Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين) — The Defrauding

1. Ayah 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

   Woe to the defrauders

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2. Ayah 2

   ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

   Those who take full measure ˹when they buy˺ from people

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3. Ayah 3

   وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

   but give less when they measure or weigh for buyers

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4. Ayah 4

   أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

   Do such people not think that they will be resurrected

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5. Ayah 5

   لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

   for a tremendous Day—

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6. Ayah 6

   يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

   the Day ˹all˺ people will stand before the Lord of all worlds

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7. Ayah 7

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ

   But no! The wicked are certainly bound for Sijjîn ˹in the depths of Hell˺—

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8. Ayah 8

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

   and what will make you realize what Sijjîn is?—

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9. Ayah 9

   كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

   a fate ˹already˺ sealed

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10. Ayah 10

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Woe on that Day to the deniers—

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11. Ayah 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    those who deny Judgment Day

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12. Ayah 12

    وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor

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13. Ayah 13

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”

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14. Ayah 14

    كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    But no! In fact, their hearts have been stained by all ˹the evil˺ they used to commit

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15. Ayah 15

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

    Undoubtedly, they will be sealed off from their Lord on that Day

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16. Ayah 16

    ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    Moreover, they will surely burn in Hell

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17. Ayah 17

    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    and then be told, “This is what you used to deny.”

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18. Ayah 18

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

    But no! The virtuous are certainly bound for ’Illiyûn ˹in elevated Gardens˺—

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19. Ayah 19

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

    and what will make you realize what ’Illiyûn is?—

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20. Ayah 20

    كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

    a fate ˹already˺ sealed

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21. Ayah 21

    يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

    witnessed by those nearest ˹to Allah˺

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22. Ayah 22

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

    Surely the virtuous will be in bliss

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23. Ayah 23

    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    ˹seated˺ on ˹canopied˺ couches, gazing around

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24. Ayah 24

    تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    You will recognize on their faces the glow of delight

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25. Ayah 25

    يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

    They will be given a drink of sealed, pure wine

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26. Ayah 26

    خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

    whose last sip will smell like musk. So let whoever aspires to this strive ˹diligently˺

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27. Ayah 27

    وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

    And this drink’s flavour will come from Tasnîm—

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28. Ayah 28

    عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

    a spring from which those nearest ˹to Allah˺ will drink

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29. Ayah 29

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

    Indeed, the wicked used to laugh at the believers

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30. Ayah 30

    وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

    wink to one another whenever they passed by

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31. Ayah 31

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

    and muse ˹over these exploits˺ upon returning to their own people

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32. Ayah 32

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

    And when they saw the faithful, they would say, “These ˹people˺ are truly astray,”

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33. Ayah 33

    وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    even though they were not sent as keepers over the believers

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34. Ayah 34

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

    But on that Day the believers will be laughing at the disbelievers

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35. Ayah 35

    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    as they sit on ˹canopied˺ couches, looking on

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36. Ayah 36

    هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

    ˹The believers will be asked,˺ “Have the disbelievers ˹not˺ been paid back for what they used to do?”

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.