وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ
Woe to those who give less [than due]Surah 83
المطففين
The Defrauding · Meccan · 36 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ
Woe to those who give less [than due]ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكۡتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in fullوَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause lossأَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ
Do they not think that they will be resurrectedلِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
For a tremendous Dayيَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worldsكَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٖ
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeenوَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٞ
And what can make you know what is sijjeenكِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribedوَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniersٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Who deny the Day of Recompenseوَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
And none deny it except every sinful transgressorإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoplesكَلَّاۖ بَلۡۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earningكَلَّآ إِنَّهُمۡ عَن رَّبِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitionedثُمَّ إِنَّهُمۡ لَصَالُواْ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfireثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to denyكَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyunوَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyunكِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribedيَشۡهَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah]إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasureعَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On adorned couches, observingتَعۡرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasureيُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٖ مَّخۡتُومٍ
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealedخِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكٞۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors competeوَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ
And its mixture is of Tasneemعَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drinkإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believedوَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glancesوَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ
And when they returned to their people, they would return jestingوَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lostوَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ
But they had not been sent as guardians over themفَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡكُفَّارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelieversعَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On adorned couches, observingهَلۡ ثُوِّبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to doArabic text source:The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia — Uthmani text
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