Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating — Munir Mezyed Translation – Parallel Quran

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وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe unto the defrauders

Waylun lilmutaffifeena

الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from the people, they demand it full,

Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

And when they have to give by measure or weight (to the people), they give less than its due.

Wa-itha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do those not think that they will be resurrected (for reckoning)

Ala yathunnu ola-ika annahum mabAAoothoona

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

On a great day?

Liyawmin AAatheemin

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

The day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of all the worlds (for reckoning).

Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ

Nay! Surely the book record of the wicked is in ‘Sijin’ (i.e. Hades or the lower world).

Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

What would make you aware of what ‘Sijin’ might be?

Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

It is a written book.

Kitabun marqoomun

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe unto to the ones who refuse to admit the truth of that day!

Waylun yawma-ithin lilmukaththibeena

الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Who refuse to admit (the existence) of ‘Last Judgment’.

Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

No one dares to deny it except for every sinful transgressor

Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Who, when Our (Holy) ‘Verses’ are recited to him, he says: “They are legends of the ancient world."

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru al-awwaleena

كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Nay, but whatever they used to earn has become rust covering their hearts.

Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

Nay! From (the clemency of their) Lord, they will definitely be banned.

Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawma-ithin lamahjooboona

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ

Then, they will definitely burn in the ‘Hellfire’.

Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Then it will be said unto them: "This is the Truth which you used to deny."

Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ

Nay! The book record of the ‘Pure in Heart’ is in ‘Illiyin’ (in the seventh heaven),

Kalla inna kitaba al-abrari lafee AAilliyyeena

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

What would make you aware of what ‘Illiyin’ might be?

Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

It is a written book,

Kitabun marqoomun

يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

Witnessed by those who are brought near (to the Lord).

Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the ‘Pure in Heart’ will be in eternal bliss,

Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeemin

عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On adorned couches, gazing around.

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona

تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ

You would know in their faces the of radiance of the bless.

TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

They will be given to drink pure sealed nectar

Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ

Whose seal is musk -and so for this, let the competitors compete-

Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

And whose mixture is ‘Tasneem’,

Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

A fountain from which those who brought near drink.

AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ

Indeed, the ungodly sinners used to laugh at the ones who had adhered to Islamic monotheism.

Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

When they passed by them, they used to wink at each other,

Wa-itha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ

When they returned to their homes, they returned jubilantly,

Wa-itha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ

And when they saw them, they used to say: "Indeed, theses are the ones who have gone astray.”

Wa-itha raawhum qaloo inna haola-i ladalloona

وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ

Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.

Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

Thus today those who adhere to Islamic monotheism are laughing at those who refused to accept Allâh (into their life)

Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

(They are) on adorned couches, gazing around.

AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ

Have the faithless people not been awarded for what they used to do?

Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

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