Surah 83 · 36 verses · Makki
Surah Al-Mutaffifin المطففين
The 83rd chapter of the Quran, Surah Al-Mutaffifin (“The Defrauding”), has 36 verses. It is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah, though classical scholars differ on where it was revealed, and was the 86th surah to be revealed. It sits in juz 30, on pages 587 to 589 of the Madani Mushaf. It belongs to Juz Amma, the last part of the Quran, which many people memorise first.
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Arabic: Uthmani script. English: Saheeh International. Tap a verse number to open that verse.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
- 1
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ
Woe to those who give less [than due],
- 2
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
- 3
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
- 4
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُولَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
- 5
لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
For a tremendous Day -
- 6
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?
- 7
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
- 8
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ
And what can make you know what is sijjeen?
- 9
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.
- 10
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers,
- 11
ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Who deny the Day of Recompense.
- 12
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.
- 13
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
- 14
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.
- 15
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.
- 16
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.
- 17
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."
- 18
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.
- 19
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?
- 20
كِتَـٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
- 21
يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].
- 22
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
- 23
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On adorned couches, observing.
- 24
تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.
- 25
يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.
- 26
خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.
- 27
وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ
And its mixture is of Tasneem,
- 28
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.
- 29
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
- 30
وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.
- 31
وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا فَكِهِينَ
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.
- 32
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."
- 33
وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ
But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
- 34
فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,
- 35
عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
On adorned couches, observing.
- 36
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin has 36 verses (ayat) and about 169 words, on pages 587–589 of the Madani Mushaf.
Is Surah Al-Mutaffifin Makki or Madani?
It is Makki: revealed in Makkah, 86th in the order of revelation. Scholars differ on this surah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Mutaffifin in?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin is in juz 30.
What does Al-Mutaffifin mean?
Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين) means “The Defrauding”.
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