Chapter 83 · 36 verses
Al-Mutaffifin
Defrauding
المطففين
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
83:1
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ١
English
Woe to the defrauders!
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83:2
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ٢
English
Those who take full measure ˹when they buy˺ from people
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83:3
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ٣
English
but give less when they measure or weigh for buyers.
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83:4
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ٤
English
Do such people not think that they will be resurrected
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83:5
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ٥
English
for a tremendous Day—
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83:6
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ٦
English
the Day ˹all˺ people will stand before the Lord of all worlds?
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83:7
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ٧
English
But no! The wicked are certainly bound for Sijjîn ˹in the depths of Hell˺—
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83:8
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ٨
English
and what will make you realize what Sijjîn is?—
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83:9
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ٩
English
a fate ˹already˺ sealed.
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83:10
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ١٠
English
Woe on that Day to the deniers—
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83:11
ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ١١
English
those who deny Judgment Day!
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83:12
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ١٢
English
None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor.
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83:13
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٣
English
Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they say, “Ancient fables!”
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83:14
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ١٤
English
But no! In fact, their hearts have been stained by all ˹the evil˺ they used to commit!
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83:15
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ١٥
English
Undoubtedly, they will be sealed off from their Lord on that Day.
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83:16
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ١٦
English
Moreover, they will surely burn in Hell
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83:17
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ١٧
English
and then be told, “This is what you used to deny.”
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83:18
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ١٨
English
But no! The virtuous are certainly bound for ’Illiyûn ˹in elevated Gardens˺—
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83:19
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ١٩
English
and what will make you realize what ’Illiyûn is?—
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83:20
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ٢٠
English
a fate ˹already˺ sealed
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About Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding)
Named "the Defrauders" (al-Muṭaffifīn), a sūrah condemning cheating in measure and contrasting the record of the wicked with that of the righteous.
- Chapter
- 83 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 36
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Mutaffifin about?
Named "the Defrauders" (al-Muṭaffifīn), a sūrah condemning cheating in measure and contrasting the record of the wicked with that of the righteous.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin (Defrauding) has 36 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Mutaffifin Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Mutaffifin in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin is the 83rd chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.