Woe to the defrauders who use short measures
who, when they measure [a commodity bought] from the people, take the full measure
but diminish when they measure or weigh for them
Do they not know that they will be resurrecte
on a tremendous day
a day when mankind will stand before the Lord of all the worlds
No indeed! The record of the vicious is indeed in Sijja«n
And what will show you what is Sijja«n
It is a written record
Woe to the deniers on that day
who deny the Day of Retribution
and none denies it except every sinful transgressor
When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’
No indeed! Rather their hearts have been sullied by what they have been earning
No indeed! They will be alienated from their Lord on that day
Then they will indeed enter hell
then told, ‘This is what you used to deny!’
No indeed! The record of the pious is indeed in 'Illiyun
And what will show you what is 'Illiyun
It is a written record
witnessed by those brought near [to Allah]
Indeed the pious shall be amid bliss
observing, [as they recline] on couches
You will perceive in their faces the freshness of bliss
as they are served with a sealed wine
whose seal is musk —for such let the viers vie—
and whose seasoning is from Tasna«m
a spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink
Indeed the guilty used to laugh at the faithful
and when they passed them by they would wink at each other
and when they returned to their folks they would return rejoicing
and when they saw them they would say, ‘Indeed those are the astray!’
Though they were not sent to watch over them
So today the faithful will laugh at the faithless
observing from couches
Have the faithless been requited for what they used to do