Surah Al-Mutaffifin
سورة المطففين · The Defrauding · 36 verses · Meccan
Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين, "The Defrauding") is chapter 83 of the Quran. It has 36 verses, was revealed in Mecca and is found in juz 30. Here you can read the complete Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen verse by verse.
Also written as: Mutaffifin
- Number
- 83
- Arabic
- المطففين
- Meaning
- The Defrauding
- Verses
- 36
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf page
- 587–589
Surah Al-Mutaffifin in Arabic and English
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ ﴿١﴾
Waylun lilmutaffifeena
Woe to those who give less [than due]
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكۡتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ ﴿٢﴾
Allatheena itha iktaloo ʿala alnnasi yastawfoona
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ ﴿٣﴾
Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss
أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ ﴿٤﴾
Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabʿoothoona
Do they not think that they will be resurrected
لِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ﴿٥﴾
Liyawmin ʿatheemin
For a tremendous Day
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٦﴾
Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alʿalameena
The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٖ ﴿٧﴾
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٞ ﴿٨﴾
Wama adraka ma sijjeenun
And what can make you know what is sijjeen
كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ ﴿٩﴾
Kitabun marqoomun
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿١٠﴾
Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena
Woe, that Day, to the deniers
ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١١﴾
Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni
Who deny the Day of Recompense
وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴿١٢﴾
Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muʿtadin atheemin
And none deny it except every sinful transgressor
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٣﴾
Itha tutla ʿalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples
كَلَّاۖ بَلۡۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ ﴿١٤﴾
Kalla bal rana ʿala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona
No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمۡ عَن رَّبِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ ﴿١٥﴾
Kalla innahum ʿan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona
No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned
ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمۡ لَصَالُواْ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ﴿١٦﴾
Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi
Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿١٧﴾
Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona
Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny
كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ ﴿١٨﴾
Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee ʿilliyyeena
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ ﴿١٩﴾
Wama adraka ma ʿilliyyoona
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun
كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ ﴿٢٠﴾
Kitabun marqoomun
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
يَشۡهَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿٢١﴾
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah]
إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ﴿٢٢﴾
Inna alabrara lafee naʿeemin
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
ʿala alaraiki yanthuroona
On adorned couches, observing
تَعۡرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٢٤﴾
Taʿrifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaʿeemi
You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure
يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٖ مَّخۡتُومٍ ﴿٢٥﴾
Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin
They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed
خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكٞۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾
Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona
The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete
وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ ﴿٢٧﴾
Wamizajuhu min tasneemin
And its mixture is of Tasneem
عَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾
ʿaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona
A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾
Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona
Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed
وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾
Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona
And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances
وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ ﴿٣١﴾
Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena
And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ ﴿٣٢﴾
Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona
And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost
وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴿٣٣﴾
Wama orsiloo ʿalayhim hafitheena
But they had not been sent as guardians over them
فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡكُفَّارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾
Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers
عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾
ʿala alaraiki yanthuroona
On adorned couches, observing
هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ ﴿٣٦﴾
Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafʿaloona
Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do
Translation: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy (EveryAyah.com). A translation conveys the meaning and does not replace the Arabic text.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin has 36 verses.
Where was Surah Al-Mutaffifin revealed?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin is a Meccan surah; it was revealed in Mecca.
Which juz is Surah Al-Mutaffifin in?
Surah Al-Mutaffifin is in juz 30, on pages 587–589 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
What does Al-Mutaffifin mean?
المطففين means "The Defrauding".