Surah AL-Mutaffifîn

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 وَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ Woe be to those who make a default in any of their duties and give short measure.
2. 2 الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ When they receive measure from other people they receive in full (not allowing the least shortage and loss),
3. 3 وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ But when they give by measure to others or weigh to them they give them less (than what is due).
4. 4 أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُمْ مَبْعُوثُونَ Do not such people realize that they will be raised (to life again),
5. 5 لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ To face (and hear the Judgment of) that Great Day?
6. 6 يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ The Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
7. 7 كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ Nay, (not at all as they believe) the record of (the deeds) of the wicked is in Sijjîn (- the register of a prison)
8. 8 وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ What should make you know what that Sijjîn is?
9. 9 كِتَابٌ مَرْقُومٌ (It is) a book written (distinctly and comprehensively).
10. 10 وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ On that Day woe shall befall those who belie (the truth);
11. 11 الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ Those that belie the Day of Requital.
12. 12 وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ No one can treat it as a lie except every sinful transgressor,
13. 13 إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ (Who) when Our Messages are recited to him says, `(These are) mere fables of the ancients.´
14. 14 كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ Nay (not at all so), the truth is that their (evil) deeds have rusted their hearts.
15. 15 كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَ Nay (We repeat, not at all so). Verily, they shall be debarred from (the sight and mercy of) their Lord that day.
16. 16 ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ Then they shall surely enter into the flaming Fire,
17. 17 ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ Then it shall be said (to them), `This is that (very punishment) which you used to cry lies to.´
18. 18 كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ Behold! verily the record (of the righteous deeds) of the virtuous will be in `Illîyyîn (- the register of those enjoying the most exalted ranks).
19. 19 وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ And what should make you know what `Illîyyûn is?
20. 20 كِتَابٌ مَرْقُومٌ It is a book (distinctly and comprehensively) written,
21. 21 يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ Which those drawn near (to their Lord) will find present.
22. 22 إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ The virtuous shall indeed be in (a state of) bliss (that Day).
23. 23 عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنْظُرُونَ (Reclining) upon raised couches they shall be looking (at every thing all around).
24. 24 تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ You shall find freshness and bloom of bliss in their faces.
25. 25 يُسْقَوْنَ مِنْ رَحِيقٍ مَخْتُومٍ They shall be given to drink a pure and delightfully refreshing beverage sealed (and secure from all contamination).
26. 26 خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ (Even) the sealing and dregs of which will have flavour of musk, so to this (noble end) let (all) the aspirants aspire.
27. 27 وَمِزَاجُهُ مِنْ تَسْنِيمٍ And this (beverage) will be tempered with Tasnîm (flowing from on high).
28. 28 عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ (This Tasnîm is) a spring of which those drawn near (to God) shall drink.
29. 29 إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ Those who had severed their ties (with God) used to laugh at those who believed,
30. 30 وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ And when they passed by them (- the believers) they winked at one another (by way of ridiculously finding fault with them),
31. 31 وَإِذَا انْقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انْقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ And when they returned to their companions they returned exulting with pride,
32. 32 وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ And when they saw these (Muslims) they said, `These are surely the straying ones!´
33. 33 وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ Though they were not deputed as guardians (to guard) over them.
34. 34 فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ Now, on this day (of Judgment) it is the believers who will wonder at the disbelievers,
35. 35 عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنْظُرُونَ (Seated) on raised couches of (dignity). They (- the believers) will be looking (at the miserable state of the disbelievers in Gehenna).
36. 36 هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ (Then it shall be said,) `The disbelievers have been duly requitted for (the misdeeds) that they used to do.´