Al-Mutaffifin

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ١

Waylun lilmutaffifeen

Woe to those who give less [than due],

Woe to the curtailers

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ٢

Allatheena itha iktalooAAala annasi yastawfoon

Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

who, when they measure something to receive from people, take it in full,

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ٣

Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohumyukhsiroon

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

and when they measure or weigh something to give it to them, give less than due.

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ٤

Ala yathunnu ola-ikaannahum mabAAoothoon

Do they not think that they will be resurrected

Do they not think that they have to be raised up

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ٥

Liyawmin AAatheem

For a tremendous Day -

on a Great Day,

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ٦

Yawma yaqoomu annasu lirabbialAAalameen

The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?

the Day when all the people will stand before the Lord of the worlds?

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ٧

Kalla inna kitaba alfujjarilafee sijjeen

No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.

Never! (i.e. they should never act in such a way.) Indeed the record of deeds of the sinners is in Sijjīn .

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ٨

Wama adraka ma sijjeen

And what can make you know what is sijjeen?

And what may let you know what Sijjīn is?

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ٩

Kitabun marqoom

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.

A register, inscribed!

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ١٠

Waylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeen

Woe, that Day, to the deniers,

Woe that day to the deniers,

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ١١

Allatheena yukaththiboonabiyawmi addeen

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

who deny the Day of Requital!

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ١٢

Wama yukaththibu bihi illakullu muAAtadin atheem

And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

And none denies it but every sinful transgressor.

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatunaqala asateeru al-awwaleen

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “(These are) tales of the ancients.”

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ١٤

Kalla bal rana AAalaquloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboon

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.

No! But that which they used to commit has covered their hearts with rust.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ١٥

Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawma-ithinlamahjooboon

No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.

No! Indeed they will be screened off from their Lord on that Day.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ١٦

Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheem

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

Then they will have to enter the Hell.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ١٧

Thumma yuqalu hatha allatheekuntum bihi tukaththiboon

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

Then it will be said, “This is what you used to deny.”

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ١٨

Kalla inna kitaba al-abrarilafee AAilliyyeen

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.

No! The record of deeds of the righteous is in ‘Illiyyūn .

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ١٩

Wama adraka maAAilliyyoon

And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?

And what may let you know what ‘Illiyyūn is ?

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ٢٠

Kitabun marqoom

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

A register inscribed,

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ٢١

Yashhaduhu almuqarraboon

Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].

attended by those (angels) who are blessed with nearness to Allah!

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ٢٢

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeem

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

Indeed the righteous will be in absolute bliss.

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ٢٣

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroon

On adorned couches, observing.

While (sitting) on thrones they will be watching (the scenes of Paradise).

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ٢٤

TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata annaAAeem

You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.

You will recognize the glamour of bliss on their faces.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ٢٥

Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoom

They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.

They will be served with a pure sealed wine to drink,

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ٢٦

Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalikafalyatanafasi almutanafisoon

The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.

the seal of which will be of musk.-It is this (bliss) in aspiring for which the competitors should race each other.

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ٢٧

Wamizajuhu min tasneem

And its mixture is of Tasneem,

-and it will be blended with (a drink from) Tasnīm ,

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ٢٨

AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboon

A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.

a spring from which will drink those who are blessed with nearness.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ٢٩

Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoomina allatheena amanoo yadhakoon

Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.

Indeed those who were guilty used to laugh at those who believed,

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ٣٠

Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoon

And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.

and when they passed by them, they used to wink at one another,

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ٣١

Wa-itha inqalaboo ila ahlihimuinqalaboo fakiheen

And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

and when they went back to their family, they went enjoying their mockery,

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ٣٢

Wa-itha raawhum qaloo inna haola-iladalloon

And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."

and when they saw them, they said, “Surely these are the ones who have gone astray”

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ٣٣

Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheen

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

while they were not sent as watchmen over them.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ٣٤

Falyawma allatheena amanoomina alkuffari yadhakoon

So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,

So, today those who believed will laugh at the disbelievers.

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ٣٥

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroon

On adorned couches, observing.

While (sitting) on thrones, they will be seeing

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ٣٦

Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanooyafAAaloon

Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?

whether the disbelievers have been paid back for what they used to do.