتلى عليه آياتنا قال أساطير الأولين
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.
By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
كلا ۖ بل ۜ ران على قلوبهم ما كانوا يكسبون
Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.
Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
كلا إنهم عن ربهم يومئذ لمحجوبون
Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
ثم إنهم لصالو الجحيم
Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.
Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
ثم يقال هذا الذي كنتم به تكذبون
Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.
Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
كلا إن كتاب الأبرار لفي عليين
Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
وما أدراك ما عليون
And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
كتاب مرقوم
It is a written book,
To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).
يشهده المقربون
Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
إن الأبرار لفي نعيم
Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they shall gaze;
Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
تعرف في وجوههم نضرة النعيم
You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.
Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
يسقون من رحيق مختوم
They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).
The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
ختامه مسك ۚ وفي ذلك فليتنافس المتنافسون
The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.
With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
ومزاجه من تسنيم
And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,
A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
عينا يشرب بها المقربون
A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).
Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا من الذين آمنوا يضحكون
Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.
And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون
And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.
And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
وإذا انقلبوا إلى أهلهم انقلبوا فكهين
And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.
And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
وإذا رأوهم قالوا إن هؤلاء لضالون
And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;
But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين
And they were not sent to be keepers over them.
But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون
So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;
On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
على الأرائك ينظرون
On thrones, they will look.
Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?
هل ثوب الكفار ما كانوا يفعلون
Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.