وَيْلٌۭ Woe لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ to those who give less ١
Woe to those who give less [than due],
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who إِذَا when ٱكْتَالُوا۟ they take a measure عَلَى from ٱلنَّاسِ the people يَسْتَوْفُونَ they take in full ٢
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
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وَإِذَا But when كَالُوهُمْ they give by measure (to) them أَو or وَّزَنُوهُمْ they weigh (for) them يُخْسِرُونَ they give less ٣
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
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أَلَا Do not يَظُنُّ think أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those أَنَّهُم that they مَّبْعُوثُونَ (will be) resurrected ٤
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
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لِيَوْمٍ For a Day عَظِيمٍۢ Great ٥
For a tremendous Day -
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يَوْمَ (The) Day يَقُومُ will stand ٱلنَّاسُ mankind لِرَبِّ before (the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٦
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
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كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّ Indeed كِتَـٰبَ (the) record ٱلْفُجَّارِ (of) the wicked لَفِى (is) surely in سِجِّينٍۢ Sijjin ٧
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
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وَمَآ And what أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know مَا what سِجِّينٌۭ (is) Sijjin ٨
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
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كِتَـٰبٌۭ A book مَّرْقُومٌۭ written ٩
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
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وَيْلٌۭ Woe يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ to the deniers ١٠
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُكَذِّبُونَ deny بِيَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Judgment ١١
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
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وَمَا And not يُكَذِّبُ can deny بِهِۦٓ [of] it إِلَّا except كُلُّ every مُعْتَدٍ transgressor أَثِيمٍ sinful ١٢
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
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إِذَا When تُتْلَىٰ are recited عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses قَالَ he says أَسَـٰطِيرُ Stories ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٣
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
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كَلَّا ۖ Nay بَلْ ۜ But رَانَ (the) stain has covered عَلَىٰ [over] قُلُوبِهِم their hearts مَّا (for) what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْسِبُونَ earn ١٤
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
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كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they عَن from رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ surely will be partitioned ١٥
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
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ثُمَّ Then إِنَّهُمْ indeed, they لَصَالُوا۟ (surely) will burn ٱلْجَحِيمِ (in) the Hellfire ١٦
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
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ثُمَّ Then يُقَالُ it will be said هَـٰذَا This ٱلَّذِى (is) what كُنتُم you used to بِهِۦ [of it] تُكَذِّبُونَ deny ١٧
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
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كَلَّآ Nay إِنَّ Indeed كِتَـٰبَ (the) record ٱلْأَبْرَارِ (of) the righteous لَفِى (will be) surely in عِلِّيِّينَ Illiyin ١٨
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.
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وَمَآ And what أَدْرَىٰكَ can make you know مَا what عِلِّيُّونَ (is) Illiyun ١٩
And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?
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كِتَـٰبٌۭ A book مَّرْقُومٌۭ written ٢٠
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
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