Surah “Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating”

as rendered by M. Farook Malik — 36 verses

Woe to those who defraud
who when, they take by measure from men, take the full measure
but when they give by measure or by weight to others, they give less than due
Do they not think that they will be raised to life again
on a Mighty Day
a Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds
Indeed not! The record of the wicked is in Sijjeen (prison register)
what will explain to you, what the Sijjeen is
This is a written book of hell
Woe on that Day to the disbelievers
who deny the Day of Judgment
None denies it except the sinful transgressor
Who, when Our revelations are recited to him, says: "These are the tales of the ancient peoples."
Of course not! In fact their misdeeds have caused a covering on their hearts
Indeed on that Day, they shall be debarred from the vision of their Lord
Then they shall be made to enter the hell
and told: "This is what you used to deny."
But, surely the record of the righteous is in `Illiyeen (register of exalted ones)
and what will explain to you, what the `Illiyeen is
This is a written book
attested by those who are nearest to Allah (angels)
Surely the righteous will be in bliss
reclining on soft couches, looking all around
and you will recognize in their faces the brightness of bliss
Their thirst will be quenched with the choicest sealed wine
and the seal will be of musk. Those who wish to excel above others, let them endeavor to excel in this
That wine shall have a mixture of Tasnim
a spring, at which those nearest to Allah will drink
During their life on earth, the culprits used to mock at the believers
and wink at one another as they passed them by
When they returned to their own people they returned jesting
And when they saw the believers, they used to say: "These are the people who have surely gone astray,"
although they had not been sent as guardians over them
On that Day, the believers shall be laughing at the unbelievers
as they recline on couches and gaze at them
Have not the unbelievers been fully rewarded for what they used to do