Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating — Dr Laleh Bakhtiar Translation – Parallel Quran

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وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Woe be to the ones who give short measure,

Waylun lilmutaffifeena

الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

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those who when they measure against humanity obtained full measure.

Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

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Yet when they wanted to measure for them, or weigh for them, they skimp.

Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

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Think those not that they will be ones who are raised up

Ala yathunnu ola-ika annahum mabAAoothoona

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

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on the sublime Day,

Liyawmin AAatheemin

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

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a Day when humanity will stand up for the Lord of the worlds?

Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ

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No indeed! Truly, the Book of the ones who act immorally is in Sijjin.

Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

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And what will cause thee to recognize what Sijjin is?

Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

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It is a written book.

Kitabun marqoomun

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

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Woe on that Day to the ones who deny—

Waylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeena

الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

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those who deny the Day of Judgment!

Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

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And none denies it but every sinful, exceeder of limits,

Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

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who, when Our signs are recounted to him, he said: Fables of the ancient ones!

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru al-awwaleena

كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

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No indeed! Nay! Their hearts will be overcome with rust from what they had been earning.

Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

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No indeed! They will be from their Lord on that Day ones who are alienated.

Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawma-ithin lamahjooboona

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ

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Truly, again, they will be ones who roast in hellfire.

Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ

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Again, it will be said to them after that: This is what you had been denying.

Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ

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No indeed! Truly, the book of the pious is in Illiyyun.

Kalla inna kitaba al-abrari lafee AAilliyyeena

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

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And what will cause thee to recognize what Illiyyun is?

Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

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It is a written book.

Kitabun marqoomun

يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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Bearing witness to it are the ones who are brought near to God.

Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Truly, the pious will be in bliss,

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeemin

عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

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on raised benches, looking on.

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona

تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ

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Thou wilt recognize on their faces the radiancy of bliss.

TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

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They will be given to drink sealed over exquisite wine.

Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ

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Its seal will have the lingering smell of musk. So for that, then, the ones who strive, strive.

Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

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And the mixture will be of Tasnim,

Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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a spring from which will drink the ones who are brought near to it.

AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Truly, those who sinned—at those who believed—had been laughing.

Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

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And when they passed by them, they would wink at one another,

Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ

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and when they would turn about to their people, they would turn about acting as ones who are unconcerned.

Wa-itha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ

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And when they saw them, they would say: Truly, these are ones who go astray.

Wa-itha raawhum qaloo inna haola-i ladalloona

وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ

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They were sent as ones who guard over them.

Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

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Then, on this Day, those who believed laugh at the ones who are ungrateful,

Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

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seated on raised benches, they look on.

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ

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Were the ones who are ungrateful not rewarded for what they had been accomplishing?

Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

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