— 36 verses
Woe to those who give short measure
who demand of other people full measure for themselves
but when they give by measurement or weight to others, they give them less
Do such people not realize that they will be raised up
on a fateful Day
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Universe
Indeed! The record of the wicked is in the Sijji
and what could make you understand what the Sijjin is
it is a written record
Woe, on that Day, to those who reject
those who deny the Day of Judgement
No one denies it except for the evil aggressor
When Our revelations are conveyed to him, he says, Fables of the ancients
No! Their own deeds have cast a veil over their hearts
Indeed! On that Day a barrier will be set between them and their Lord
then they shall enter the Fire of Hell
and they will be told, This is what you were wont to belie
But, the record of the righteous is [preserved] in the Illiyyi
and what will make you understand what the Illiyyin is
a written record
which those angels closest to God will bear witness to
The virtuous will surely be in bliss
seated on couches and gazing around in wonder
You will find in their faces the brightness of bliss
They will be given a drink of pure wine, sealed
its seal will be of muskfor this let the aspirants aspire
a wine tempered with the waters of Tasnim
a spring at which those drawn close to God will drink
The wicked used to laugh at the believer
when they passed by them, they would wink at one another
and when they returned to their own people, they would speak of them jestingly
and when they saw them, they said [scornfully], These men have surely gone astray
though they were not sent to be their keeper
so today those who believe shall [be able to] laugh at those who denied the truth
as they sit on couches, gazing around
Have those who deny the truth [not] been paid back for their deeds