Surah Al-Mutaffifinالمطففين
The Defrauding · 36 verses · Meccan
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وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ﴿١﴾
83:1 Woe to those That deal in fraud,—
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ﴿٢﴾
83:2 Those who, when they Have to receive by measure From men, exact full measure,
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ﴿٣﴾
83:3 But when they have To give by measure Or weight to men, Give less than due.
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤﴾
83:4 Do they not think That they will be called To account?—
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٥﴾
83:5 On a Mighty Day,
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٦﴾
83:6 A Day when (all) mankind Will stand before The Lord of the Worlds?
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ ﴿٧﴾
83:7 Nay! Surely the Record Of the Wicked is (Preserved) in Sijjīn.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ ﴿٨﴾
83:8 And what will explain To thee what Sijjīn is?
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ﴿٩﴾
83:9 (There is) a Register (Fully) inscribed.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٠﴾
83:10 Woe, that Day, to those That deny—
ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١١﴾
83:11 Those that deny The Day of Judgment.
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿١٢﴾
83:12 And none can deny it But the Transgressor Beyond bounds, The Sinner!
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾
83:13 When Our Signs are rehearsed To him, he says, "Tales of the Ancients!"
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿١٤﴾
83:14 By no means! But on their hearts Is the stain of the (ill) Which they do!
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ ﴿١٥﴾
83:15 Verily, from (the Light Of) their Lord, that Day, Will they be veiled.
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿١٦﴾
83:16 Further, they will enter The Fire of Hell.
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿١٧﴾
83:17 Further, it will be said To them: "This is The (reality) which ye Rejected as false!
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ ﴿١٨﴾
83:18 Nay, verily the Record Of the Righteous is (Preserved) in ‘Illīyīn.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ﴿١٩﴾
83:19 And what will explain To thee what ‘Illīyīn is?
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ﴿٢٠﴾
83:20 (There is) a Register (Fully) inscribed,
يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿٢١﴾
83:21 To which bear witness Those Nearest (to God),
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ﴿٢٢﴾
83:22 Truly the Righteous Will be in Bliss:
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
83:23 On Thrones (of Dignity) Will they command a sight (Of all things):
تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٢٤﴾
83:24 Thou wilt recognise In their Faces The beaming brightness of Bliss.
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ ﴿٢٥﴾
83:25 Their thirst will be slaked With Pure Wine sealed:
خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾
83:26 The seal thereof will be Musk: and for this Let those aspire, Who have aspirations:
وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ ﴿٢٧﴾
83:27 With it will be (given) A mixture of Tasnīm:
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾
83:28 A spring, from (the waters) Whereof drink Those Nearest to God.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾
83:29 Those in sin used To laugh at those Who believed,
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾
83:30 And whenever they passed By them, used to wink At each other (in mockery);
وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ ﴿٣١﴾
83:31 And when they returned To their own people, They would return jesting;
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿٣٢﴾
83:32 And whenever they saw them, They would say, "Behold! These are the people Truly astray!"
وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ ﴿٣٣﴾
83:33 But they had not been Sent as Keepers over them!
فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾
83:34 But on this Day The Believers will laugh At the Unbelievers:
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾
83:35 On Thrones (of Dignity) They will command (a sight) (Of all things),
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾
83:36 Will not the Unbelievers Have been paid back For what they did?