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Surah Al-Mutaffifin

The Defrauding · 36 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 30 · Page 587

سورة المطففين

Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Surah Al-Mutaffifin is chapter 83 of the Quran, with 36 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 30, on page 587 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Defrauding”, and it was the 86th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

83:1

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 1

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those who give less [than due],[1878]

Translator's notes

[1878] i.e., those who cheat people by giving them less than what they paid for when weighing or measuring - an amount so little as to hardly be noticed.

Quran 83:1 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:2

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 2

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

Quran 83:2 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:3

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 3

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

Quran 83:3 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:4

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 4

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do they not think that they will be resurrected

Quran 83:4 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:5

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 5

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ

For a tremendous Day -

Quran 83:5 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:6

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 6

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?

Quran 83:6 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:7

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 7

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ

No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.

Quran 83:7 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:8

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 8

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ

And what can make you know what is sijjeen?

Quran 83:8 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:9

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 9

كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

It is [their destination[1879] recorded in] a register inscribed.

Translator's notes

[1879] The lowest depths of Hell.

Quran 83:9 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:10

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 10

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers,

Quran 83:10 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:11

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 11

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

Quran 83:11 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:12

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 12

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

Quran 83:12 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:13

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 13

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

Quran 83:13 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:14

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 14

كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.[1880]

Translator's notes

[1880] i.e., their sins.

Quran 83:14 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:15

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 15

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.[1881]

Translator's notes

[1881] i.e., they will not be able to see Him.

Quran 83:15 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:16

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 16

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

Quran 83:16 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:17

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 17

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

Quran 83:17 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:18

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 18

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.

Quran 83:18 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:19

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 19

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what can make you know what is ʿilliyyūn?

Quran 83:19 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:20

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 20

كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ

It is [their destination[1882] recorded in] a register inscribed

Translator's notes

[1882] The highest elevations of Paradise.

Quran 83:20 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:21

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 21

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allāh].

Quran 83:21 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:22

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 22

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

Quran 83:22 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:23

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 23

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On adorned couches, observing.

Quran 83:23 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:24

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 24

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.

Quran 83:24 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:25

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 25

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ

They will be given to drink [pure] wine[1883] [which was] sealed.

Translator's notes

[1883] Which is delicious and does not intoxicate.

Quran 83:25 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:26

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 26

خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

The last of it[1884] is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.

Translator's notes

[1884] i.e., its lingering odor.

Quran 83:26 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:27

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 27

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

And its mixture is of Tasneem,[1885]

Translator's notes

[1885] The highest spring in Paradise and the most favored drink of its inhabitants.

Quran 83:27 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:28

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 28

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

A spring from which those near [to Allāh] drink.

Quran 83:28 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:29

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 29

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.

Quran 83:29 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:30

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 30

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.

Quran 83:30 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:31

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 31

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

Quran 83:31 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:32

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 32

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."

Quran 83:32 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:33

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 33

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

Quran 83:33 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:34

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 34

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

So Today[1886] those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,

Translator's notes

[1886] On the Day of Judgement.

Quran 83:34 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:35

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 35

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On adorned couches, observing.

Quran 83:35 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

83:36

Al-Mutaffifin · Ayah 36

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?

Quran 83:36 (Al-Mutaffifin) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Frequently asked questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?

36 ayahs. Al-Mutaffifin is chapter 83 and was revealed in Makkah.

Which juz is Surah Al-Mutaffifin in?

Juz 30. Its first ayah is on page 587 of the Madinah mushaf.

What does the name Al-Mutaffifin mean?

The name Al-Mutaffifin means “The Defrauding”.

Where do the Arabic text and the translation come from?

The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text (version 1.1) and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2). Both are shown exactly as published, unchanged.

Text sources

  • Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes

  • Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2

  • Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0