Al-Mutaffifin

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ١

Woe to the defrauders

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ٢

Those who take full measure ˹when they buy˺ from people

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ٣

but give less when they measure or weigh for buyers

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ٤

Do such people not think that they will be resurrected

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ٥

for a tremendous Day—

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٦

the Day ˹all˺ people will stand before the Lord of all worlds

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ ٧

But no! The wicked are certainly bound for Sijjîn ˹in the depths of Hell˺—

وَمَآ أَدْرَٮٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ ٨

and what will make you realize what Sijjîn is?—

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ٩

a fate ˹already˺ sealed

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٠

Woe on that Day to the deniers—

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ١١

those who deny Judgment Day

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ١٢

None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣

Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”

كَلَّا‌ۖ بَلْۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ ١٤

But no! In fact, their hearts have been stained by all ˹the evil˺ they used to commit

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ ١٥

Undoubtedly, they will be sealed off from their Lord on that Day

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُواْ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ١٦

Moreover, they will surely burn in Hell

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ١٧

and then be told, “This is what you used to deny.”

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ ١٨

But no! The virtuous are certainly bound for ’Illiyûn ˹in elevated Gardens˺—

وَمَآ أَدْرَٮٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ١٩

and what will make you realize what ’Illiyûn is?—

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ٢٠

a fate ˹already˺ sealed

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ٢١

witnessed by those nearest ˹to Allah˺

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ٢٢

Surely the virtuous will be in bliss

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ٢٣

˹seated˺ on ˹canopied˺ couches, gazing around

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٢٤

You will recognize on their faces the glow of delight

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ ٢٥

They will be given a drink of sealed, pure wine

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ‌ۚ وَفِى ذَٲلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ ٢٦

whose last sip will smell like musk. So let whoever aspires to this strive ˹diligently˺

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ ٢٧

And this drink’s flavour will come from Tasnîm—

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ٢٨

a spring from which those nearest ˹to Allah˺ will drink

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضْحَكُونَ ٢٩

Indeed, the wicked used to laugh at the believers

وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ٣٠

wink to one another whenever they passed by

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ ٣١

and muse ˹over these exploits˺ upon returning to their own people

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ ٣٢

And when they saw the faithful, they would say, “These ˹people˺ are truly astray,”

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ ٣٣

even though they were not sent as keepers over the believers

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ ٣٤

But on that Day the believers will be laughing at the disbelievers

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ٣٥

as they sit on ˹canopied˺ couches, looking on

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفْعَلُونَ ٣٦

˹The believers will be asked,˺ “Have the disbelievers ˹not˺ been paid back for what they used to do?”