| y_ali | asad | literal | tlt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. * | Woe to those that deal in fraud,- | WOE UNTO THOSE who give short measure: | Calamity/scandal to the ones giving insufficient or deficient measures. | swr+ almTffyn bsm allh alrHmn alrHym ? wyl llmTffyn | |||
| 2. * | Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, | those who, when they are to receive their due from [other] people, demand that it be given in full - | Those who if they took by measure or weight for themselves on (from) the people, they fulfill/complete (the measure or weight). | alXyn aXa aktalwa `li alnas ystwfwn | |||
| 3. * | But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. | but when they have to measure or weigh whatever they owe to others, give less than what is due!* | And if they measured/weighed for them or they weighed/measured for them, they reduce/decrease (cheat). | waXa kalwhm aw wznwhm yKsrwn | |||
| 4. * | Do they not think that they will be called to account?- | Do they not know that they are bound to be raised from the dead | Do those not think/assume that they are being resurrected/revived? | alayZn awlYk anhm mb`wxwn | |||
| 5. * | On a Mighty Day, | [and called to account] on an awesome Day - | To a great day/time? | lywm `Zym | |||
| 6. * | A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds? | the Day when all men shall stand before the Sustainer of all the worlds? | A day/time the people stand to the creations all together's/(universes') Lord. | ywm yqwm alnas lrb al`almyn | |||
| 7. * | Day! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin. | NAY, VERILY, the record of the wicked is indeed [set down] in a mode inescapable!* | No but that truly the debauchers'/corrupters' Book/judgment (is) in (E) Sijjin. | kla an ktab alfjar lfy sjyn | |||
| 8. * | And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is? | And what could make thee conceive what that that mode inescapable will be? | And what made you know/informed you what (is) Sijjin ? | wmaadrak masjyn | |||
| 9. * | (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed. | A record [indelibly] inscribed! | A written/branded/inscribed Book. | ktab mrqwm | |||
| 10. * | Woe, that Day, to those that deny- | Woe on that Day unto those who give the lie to the truth - | Calamity/scandal (on) that day to the liars/deniers/falsifiers. | wyl ywmYX llmkXbyn | |||
| 11. * | Those that deny the Day of Judgment. | those who give the lie to the [coming of] Judgment Day: | Those who lie/deny/falsify with the Judgment Day/Resurrection Day. | alXyn ykXbwn bywm aldyn | |||
| 12. * | And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner! | for, none gives the lie to it but such as are wont to transgress against all that is [and are] immersed in sin:* | And none lies/denies/falsifiers with it except every/each transgressor/violator, sinner/criminal. | wmaykXb bh ala kl m`td axym | |||
| 13. * | When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!" | [and so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them, they but say, "Fables of ancient times!" | When/if Our verses/evidences are read/recited on him he said: "The first's/beginner's myths/baseless stories." | aXa ttli `lyh ayatna qal asaTyr alawlyn | |||
| 14. * | By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do! | Nay, but their hearts are corroded by all [the evil] that they were wont to do!* | No but, rather (it) dominated/overwhelmed on their hearts/minds, what they were gaining/acquiring. | kla bl ran `li qlwbhm makanwa yksbwn | |||
| 15. * | Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled. | Nay, verily, from [the grace of] their Sustainer shall they on that Day be debarred; | No but, that they truly are from their Lord (on) that day being prevented (E). | kla anhm `n rbhm ywmYX lmHjwbwn | |||
| 16. * | Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell. | and then, behold, they shall enter the blazing fire | Then that they truly are entering into the fire/roasting (E) the Hell. | xm anhm lSalwa aljHym | |||
| 17. * | Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false! | and be told: "This is the [very thing] to which you were wont to give the lie!" | Then (it) will be said: "That (is) what you were with it lying/denying/falsifying." | xm yqal hXa alXy kntm bh tkXbwn | |||
| 18. * | Day, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin. | NAY, VERILY - the record of the truly virtuous is [set down] in a mode most lofty!* | No but, that truly the righteous'/charitable' Book/judgment (is) in (E) Eley'yeen/height/elevation. | kla an ktab alabrar lfy `lyyn | |||
| 19. * | And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is? | And what could make thee conceive what that mode most lofty will be? | And what made you know/informed you what (is) Eley'yoon/highest places ? | wmaadrak ma`lywn | |||
| 20. * | (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed, | A record [indelibly] inscribed, | A written/branded/inscribed Book. | ktab mrqwm | |||
| 21. * | To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah.. | witnessed by all who have [ever] been drawn close unto God.* | The neared/closer witness it. | y$hdh almqrbwn | |||
| 22. * | Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss: | Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous will indeed be in bliss: | That truly the righteous/charitable (are) in (E) blessing/goodness. | an alabrar lfy n`ym | |||
| 23. * | On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things): | [restingJ on couches, they will look up [to God]:* | On the luxurious beds/couches they look/watch. | `li alaraYk ynZrwn | |||
| 24. * | Thou wilt recognise in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss. | upon their faces thou wilt see the brightness of bliss. | You know in their faces/fronts the blessing's/goodness' beauty and goodness (brightness). | t`rf fy wjwhhm nDr+ aln`ym | |||
| 25. * | Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed: | They will be given a drink of pure wine whereon the seal [of God] will have been set, | They are being given water/drink from sealed/completed pure nectar. | ysqwn mn rHyq mKtwm | |||
| 26. * | The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations: | pouring forth with a fragrance of musk.* To that [wine of paradise], then, let all such aspire as [are willing to] aspire to things of high account: | Its end/conclusion (is) musk/fragrance, and in (for) that so the competitors/rivals should compete/rival. | Ktamh msk wfy Xlk flytnafs almtnafswn | |||
| 27. * | With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim: | for it is composed of all that is most exalting* | And its mixture/blend (is) from paradises' valuable water. | wmzajh mn tsnym | |||
| 28. * | A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah. | a source [of bliss] whereof those who are drawn close unto God shall drink.* | A water spring/well, the neared/closer drink by (near) it. | `yna y$rb bha almqrbwn | |||
| 29. * | Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed, | BEHOLD, those who have abandoned themselves to sin are wont to laugh at such as have attained to faith* | That truly those who committed crimes/sins were laughing/wondering from (about) those who believed. | an alXyn ajrmwa kanwa mn alXyn amnwa yDHkwn | |||
| 30. * | And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery); | and whenever they pass by them, they wink at one another [derisively]; | And when/if they passed by them, they signal/wink to each other. | waXa mrwa bhm ytGamzwn | |||
| 31. * | And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting; | and whenever they return to people of their own kind,* they return full of jests; | And when/if they returned to their people/family, they returned enjoying/humorous. | waXa anqlbwa ali ahlhm anqlbwa fkhyn | |||
| 32. * | And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!" | and whenever they see those [who believe,] they say, "Behold, these [people] have indeed gone astray!" | And when/if they saw them they said: "That truly, those are misguided (E)." | waXa rawhm qalwa an hWla' lDalwn | |||
| 33. * | But they had not been sent as keepers over them! | And, withal, they have no call to watch over [the beliefs of] others. . .* | And they were not sent on them protecting/observing. | wmaarslwa `lyhm HafZyn | |||
| 34. * | But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers: | But on the Day [of Judgment], they who had attained to faith will [be able to] laugh at the [erstwhile] deniers of the truth:* | So the day/today those who believed are laughing/wondering from (about) the disbelievers. | falywm alXyn amnwa mn alkfar yDHkwn | |||
| 35. * | On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things). | [for, resting in paradise] on couches, they will look on [and say to themselves]: | On the luxurious beds/couches they (are) looking/watching. | `li alaraYk ynZrwn | |||
| 36. * | Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did? | "Are these deniers of the truth being [thus] requited for [aught but] what they were wont to do?" | Did the disbelievers become rewarded/replaced what they were making/doing ?462 | hl xwb alkfar makanwa yf`lwn | |||