83. Surah Al-Mutaffifin Defrauding

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, Most Merciful

وَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّف۪ينَۙ

Waylun lilmutaffifeen

Woe to the stinters!

اَلَّذ۪ينَ اِذَا ا‌كْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَۘ

Allatheena itha iktalooAAala annasi yastawfoon

Those who, when they take a measure from people, exact full measure,

وَاِذَا كَالُوهُمْ اَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَۜ

Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohumyukhsiroon

but when they give them a measure or weight, hand over less than is due.

اَلَا يَظُنُّ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ اَنَّهُمْ مَبْعُوثُونَۙ

Ala yathunnu ola-ikaannahum mabAAoothoon

Do such people not realise that they will be raised up

لِيَوْمٍ عَظ۪يمٍۙ

Liyawmin AAatheem

on a Terrible Day,

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَم۪ينَۜ

Yawma yaqoomu annasu lirabbialAAalameen

the Day mankind will stand before the Lord of all the worlds?

كَلَّٓا اِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَف۪ي سِجّ۪ينٍۜ

Kalla inna kitaba alfujjarilafee sijjeen

No indeed! The book of the dissolute is in Sijjin.

وَمَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا سِجّ۪ينٌۜ

Wama adraka ma sijjeen

And what will convey to you what Sijjin is?

كِتَابٌ مَرْقُومٌۜ

Kitabun marqoom

A clearly written Book.

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّب۪ينَۙ

Waylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeen

Woe that Day to the deniers:

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدّ۪ينِۜ

Allatheena yukaththiboonabiyawmi addeen

those who deny the Day of Reckoning.

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِه۪ٓ اِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ اَث۪يمٍۙ

Wama yukaththibu bihi illakullu muAAtadin atheem

No one denies it except for every evil aggressor.

اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيَاتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاط۪يرُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَۜ

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatunaqala asateeru al-awwaleen

When Our Signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Just myths and legends of the previous peoples!’

كَلَّا بَلْ۔ رَانَ عَلٰى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Kalla bal rana AAalaquloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboon

No indeed! Rather what they have earned has rusted up their hearts.

كَلَّٓا اِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَۜ

Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawma-ithinlamahjooboon

No indeed! Rather that Day they will be veiled from their Lord.

ثُمَّ اِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا الْجَح۪يمِۜ

Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheem

Then they will roast in the Blazing Fire.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هٰذَا الَّذ۪ي كُنْتُمْ بِه۪ تُكَذِّبُونَۜ

Thumma yuqalu hatha allatheekuntum bihi tukaththiboon

Then they will be told, ‘This is what you denied. ’

كَلَّٓا اِنَّ كِتَابَ الْاَبْرَارِ لَف۪ي عِلِّيّ۪ينَۜ

Kalla inna kitaba al-abrarilafee AAilliyyeen

No indeed! The book of the truly good is in ‘Illiyun.

وَمَٓا اَدْرٰيكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَۜ

Wama adraka maAAilliyyoon

And what will convey to you what ‘Illiyun is?

كِتَابٌ مَرْقُومٌۙ

Kitabun marqoom

A clearly written book.

يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَۜ

Yashhaduhu almuqarraboon

Those brought near will witness it.

اِنَّ الْاَبْرَارَ لَف۪ي نَع۪يمٍۙ

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeem

The truly good will be in perfect Bliss

عَلَى الْاَرَٓائِكِ يَنْظُرُونَۙ

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroon

on couches gazing in wonder.

تَعْرِفُ ف۪ي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّع۪يمِۚ

TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata annaAAeem

You will recognise in their faces the radiance of delight.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِنْ رَح۪يقٍ مَخْتُومٍۙ

Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoom

They are given the choicest sealed wine to drink,

خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌۜ وَف۪ي ذٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَۜ

Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalikafalyatanafasi almutanafisoon

whose seal is musk – let people with aspiration aspire to that! –

وَمِزَاجُهُ مِنْ تَسْن۪يمٍۙ

Wamizajuhu min tasneem

mixed with Tasnim:

عَيْناً يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَۜ

AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboon

a fountain at which Those Brought Near will drink.

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَۘ

Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoomina allatheena amanoo yadhakoon

Those who did evil used to laugh at those who had iman.

وَاِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَۘ

Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoon

When they passed by them, they would wink at one another.

وَاِذَا انْقَلَـبُٓوا اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهِمُ انْقَلَبُوا فَكِه۪ينَۘ

Wa-itha inqalaboo ila ahlihimuinqalaboo fakiheen

When they returned to their families, they would make a joke of them.

وَاِذَا رَاَوْهُمْ قَالُٓوا اِنَّ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ لَضَٓالُّونَۙ

Wa-itha raawhum qaloo inna haola-iladalloon

When they saw them, they would say, ‘Those people are misguided. ’

وَمَٓا اُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظ۪ينَۜ

Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheen

But they were not sent as guardians over them.

فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَۙ

Falyawma allatheena amanoomina alkuffari yadhakoon

So today those who have iman are laughing at the kuffar,

عَلَى الْاَرَٓائِكِۙ يَنْظُرُونَۜ

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroon

on couches, gazing in wonder.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ

Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanooyafAAaloon

Have the kuffar been rewarded for what they did?