المطففين

Al-Mutaffifin

Defrauding

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

36 verses

Ruku

1 ruku

Order of revelation

86th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

   Pickthall

   Woe unto the defrauders:

2. 2

   ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

   Pickthall

   Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,

3. 3

   وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

   Pickthall

   But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.

4. 4

   أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

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   Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again

5. 5

   لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

   Pickthall

   Unto an Awful Day,

6. 6

   يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

   Pickthall

   The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

7. 7

   كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ

   Pickthall

   Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -

8. 8

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

   Pickthall

   Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! -

9. 9

   كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

   Pickthall

   A written record.

10. 10

    وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Pickthall

    Woe unto the repudiators on that day!

11. 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

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    Those who deny the Day of Judgment

12. 12

    وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    Pickthall

    Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor,

13. 13

    إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    Pickthall

    Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old.

14. 14

    كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    Pickthall

    Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts.

15. 15

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

    Pickthall

    Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord.

16. 16

    ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

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    Then lo! they verily will burn in hell,

17. 17

    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Pickthall

    And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny.

18. 18

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

    Pickthall

    Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -

19. 19

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

    Pickthall

    Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -

20. 20

    كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

    Pickthall

    A written record,

21. 21

    يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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    Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).

22. 22

    إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

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    Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,

23. 23

    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    Pickthall

    On couches, gazing,

24. 24

    تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

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    Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight.

25. 25

    يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

    Pickthall

    They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed,

26. 26

    خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

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    Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss -

27. 27

    وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

    Pickthall

    And mixed with water of Tasnim,

28. 28

    عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

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    A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink.

29. 29

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

    Pickthall

    Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed,

30. 30

    وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

    Pickthall

    And wink one to another when they passed them;

31. 31

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

    Pickthall

    And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting;

32. 32

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

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    And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray.

33. 33

    وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

    Pickthall

    Yet they were not sent as guardians over them.

34. 34

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

    Pickthall

    This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers,

35. 35

    عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    Pickthall

    On high couches, gazing.

36. 36

    هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

    Pickthall

    Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do?

About Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Also written Mutaffifin

Surah Al-Mutaffifin is the 83rd surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 36 verses in para 30.

It warns those who cheat in weights and measures (83:1–6), describes the record of the wicked in Sijjin and of the righteous in ‘Illiyyin (83:7–21), and says what they earned has covered their hearts with rust (83:14).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Mutaffifin?

Al-Mutaffifin means “Those who Give Short Measure”, who take full measure from others but give less (83:1–3).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?

Surah Al-Mutaffifin has 36 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Mutaffifin Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 86th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Mutaffifin in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Can I read Surah Al-Mutaffifin with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.