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Surah Al-Mutaffifin - English Translation by Shabbir Ahmed


وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe unto the dealers in fraud
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 1


ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكۡتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ

Those who demand full measure when receiving from people
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 2


وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ

But give less than due when giving them by measure or weight. (Or diminish the recompense of the laborer)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 3


أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ

Deem they not that they are bound to be raised again
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 4


لِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

Unto an Awesome Day
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 5


يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

The Day when all mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds. (And the humanity will stand on its feet in this world rallying around the Divine System (39:79), (45:36-37), (84:6-8)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 6


كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٖ

Nay, behold, the record of the dividers of humanity is in 'Sijjin
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 7


وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٞ

Ah! What will convey to you what 'Sijjin' is
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 8


كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ

A record indelibly inscribed. ('Sijjin' = Inescapable, guarded record as if it is imprisoned)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 9


وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Anguish on that Day for those who deny the Truth in practice
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 10


ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 11


وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

And none denies it but he who drags down his own progress by crossing the bounds of reason. (The Law of Cause and Effect easily appeals to reason)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 12


إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

When Our Messages are conveyed to him, he says, "These are stories of the bygones
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 13


كَلَّاۖ بَلۡۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

Nay, but their hearts get corroded by what they have earned
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 14


كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمۡ عَن رَّبِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ

Nay, verily, on that Day they will be veiled from (the Light of) their Lord
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 15


ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمۡ لَصَالُواْ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

Then, behold, they shall enter the Blazing Fire. ('Jahim' = Insurmountable Barrier = Bar to progress = Obstruction that halts = Halting of evolution = Mere survival = Hellfire = Flames of anguish = Fire of regret)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 16


ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

And it will be said, "This is that which you used to deny
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 17


كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ

Nay, behold, the record of those who made room for others in the community is in 'Illiyin'. ('Birr' = Virtue = Make expanse = Make room for others in the society = Help people to adjust and make progress in a new environment = Exponential growth)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 18


وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

Ah! What will convey to you what 'Illiyin' is
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 19


كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ

A record indelibly inscribed. ('Illiyin' = Loftiness upon loftiness)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 20


يَشۡهَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

These near ones (to Allah) find it open before them
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 21


إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

Behold, those who made room in the society for others, verily, are in Blissful delight
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 22


عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On beautiful thrones, they will look up (to the Magnificent Kingdom)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 23


تَعۡرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

You will see their faces glitter with Delight
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 24


يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٖ مَّخۡتُومٍ

They will be given a refreshing drink of pure nectar, sealed
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 25


خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكٞۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

The seal of it is musk. For all this, then, let every aspirant aspire
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 26


وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ

For, it consists of Nobility. ('Tasnim' = 'Tashrif' = Nobility = Ennobling = Hosting in nobility = Exalting = Imparting honor = Raising in degree)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 27


عَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

A Spring from which the nearest (to Allah) drink
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 28


إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ

Behold, those who thrived on others' toil used to laugh at those who had attained belief
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 29


وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

And whenever they passed by the believers they winked at each other in sarcasm. (Look, these people 'waste' their wealth and person on strangers)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 30


وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their own folk, they used to tell jokes about them
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 31


وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

And whenever they saw the believers they said, "Behold, these people have indeed gone astray (wandering in unmarked valleys of life)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 32


وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ

Yet, they have not been sent as watchers over them
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 33


فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡكُفَّارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ

That Day those who have chosen to be graced with belief will be in a position to laugh at the deniers (but they won't. (7)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 34


عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On beautiful thrones, they will look up (to the Magnificent Kingdom)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 35


هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ

Are these deniers of the Truth being returned anything but their own doings? ('Thawab' = Return on an investment)
Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Verse 36


Author: Shabbir Ahmed


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