Surah Al-Mutaffifin

وَيْلٌۭلِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

WOE UNTO THOSE who give short measure:

ٱلَّذِينَإِذَاٱكْتَالُوا۟عَلَىٱلنَّاسِيَسْتَوْفُونَ

those who, when they are to receive their due from [other] people, demand that it be given in full –

وَإِذَاكَالُوهُمْأَووَّزَنُوهُمْيُخْسِرُونَ

but when they have to measure or weigh whatever they owe to others, give less than what is due!

أَلَايَظُنُّأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَأَنَّهُممَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do they not know that they are bound to be raised from the dead

لِيَوْمٍعَظِيمٍۢ

[and called to account] on an awesome Day –

يَوْمَيَقُومُٱلنَّاسُلِرَبِّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

the Day when all men shall stand before the Sustainer of all the worlds?

كَلَّآإِنَّكِتَٰبَٱلْفُجَّارِلَفِىسِجِّينٍۢ

NAY, VERILY, the record of the wicked is indeed [set down] in a mode inescapable!

وَمَآأَدْرَىٰكَمَاسِجِّينٌۭ

And what could make thee conceive what that that mode inescapable will be?

كِتَٰبٌۭمَّرْقُومٌۭ

A record [indelibly] inscribed!

وَيْلٌۭيَوْمَئِذٍۢلِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth –

ٱلَّذِينَيُكَذِّبُونَبِيَوْمِٱلدِّينِ

those who give the lie to the [coming of] Judgment Day:

وَمَايُكَذِّبُبِهِۦٓإِلَّاكُلُّمُعْتَدٍأَثِيمٍ

for, none gives the lie to it but such as are wont to transgress against all that is [and are] immersed in sin:

إِذَاتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْهِءَايَٰتُنَاقَالَأَسَٰطِيرُٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

[and so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them, they but say, "Fables of ancient times!"

كَلَّابَلْرَانَعَلَىٰقُلُوبِهِممَّاكَانُوا۟يَكْسِبُونَ

Nay, but their hearts are corroded by all [the evil] that they were wont to do!

كَلَّآإِنَّهُمْعَنرَّبِّهِمْيَوْمَئِذٍۢلَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

Nay, verily, from [the grace of] their Sustainer shall they on that Day be debarred;

ثُمَّإِنَّهُمْلَصَالُوا۟ٱلْجَحِيمِ

and then, behold, they shall enter the blazing fire

ثُمَّيُقَالُهَٰذَاٱلَّذِىكُنتُمبِهِۦتُكَذِّبُونَ

and be told: "This is the [very thing] to which you were wont to give the lie!"

كَلَّآإِنَّكِتَٰبَٱلْأَبْرَارِلَفِىعِلِّيِّينَ

NAY, VERILY - the record of the truly virtuous is [set down] in a mode most lofty!

وَمَآأَدْرَىٰكَمَاعِلِّيُّونَ

And what could make thee conceive what that mode most lofty will be?

كِتَٰبٌۭمَّرْقُومٌۭ

A record [indelibly] inscribed,