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