Surah Al Mutaffifin

وَيۡلٌ۬ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those that deal in fraud --

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكۡتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ

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

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ

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

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ أَنَّہُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ

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

لِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٍ۬

On a Mighty Day,

يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلۡفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ۬

Nay! Surely the Record of the Wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin,

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ۬

And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

كِتَـٰبٌ۬ مَّرۡقُومٌ۬

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

وَيۡلٌ۬ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to those that deny --

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦۤ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

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

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

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

كَلَّا‌ۖ بَلۡۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِہِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ  

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّہُمۡ عَن رَّبِّہِمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ

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

ثُمَّ إِنَّہُمۡ لَصَالُواْ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

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

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyin is?

كِتَـٰبٌ۬ مَّرۡقُومٌ۬  

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

يَشۡہَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآٮِٕكِ يَنظُرُونَ  

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

تَعۡرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

Thou wilt recognize in their Faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.

يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ۬ مَّخۡتُومٍ  

Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

خِتَـٰمُهُ ۥ مِسۡكٌ۬‌ۚ

The seal thereof will be Musk:

وَفِى ذَٲلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ  

and for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:

وَمِزَاجُهُ ۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ  

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

عَيۡنً۬ا يَشۡرَبُ بِہَا ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ  

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

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ  

Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِہِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ  

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

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ  

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

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

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

وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡہِمۡ حَـٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as Keepers over them!

فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡكُفَّارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ  

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

عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآٮِٕكِ يَنظُرُونَ  

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

هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ

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

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