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Surah 83 · Makkah · 36 verses · 169 words
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Surah Al-Mutaffifin, “The Defrauding”, is surah 83 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 36 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ١ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ lil'muṭaffifīna to those who give less
1. Woe to those who give less [than due],
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ٢ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who إِذَا idhā when اكْتَالُوا ik'tālū they take a measure عَلَى ʿalā from النَّاسِ l-nāsi the people يَسْتَوْفُونَ yastawfūna they take in full
2. Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
Roots in this verse: ك ي ل أ ن س و ف ي
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā But when كَالُوهُمْ kālūhum they give by measure (to) them أَو aw or وَّزَنُوهُمْ wazanūhum they weigh (for) them يُخْسِرُونَ yukh'sirūna they give less
3. But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Roots in this verse: ك ي ل و ز ن خ س ر
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ٤ ▶
أَلَا alā Do not يَظُنُّ yaẓunnu think أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those أَنَّهُم annahum that they مَّبْعُوثُونَ mabʿūthūna (will be) resurrected
4. Do they not think that they will be resurrected
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ب ع ث
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ٥ ▶
لِيَوْمٍ liyawmin For a Day عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin Great
5. For a tremendous Day -
Roots in this verse: ي و م ع ظ م
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٦ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَقُومُ yaqūmu will stand النَّاسُ l-nāsu mankind لِرَبِّ lirabbi before (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
6. The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م أ ن س ر ب ب ع ل م
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍ ٧ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّ inna Indeed كِتَابَ kitāba (the) record الْفُجَّارِ l-fujāri (of) the wicked لَفِي lafī (is) surely in سِجِّينٍ sijjīnin Sijjin
7. No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ف ج ر س ج ن
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ ٨ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka can make you know مَا mā what سِجِّينٌ sijjīnun (is) Sijjin
8. And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي س ج ن
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ٩ ▶
كِتَابٌ kitābun A book مَّرْقُومٌ marqūmun written
9. It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ١٠ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers
10. Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ذ ب
الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ١١ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يُكَذِّبُونَ yukadhibūna deny بِيَوْمِ biyawmi (the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
11. Who deny the Day of Recompense.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ي و م د ي ن
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ١٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يُكَذِّبُ yukadhibu can deny بِهِ bihi [of] it إِلَّا illā except كُلُّ kullu every مُعْتَدٍ muʿ'tadin transgressor أَثِيمٍ athīmin sinful
12. And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ك ل ل ع د و أ ث م
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٣ ▶
إِذَا idhā When تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him آيَاتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses قَالَ qāla he says أَسَاطِيرُ asāṭīru Stories الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna (of) the former (people)
13. When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Roots in this verse: ت ل و أ ي ي ق و ل س ط ر أ و ل
كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ١٤ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay بَلْ bal But رَانَ rāna (the) stain has covered عَلَىٰ ʿalā [over] قُلُوبِهِم qulūbihim their hearts مَّا mā (for) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn
14. No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
Roots in this verse: ق ل ب ك و ن ك س ب
كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ ١٥ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they عَن ʿan from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ lamaḥjūbūna surely will be partitioned
15. No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ي و م
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ ١٦ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنَّهُمْ innahum indeed, they لَصَالُو laṣālū (surely) will burn الْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi (in) the Hellfire
16. Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ج ح م
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ ١٧ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then يُقَالُ yuqālu it will be said هَٰذَا hādhā This الَّذِي alladhī (is) what كُنتُم kuntum you used to بِهِ bihi [of it] تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna deny
17. Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ك ذ ب
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ ١٨ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِنَّ inna Indeed كِتَابَ kitāba (the) record الْأَبْرَارِ l-abrāri (of) the righteous لَفِي lafī (will be) surely in عِلِّيِّينَ ʿilliyyīna Illiyin
18. No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ب ر ر ع ل و
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ١٩ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what أَدْرَاكَ adrāka can make you know مَا mā what عِلِّيُّونَ ʿilliyyūna (is) Illiyun
19. And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ع ل و
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ ٢٠ ▶
كِتَابٌ kitābun A book مَّرْقُومٌ marqūmun written
20. It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب
يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ ٢١ ▶
يَشْهَدُهُ yashhaduhu Witness it الْمُقَرَّبُونَ l-muqarabūna those brought near
21. Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ش ه د ق ر ب
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ٢٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْأَبْرَارَ l-abrāra the righteous لَفِي lafī (will be) surely in نَعِيمٍ naʿīmin bliss
22. Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
Roots in this verse: ب ر ر ن ع م
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ٢٣ ▶
عَلَى ʿalā On الْأَرَائِكِ l-arāiki thrones يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna observing
23. On adorned couches, observing.
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر
تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ ٢٤ ▶
تَعْرِفُ taʿrifu You will recognize فِي fī in وُجُوهِهِمْ wujūhihim their faces نَضْرَةَ naḍrata (the) radiance النَّعِيمِ l-naʿīmi (of) bliss
24. You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
Roots in this verse: ع ر ف و ج ه ن ع م
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ ٢٥ ▶
يُسْقَوْنَ yus'qawna They will be given to drink مِن min of رَّحِيقٍ raḥīqin a pure wine مَّخْتُومٍ makhtūmin sealed
25. They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
Roots in this verse: س ق ي
خِتَامُهُ مِسْكٌ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ ٢٦ ▶
خِتَامُهُ khitāmuhu Its seal مِسْكٌ mis'kun (will be of) musk وَفِي wafī And for ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ falyatanāfasi let aspire الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ l-mutanāfisūna the aspirers
26. The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
Roots in this verse: م س ك ن ف س
وَمِزَاجُهُ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ ٢٧ ▶
وَمِزَاجُهُ wamizājuhu And its mixture مِن min (is) of تَسْنِيمٍ tasnīmin Tasneem
27. And its mixture is of Tasneem,
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ ٢٨ ▶
عَيْنًا ʿaynan A spring يَشْرَبُ yashrabu will drink بِهَا bihā from it الْمُقَرَّبُونَ l-muqarabūna those brought near
28. A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.
Roots in this verse: ع ي ن ش ر ب ق ر ب
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ ٢٩ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أَجْرَمُوا ajramū committed crimes كَانُوا kānū used to مِنَ mina at الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed يَضْحَكُونَ yaḍḥakūna laugh
29. Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
Roots in this verse: ج ر م ك و ن أ م ن ض ح ك
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ٣٠ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when مَرُّوا marrū they passed بِهِمْ bihim by them يَتَغَامَزُونَ yataghāmazūna they winked at one another
30. And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
Roots in this verse: م ر ر
وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوا إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ ٣١ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when انقَلَبُوا inqalabū they returned إِلَىٰ ilā to أَهْلِهِمُ ahlihimu their people انقَلَبُوا inqalabū they would return فَكِهِينَ fakihīna jesting
31. And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
Roots in this verse: ق ل ب أ ه ل ف ك ه
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَضَالُّونَ ٣٢ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when رَأَوْهُمْ ra-awhum they saw them قَالُوا qālū they said إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these لَضَالُّونَ laḍāllūna surely have gone astray
32. And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ق و ل ض ل ل
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ ٣٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā But not أُرْسِلُوا ur'silū they had been sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim over them حَافِظِينَ ḥāfiẓīna (as) guardians
33. But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ح ف ظ
فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ ٣٤ ▶
فَالْيَوْمَ fal-yawma So today الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed مِنَ mina at الْكُفَّارِ l-kufāri the disbelievers يَضْحَكُونَ yaḍḥakūna they will laugh
34. So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
Roots in this verse: ي و م أ م ن ك ف ر ض ح ك
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ٣٥ ▶
عَلَى ʿalā On الْأَرَائِكِ l-arāiki the thrones يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna observing
35. On adorned couches, observing.
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ ٣٦ ▶
هَلْ hal Have (not) ثُوِّبَ thuwwiba been rewarded الْكُفَّارُ l-kufāru the disbelievers مَا mā (for) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَفْعَلُونَ yafʿalūna do
36. Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
Roots in this verse: ث و ب ك ف ر ك و ن ف ع ل
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