| | John Medows Rodwell rendition of Surah Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating(al-Mutaffifin)
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| 83:1 | | Woe to those who STINT the measure |
| 83:2 | | Who when they take by measure from others, exact the full |
| 83:3 | | But when they mete to them or weigh to them, minish |
| 83:4 | | What! have they no thought that they shall be raised agai |
| 83:5 | | For the great day |
| 83:6 | | The day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds |
| 83:7 | | Yes! the register of the wicked is in Sidjin |
| 83:8 | | And who shall make thee understand what Sidjin is |
| 83:9 | | It is a book distinctly written |
| 83:10 | | Woe, on that day, to those who treated our signs as lies |
| 83:11 | | Who treated the day of judgment as a lie |
| 83:12 | | None treat it as a lie, save the transgressor, the criminal |
| 83:13 | | Who, when our signs are rehearsed to him, saith, "Tales of the Ancients!" |
| 83:14 | | Yes; but their own works have got the mastery over their hearts |
| 83:15 | | Yes; they shall be shut out as by a veil from their Lord on that day |
| 83:16 | | Then shall they be burned in Hell-fire |
| 83:17 | | Then shall it be said to them, "This is what ye deemed a lie." |
| 83:18 | | Even so. But the register of the righteous is in Illiyoun |
| 83:19 | | And who shall make thee understand what Illiyoun is |
| 83:20 | | A book distinctly written |
| 83:21 | | The angels who draw nigh unto God attest it |
| 83:22 | | Surely, among delights shall the righteous dwell |
| 83:23 | | Seated on bridal couches they will gaze around |
| 83:24 | | Thou shalt mark in their faces the brightness of delight |
| 83:25 | | Choice sealed wine shall be given them to quaff |
| 83:26 | | The seal of musk. For this let those pant who pant for bliss |
| 83:27 | | Mingled therewith shall be the waters of Tasnim |
| 83:28 | | Fount whereof they who draw nigh to God shall drink |
| 83:29 | | The sinners indeed laugh the faithful to scorn |
| 83:30 | | And when they pass by them they wink at one another, |
| 83:31 | | And when they return to their own people, they return jesting |
| 83:32 | | And when they see them they say, "These are the erring ones." |
| 83:33 | | And yet they have no mission to be their guardians |
| 83:34 | | Therefore, on that day the faithful shall laugh the infidels to scorn |
| 83:35 | | As reclining on bridal couches they behold them |
| 83:36 | | Shall not the infidels be recompensed according to their works |
