المطففين
83 - The Cheaters (Al-Mutaffifeen)
Order of Revelation: 86كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
Kalla inna kitaba al-abrari lafee AAilliyyeena
Nay! Indeed, (the) record (of) the righteous (will be) surely in Illiyin.
NAY, VERILY - the record of the truly virtuous is [set down] in a mode most lofty!
Day, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.
Nay, but the record of the righteous is in 'Illiyin -
Nay, surely the record of the righteous is in the highest places.
No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona
And what can make you know what (is) Illiyun?
And what could make thee conceive what that mode most lofty will be?
And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what 'Illiyin is! -
And what will make thee know what the highest places are?
And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?
كِتَابٌ مَّرْقُومٌ
Kitabun marqoomun
A book written,
A record [indelibly] inscribed,
(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,
A written record,
It is a written book.
It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed
يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona
Witness it those brought near.
witnessed~ by all who have [ever] been drawn close unto God.
To which bear witness those Nearest (to God).
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Those drawn near (to Allah) witness it.
Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah ].
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
Inna al-abrara lafee naAAeemin
Indeed, the righteous (will be) surely in bliss,
Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous will indeed be in bliss:
Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:
Lo! the righteous verily are in delight,
Surely the righteous are in bliss,
Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
AAala al-ara-iki yanthuroona
On thrones observing.
[resting on couches, they will look up [to God]:
On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):
On couches, gazing,
On raised couches, gazing --
On adorned couches, observing.