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Surat al-mutaffifin (Fraudulent people)

المطفّفين

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وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِيْنَۙ

wailul lil-muṭaffifīn

WOETOTHOSEwhogiveshortmeasure

الَّذِيْنَ اِذَا اكْتَالُوْا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُوْنَۖ

allażīna iżaktālụ 'alan-nāsi yastaufụn

Whoinsistonbeinggivenfullwhentheytakefromothers

وَاِذَا كَالُوْهُمْ اَوْ وَّزَنُوْهُمْ يُخْسِرُوْنَۗ

wa iżā kālụhum aw wazanụhum yukhsirụn

Whilstwhentheymeasureorweighforthemgiveless.

اَلَا يَظُنُّ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ اَنَّهُمْ مَّبْعُوْثُوْنَۙ

alā yaẓunnu ulā`ika annahum mab'ụṡụn

Dotheynotthinktheywillberaised(tolife)again

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيْمٍۙ

liyaumin 'aẓīm

Onagrievousday

يَّوْمَ يَقُوْمُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَۗ

yauma yaqụmun-nāsu lirabbil-'ālamīn

ThedayallmankindwillstandbeforetheLordofalltheworlds?

كَلَّآ اِنَّ كِتٰبَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِيْ سِجِّيْنٍۗ

kallā inna kitābal-fujjāri lafī sijjīn

Indeedtheledgerofthewickedwillbein(thelowestdepths)Sijjin.

وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا سِجِّيْنٌۗ

wa mā adrāka mā sijjīn

HowwillyoucomprehendwhatSijjinis?

كِتٰبٌ مَّرْقُوْمٌۗ

kitābum marqụm

Itisa(repositoryof)distinctlywrittenrecord.

وَيْلٌ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِيْنَۙ

wailuy yauma`iżil lil-mukażżibīn

Ahthewoethatdayforthosewhodeny

الَّذِيْنَ يُكَذِّبُوْنَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّيْنِۗ

allażīna yukażżibụna biyaumid-dīn

WhocalltheDayofjudgementalie!

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهٖٓ اِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ اَثِيْمٍۙ

wa mā yukażżibu bihī illā kullu mu'tadin aṡīm

Nonedeniesitbutthesinfultransgressors.

اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتُنَا قَالَ اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَۗ

iżā tutlā 'alaihi āyātunā qāla asāṭīrul-awwalīn

WhenOurrevelationsarerecitedbeforehimhesays:"Thesearefablesoflongago."

كَلَّا بَلْ ۜرَانَ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا يَكْسِبُوْنَ

kallā bal rāna 'alā qulụbihim mā kānụ yaksibụn

No.Infactwhattheyhavebeendoinghasrustedtheirhearts.

كَلَّآ اِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّمَحْجُوْبُوْنَۗ

kallā innahum 'ar rabbihim yauma`iżil lamaḥjụbụn

ThereforetheywillbescreenedofffromtheirLordthatday

ثُمَّ اِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا الْجَحِيْمِۗ

ṡumma innahum laṣālul-jaḥīm

ThentheywillindeedburninHell.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هٰذَا الَّذِيْ كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ تُكَذِّبُوْنَۗ

ṡumma yuqālu hāżallażī kuntum bihī tukażżibụn

Theywillthenbetold:"Thisiswhatyouhaddenied."

كَلَّآ اِنَّ كِتٰبَ الْاَبْرَارِ لَفِيْ عِلِّيِّيْنَۗ

kallā inna kitābal-abrāri lafī 'illiyyīn

Surelytheledgerofthepiouswillbein´Illiyun(heightsabovetheheights).

وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا عِلِّيُّوْنَۗ

wa mā adrāka mā 'illiyyụn

Buthowwillyoucomprehendwhat´Illiyunis?

كِتٰبٌ مَّرْقُوْمٌۙ

kitābum marqụm

Itisa(repositoryof)distinctlywrittenrecord

يَّشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَۗ

yasy-haduhul-muqarrabụn

Witnessedbythosewhoarehonoured.

اِنَّ الْاَبْرَارَ لَفِيْ نَعِيْمٍۙ

innal-abrāra lafī na'īm

Verilythepiouswillbeinheaven

عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِ يَنْظُرُوْنَۙ

'alal-arā`iki yanẓurụn

Oncouchesfacetoface.

تَعْرِفُ فِيْ وُجُوْهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيْمِۚ

ta'rifu fī wujụhihim naḍratan na'īm

Ontheirfacesyouwillseetheglowofbeatitude.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِنْ رَّحِيْقٍ مَّخْتُوْمٍۙ

yusqauna mir raḥīqim makhtụm

Theywillbeservedthechoicestwinesealed

خِتٰمُهٗ مِسْكٌ ۗوَفِيْ ذٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُوْنَۗ

khitāmuhụ misk, wa fī żālika falyatanāfasil-mutanāfisụn

Withasealingofmuskwhichthosewhoaspireforthebestshoulddesire--

وَمِزَاجُهٗ مِنْ تَسْنِيْمٍۙ

wa mizājuhụ min tasnīm

BlendedwiththewaterofTasnim(heightsultimateofevolution)

عَيْنًا يَّشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَۗ

'ainay yasyrabu bihal-muqarrabụn

Afountainfromwhichonlytheywhoarehonoureddrink.

اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اَجْرَمُوْا كَانُوْا مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا يَضْحَكُوْنَۖ

innallażīna ajramụ kānụ minallażīna āmanụ yaḍ-ḥakụn

Thesinnersindeedlaughedatbelievers

وَاِذَا مَرُّوْا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُوْنَۖ

wa iżā marrụ bihim yatagāmazụn

Andwinkedatoneanotherastheypassedbythem;

وَاِذَا انْقَلَبُوْٓا اِلٰٓى اَهْلِهِمُ انْقَلَبُوْا فَكِهِيْنَۖ

wa iżangqalabū ilā ahlihimungqalabụ fakihīn

Andwhentheywentbacktotheirpeopleturnedtomakefunofthem;

وَاِذَا رَاَوْهُمْ قَالُوْٓا اِنَّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ لَضَاۤلُّوْنَۙ

wa iżā ra`auhum qālū inna hā`ulā`i laḍāllụn

Andwhentheysawthemtheysaid:"Theyhaveindeedgoneastray."

وَمَآ اُرْسِلُوْا عَلَيْهِمْ حٰفِظِيْنَۗ

wa mā ursilụ 'alaihim ḥāfiẓīn

ButtheywerenotSenttobeguardiansoverthem!

فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُوْنَۙ

fal-yaumallażīna āmanụ minal-kuffāri yaḍ-ḥakụn

Sothebelieverswilllaughattheinfidelsonthatday

عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِ يَنْظُرُوْنَۗ

'alal-arā`iki yanẓurụn

Regardingthemfromtheircushionedseats.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوْا يَفْعَلُوْنَ

hal ṡuwwibal-kuffāru mā kānụ yaf'alụn

Willnottheinfidelspayforwhattheyhaddone?