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                        Ali Quli Qarai
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    83:1
                    وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:1
                    Woe to the defrauders, who use short measures,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:2
                    ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:2
                    who, when they measure [a commodity bought] from the people, take the full measure,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:3
                    وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:3
                    but diminish when they measure or weigh for them.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:4
                    أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:4
                    Do they not know that they will be resurrected  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:5
                    لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:5
                    on a tremendous day,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:6
                    يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:6
                    a day when mankind will stand before the Lord of all the worlds?  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:7
                    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:7
                    Indeed, the record of the vicious is in Sijjeen.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:8
                    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:8
                    And what will show you what is Sijjeen?  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:9
                    كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:9
                    It is a written record.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:10
                    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:10
                    Woe to the deniers on that day,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:11
                    ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:11
                    who deny the Day of Retribution;  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:12
                    وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:12
                    and none denies it except every sinful transgressor.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:13
                    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:13
                    When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    No, that is not the case! Rather, their hearts have been sullied by what they have been earning.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:15
                    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:15
                    Indeed, they will be alienated from their Lord on that day.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:16
                    ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Afterward they will enter hell,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:17
                    then told, ‘This is what you used to deny!’  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:18
                    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:18
                    Indeed, the record of the pious is in Illeeyun.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:19
                    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And what will show you what is Illeeyun?  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:20
                    كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    It is a written record,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:21
                    يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:22
                    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:22
                    The pious shall be amid bliss,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:23
                    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    observing, [as they recline] on couches.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:24
                    تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:24
                    You will perceive in their faces the freshness of bliss.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:25
                    يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    They will be served with a sealed pure wine,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    whose seal is musk—for such let the viers vie—  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:27
                    وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and whose seasoning is from Tasneem,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:28
                    عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    a spring where those brought near [to Allah] drink.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Indeed the guilty used to laugh at the faithful,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and when they passed them by they would wink at each other,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and when they returned to their folks they would return amused,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    and when they saw them they would say, ‘Indeed those are the astray!’  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:33
                    وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Though they were not sent to watch over them.  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:34
                    فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    So today the faithful will laugh at the faithless,  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:35
                    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    observing from their couches:  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:36
                    هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    83:36
                    Have the faithless been requited for what they used to do?  - Ali Quli Qarai (English)