ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna Those whoإِذَاidhā whenٱكْتَالُوا۟ik'tālū they take a measureعَلَىʿalā fromٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi the peopleيَسْتَوْفُونَyastawfūna they take in full٢
وَإِذَاwa-idhā But whenكَالُوهُمْkālūhum they give by measure (to) themأَوaw orوَّزَنُوهُمْwazanūhum they weigh (for) themيُخْسِرُونَyukh'sirūna they give less٣
إِذَاidhā Whenتُتْلَىٰtut'lā are recitedعَلَيْهِʿalayhi to himءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunā Our Versesقَالَqāla he saysأَسَـٰطِيرُasāṭīru Storiesٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna (of) the former (people)١٣
كَلَّا ۖkallā Nayبَلْ ۜbal Butرَانَrāna (the) stain has coveredعَلَىٰʿalā [over]قُلُوبِهِمqulūbihim their heartsمَّاmā (for) whatكَانُوا۟kānū they used toيَكْسِبُونَyaksibūna earn١٤
كَلَّآkallā Nayإِنَّهُمْinnahum Indeed, theyعَنʿan fromرَّبِّهِمْrabbihim their Lordيَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhin that Dayلَّمَحْجُوبُونَlamaḥjūbūna surely will be partitioned١٥
ثُمَّthumma Thenيُقَالُyuqālu it will be saidهَـٰذَاhādhā Thisٱلَّذِىalladhī (is) whatكُنتُمkuntum you used toبِهِۦbihi [of it]تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūna deny١٧
خِتَـٰمُهُۥkhitāmuhu Its sealمِسْكٌۭ ۚmis'kun (will be of) muskوَفِىwafī And forذَٰلِكَdhālika thatفَلْيَتَنَافَسِfalyatanāfasi let aspireٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَl-mutanāfisūna the aspirers٢٦
إِنَّinna Indeedٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoأَجْرَمُوا۟ajramū committed crimesكَانُوا۟kānū used toمِنَmina atٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū believedيَضْحَكُونَyaḍḥakūna laugh٢٩
وَإِذَاwa-idhā And whenٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟inqalabū they returnedإِلَىٰٓilā toأَهْلِهِمُahlihimu their peopleٱنقَلَبُوا۟inqalabū they would returnفَكِهِينَfakihīna jesting٣١
وَإِذَاwa-idhā And whenرَأَوْهُمْra-awhum they saw themقَالُوٓا۟qālū they saidإِنَّinna Indeedهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāi theseلَضَآلُّونَlaḍāllūna surely have gone astray٣٢
فَٱلْيَوْمَfal-yawma So todayٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū believed مِنَmina atٱلْكُفَّارِl-kufāri the disbelieversيَضْحَكُونَyaḍḥakūna they will laugh٣٤