1. Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
2. Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona
2. Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
3. Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
3. But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
4. Ala yathunnu ola-ika annahum mabAAoothoona
4. Do they not think that they will be called to account?-
5. On a Mighty Day,
6. Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena
6. A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?
7. Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
7. Day! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.
8. And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?
9. (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.
10. Waylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeena
10. Woe, that Day, to those that deny-
11. Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
11. Those that deny the Day of Judgment.
12. Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin
12. And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!
13. Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru al-awwaleena
13. When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"
14. Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
14. By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!
15. Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawma-ithin lamahjooboona
15. Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.
16. Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
16. Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.
17. Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
17. Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!
18. Kalla inna kitaba al-abrari lafee AAilliyyeena
18. Day, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
19. Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
19. And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
20. (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
21. To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah..
22. Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeemin
22. Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
23. AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona
23. On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
24. TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi
24. Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.
25. Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
25. Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:
26. Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
26. The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:
27. With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:
28. AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
28. A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.
29. Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
29. Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,
30. Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
30. And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);
31. Wa-itha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
31. And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting;
32. Wa-itha raawhum qaloo inna haola-i ladalloona
32. And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"
33. Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
33. But they had not been sent as keepers over them!
34. Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
34. But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:
35. AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona
35. On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).
36. Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona
36. Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?