— 36 verses
Woe to the stinters
those who, when they take from others by measure, take their full share
but who, when they measure or weigh for others, give less than their due
Do they not realise that they will be raised to lif
on a Great Day
a Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Universe
No indeed! Verily the deeds of the wicked are in the Record locked up in the prison-house
And how would you know what the Record of the prison-house is
It is a Book inscribed
Woe, then, to those that give the lie
those that give the lie to the Day of Recompense
Yet none gives the lie to it except the transgressor immersed in sin
who, when Our verses are recited to him, says: "Mere tales of olden times!"
No indeed! The truth is that their hearts have become rusted on account of their evil deeds
No indeed! On that Day they will be screened off from seeing their Lord
and then they shall enter Hell
whereafter they will be told: "This is what you used to give the lie to."
No indeed! Verily, the deeds of the virtuous shall be in the record of the exalted ones
And what do you know what the Record of the exalted ones is
It is a Book inscribed
which the angels placed near Allah to safeguard
Verily the virtuous shall be in Bliss
resting on couches, looking around
You shall see upon their faces the glow of bliss
They will be served a drink of the finest sealed wine
whose seal is musk – so let all aspirants aspire after that
a wine whose mixture is Tasnim
a fountain at which the chosen ones shall drink
Behold, the wicked were wont to laugh at the believers
when they passed by them they winked
and when they went back to their families, they went back jesting
and when they saw the believers, they said: "Lo! These are the erring ones"
(they said so although) they had not been appointed watchers over them
But today the believers are laughing at the unbelievers
seated upon their couches, they are looking around
Have the unbelievers been duly rewarded for their deeds