Al-Mutaffifin

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to the defrauders!

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

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

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

but give less when they measure or weigh for buyers.

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do such people not think that they will be resurrected

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

for a tremendous Day—

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ

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

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

and what will make you realize what Sijjîn is?—

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

a fate ˹already˺ sealed.

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day to the deniers—

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

those who deny Judgment Day!

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor.

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

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

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

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

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Moreover, they will surely burn in Hell

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

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

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

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

كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

a fate ˹already˺ sealed

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

witnessed by those nearest ˹to Allah˺.

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Surely the virtuous will be in bliss

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

˹seated˺ on ˹canopied˺ couches, gazing around.

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

You will recognize on their faces the glow of delight.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

They will be given a drink of sealed, pure wine

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ

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

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

And this drink’s flavour will come from Tasnîm—

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

Indeed, the wicked used to laugh at the believers

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

wink to one another whenever they passed by

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

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

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

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

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

even though they were not sent as keepers over the believers.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

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

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

as they sit on ˹canopied˺ couches, looking on.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

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