Surah “Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating”

as rendered by George Sale — 36 verses

Woe be unto those who give short measure or weight
who, when they receive by measure from other men, take the full
but when they measure unto them, or weigh unto them, defraud
Do not these think they shall be raised again
at the great day
the day whereon mankind shall stand before the Lord of all creatures
By no means. Verily the register of the actions of the wicked is surely in Sejjin
And what shall make thee to understand what Sejjin is
It is a book distinctly written
Woe be, on that day, unto those who accused the prophets of imposture
who denied the day of judgment as a falsehood
And none denieth the same as falsehood, except every unjust and flagitious person
Who, when our signs are rehearsed unto him, saith, they are fables of the ancients
By no means: But rather their lusts have cast a veil over their hearts
By no means. Verily they shall be shut out from their Lord on that day
and they shall be sent into hell to be burned
Then shall it be said unto them, by the infernal guards, this is what ye denied as a falsehood
Assuredly. But the register of the actions of the righteous is in Illiyyun
And what shall cause thee to understand what Illiyyun is
It is a book distinctly written
Those who approach near unto God, are witnesses thereto
Verily the righteous shall dwell among delights
Seated on couches they shall behold objects of pleasure
thou shalt see in their faces the brightness of joy
They shall be given to drink of pure wine, sealed
the seal whereof shall be musk: And to this let those aspire, who aspire to happiness
And the water mixed therewith shall be of Tasnim
a fountain whereof those shall drink who approach near unto the divine presence
They who act wickedly laugh the true believers to scorn
and when they pass by them, they wink at one another
And when they turn aside to their people, they turn aside making scurrilous jests
And when they see them, they say, verily these are mistaken men
But they are not sent to be keepers over them
Wherefore one day the true believers, in their turn, shall laugh the infidels to scorn
Lying on couches they shall look down upon them in hell
Shall not the infidels be rewarded for that which they have done