— 36 verses
Woe unto the defrauders
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss
Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again
Unto an Awful Day
The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds
Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin
Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is!
A written record
Woe unto the repudiators on that day
Those who deny the Day of Judgment
Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor
Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old
Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts
Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord
Then lo! they verily will burn in hell
And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is!
A written record
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord)
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight
On couches, gazing
Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight
They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed
Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss
And mixed with water of Tasnim
A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink
Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed
And wink one to another when they passed them
And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting
And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray
Yet they were not sent as guardians over them
This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers
On high couches, gazing
Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do