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Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين)

The Defrauding

Surah Details

Verses

36

Pages

11771180

Revelation

Meccan

Juz

30

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About Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين), meaning “The Defrauding”, is the 83rd surah of the Holy Quran. It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca, consisting of 36 verses (ayat). It spans 4 pages in this transliteration edition, from page 1177 to page 1180, and falls within Juz 30 of the Quran.

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  • Prolongation (Madd)
  • Long prolongation
  • Nasalisation (Ghunnah)
  • Echo (Qalqalah)
  • Heavy (Tafkheem)
  1. 1Verse 1

    وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ

    Waylun lilmutaffifeena

    Woe to those who give less [than due]

  2. 2Verse 2

    ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكۡتَالُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ

    Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

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

  3. 3Verse 3

    وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ

    Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

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

  4. 4Verse 4

    أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ

    Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona

    Do they not think that they will be resurrected

  5. 5Verse 5

    لِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

    Liyawmin AAatheemin

    For a tremendous Day

  6. 6Verse 6

    يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

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

  7. 7Verse 7

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٖ

    Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

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

  8. 8Verse 8

    وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٞ

    Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

    And what can make you know what is sijjeen

  9. 9Verse 9

    كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ

    Kitabun marqoomun

    It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

  10. 10Verse 10

    وَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

    Woe, that Day, to the deniers

  11. 11Verse 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

    Who deny the Day of Recompense

  12. 12Verse 12

    وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

    Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

    And none deny it except every sinful transgressor

  13. 13Verse 13

    إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

    Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

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

  14. 14Verse 14

    كَلَّاۖ بَلۡۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

    Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

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

  15. 15Verse 15

    كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمۡ عَن رَّبِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ

    Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona

    No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned

  16. 16Verse 16

    ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمۡ لَصَالُواْ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

    Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

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

  17. 17Verse 17

    ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

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

  18. 18Verse 18

    كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ

    Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena

    No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun

  19. 19Verse 19

    وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

    Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

    And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun

  20. 20Verse 20

    كِتَٰبٞ مَّرۡقُومٞ

    Kitabun marqoomun

    It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

  21. 21Verse 21

    يَشۡهَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

    Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

    Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah]

  22. 22Verse 22

    إِنَّ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

    Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin

    Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

  23. 23Verse 23

    عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

    On adorned couches, observing

  24. 24Verse 24

    تَعۡرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

    TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

    You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure

  25. 25Verse 25

    يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٖ مَّخۡتُومٍ

    Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

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

  26. 26Verse 26

    خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكٞۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

    Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

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

  27. 27Verse 27

    وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ

    Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

    And its mixture is of Tasneem

  28. 28Verse 28

    عَيۡنٗا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

    AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

    A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink

  29. 29Verse 29

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ

    Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

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

  30. 30Verse 30

    وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

    Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

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

  31. 31Verse 31

    وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ

    Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

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

  32. 32Verse 32

    وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

    Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona

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

  33. 33Verse 33

    وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ

    Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

    But they had not been sent as guardians over them

  34. 34Verse 34

    فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡكُفَّارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ

    Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

    So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers

  35. 35Verse 35

    عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

    AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

    On adorned couches, observing

  36. 36Verse 36

    هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ

    Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

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

Arabic text: The Noble Qur’an Encyclopedia. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Translation: Saheeh International. Compiled via quran-json (CC BY 4.0).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Mutaffifin?

Surah Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين) contains 36 verses (ayat).

Is Surah Al-Mutaffifin Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Mutaffifin is a Meccan surah, meaning it was revealed in Mecca before the migration (Hijra) to Medina.

What does “Al-Mutaffifin” mean?

The name “Al-Mutaffifin” (المطففين) translates to “The Defrauding” in English.

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