Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding)

وَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those that deal in fraud,-

Woe unto the defrauders:

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,

Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.

But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do they not think that they will be called to account?-

Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

On a Mighty Day,

Unto an Awful Day,

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍۢ

Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.

Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌۭ

And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -

كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

A written record.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to those that deny-

Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

Those who deny the Day of Judgment

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!

Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"

Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!

Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.

Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!

And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.

Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?

Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -

كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,

A written record,

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):

On couches, gazing,

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.

Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍۢ مَّخْتُومٍ

Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,

خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌۭ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:

Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:

And mixed with water of Tasnim,

عَيْنًۭا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.

A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);

And wink one to another when they passed them;

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;

And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"

And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:

This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).

On high couches, gazing.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?

Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do?