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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ﴿1﴾

Shakir

Woe to the defrauders,

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ﴿2﴾

Shakir

Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men take it fully,

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ﴿3﴾

Shakir

But when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient.

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ﴿4﴾

Shakir

Do not these think that they shall be raised again

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ ﴿5﴾

Shakir

For a mighty day,

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿6﴾

Shakir

The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍۢ ﴿7﴾

Shakir

Nay! most surely the record of the wicked is in the Sijjin.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌۭ ﴿8﴾

Shakir

And what will make you know what the Sijjin is?

كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ ﴿9﴾

Shakir

It is a written book.

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿10﴾

Shakir

Woe on that day to the rejecters,

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿11﴾

Shakir

Who give the lie to the day of judgment.

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿12﴾

Shakir

And none gives the lie to it but every exceeder of limits, sinful one

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿13﴾

Shakir

When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore.

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿14﴾

Shakir

Nay! rather, what they used to do has become like rust upon their hearts.

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ ﴿15﴾

Shakir

Nay! most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿16﴾

Shakir

Then most surely they shall enter the burning fire.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿17﴾

Shakir

Then shall it be said: This is what you gave the lie to.

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ ﴿18﴾

Shakir

Nay! Most surely the record of the righteous shall be in the Iliyin.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ﴿19﴾

Shakir

And what will make you know what the highest Iliyin is?

كِتَٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ ﴿20﴾

Shakir

It is a written book,

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿21﴾

Shakir

Those who are drawn near (to Allah) shall witness it.

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ ﴿22﴾

Shakir

Most surely the righteous shall be in bliss,

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿23﴾

Shakir

On thrones, they shall gaze;

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿24﴾

Shakir

You will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss.

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍۢ مَّخْتُومٍ ﴿25﴾

Shakir

They are made to quaff of a pure drink that is sealed (to others).

خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌۭ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ ﴿26﴾

Shakir

The sealing of it is (with) musk; and for that let the aspirers aspire.

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ ﴿27﴾

Shakir

And the admixture of it is a water of Tasnim,

عَيْنًۭا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿28﴾

Shakir

A fountain from which drink they who are drawn near (to Allah).

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ ﴿29﴾

Shakir

Surely they who are guilty used to laugh at those who believe.

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ﴿30﴾

Shakir

And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ ﴿31﴾

Shakir

And when they returned to their own followers they returned exulting.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿32﴾

Shakir

And when they saw them, they said: Most surely these are in error;

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴿33﴾

Shakir

And they were not sent to be keepers over them.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ ﴿34﴾

Shakir

So today those who believe shall laugh at the unbelievers;

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿35﴾

Shakir

On thrones, they will look.

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿36﴾

Shakir

Surely the disbelievers are rewarded as they did.

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