Chapter 83
Surah Al Mutaffifin (Those Who Deal in Fraud)
83.1
surah 83 - verse 1
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Woe to the stinters who, |
| Maududi | Woe to the stinters; |
| Pickthall | Woe unto the defrauders: |
| Sahih | Woe to those who give less [than due], |
| Yusuf Ali | Woe to those that deal in fraud,- |
83.2
surah 83 - verse 2
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | when they measure against the people, take full measure |
| Maududi | those who, when they take from others by measure, take their full share; |
| Pickthall | Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full, |
| Sahih | Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full. |
| Yusuf Ali | Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure, |
83.3
surah 83 - verse 3
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | but, when they measure for them or weigh for them, do skimp. |
| Maududi | but who, when they measure or weigh for others, give less than their due. |
| Pickthall | But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss. |
| Sahih | But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss. |
| Yusuf Ali | But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due. |
83.4
surah 83 - verse 4
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Do those not think that they shall be raised up |
| Maududi | Do they not realise that they will be raised to life |
| Pickthall | Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again |
| Sahih | Do they not think that they will be resurrected |
| Yusuf Ali | Do they not think that they will be called to account?- |
83.5
surah 83 - verse 5
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | unto a mighty day |
| Maududi | on a Great Day, |
| Pickthall | Unto an Awful Day, |
| Sahih | For a tremendous Day - |
| Yusuf Ali | On a Mighty Day, |
83.6
surah 83 - verse 6
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | a day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of all Being? |
| Maududi | a Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Universe? |
| Pickthall | The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds? |
| Sahih | The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds? |
| Yusuf Ali | A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds? |
83.7
surah 83 - verse 7
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | No indeed; the Book of the libertines is in Sijjin; |
| Maududi | No indeed! Verily the deeds of the wicked are in the Record locked up in the prison-house! |
| Pickthall | Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin - |
| Sahih | No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen. |
| Yusuf Ali | Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin. |
83.8
surah 83 - verse 8
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and what shall teach thee what is Sijjin? |
| Maududi | And how would you know what the Record of the prison-house is? |
| Pickthall | Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! - |
| Sahih | And what can make you know what is sijjeen? |
| Yusuf Ali | And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is? |
83.9
surah 83 - verse 9
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | A book inscribed. |
| Maududi | It is a Book inscribed. |
| Pickthall | A written record. |
| Sahih | It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed. |
| Yusuf Ali | (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed. |
83.10
surah 83 - verse 10
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Woe that day unto those who cry it lies, |
| Maududi | Woe, then, to those that give the lie, |
| Pickthall | Woe unto the repudiators on that day! |
| Sahih | Woe, that Day, to the deniers, |
| Yusuf Ali | Woe, that Day, to those that deny- |
83.11
surah 83 - verse 11
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | who cry lies to the Day of Doom; |
| Maududi | those that give the lie to the Day of Recompense. |
| Pickthall | Those who deny the Day of Judgment |
| Sahih | Who deny the Day of Recompense. |
| Yusuf Ali | Those that deny the Day of Judgment. |
83.12
surah 83 - verse 12
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and none cries lies to it but every guilty aggressor. |
| Maududi | Yet none gives the lie to it except the transgressor immersed in sin; |
| Pickthall | Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor, |
| Sahih | And none deny it except every sinful transgressor. |
| Yusuf Ali | And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner! |
83.13
surah 83 - verse 13
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | When our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!' |
| Maududi | who, when Our verses are recited to him, says: “Mere tales of olden times!” |
| Pickthall | Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old. |
| Sahih | When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples." |
| Yusuf Ali | When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!" |
83.14
surah 83 - verse 14
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | No indeed; but that they were earning has rusted upon their hearts. |
| Maududi | No indeed! The truth is that their hearts have become rusted on account of their evil deeds. |
| Pickthall | Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts. |
| Sahih | No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning. |
| Yusuf Ali | By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do! |
83.15
surah 83 - verse 15
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | No indeed; but upon that day they shall be veiled from their Lord, |
| Maududi | No indeed! On that Day they will be screened off from seeing their Lord, |
| Pickthall | Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord. |
| Sahih | No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned. |
| Yusuf Ali | Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled. |
83.16
surah 83 - verse 16
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | then they shall roast in Hell. |
| Maududi | and then they shall enter Hell, |
| Pickthall | Then lo! they verily will burn in hell, |
| Sahih | Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire. |
| Yusuf Ali | Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell. |
83.17
surah 83 - verse 17
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Then it shall be said to them, 'This is that you cried lies to.' |
| Maududi | whereafter they will be told: “This is what you used to give the lie to.” |
| Pickthall | And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny. |
| Sahih | Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny." |
| Yusuf Ali | Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false! |
83.18
surah 83 - verse 18
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | No indeed; the book of the pious is in Illiyun; |
| Maududi | No indeed! Verily, the deeds of the virtuous shall be in the record of the exalted ones. |
| Pickthall | Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin - |
| Sahih | No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun. |
| Yusuf Ali | Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin. |
83.19
surah 83 - verse 19
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and what shall teach thee what is Illiyun? |
| Maududi | And what do you know what the Record of the exalted ones is? |
| Pickthall | Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! - |
| Sahih | And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun? |
| Yusuf Ali | And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is? |
83.20
surah 83 - verse 20
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | A book inscribed, |
| Maududi | It is a Book inscribed, |
| Pickthall | A written record, |
| Sahih | It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed |
| Yusuf Ali | (There is) a Register (fully) inscribed, |