In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ Woe to the unfair traders:¹ —

² Those who, when they take measure from men, take in full,

³ But when they give them by measure or give them by weight, cause loss.

⁴ Do those not think that they will be raised

⁵ To a tremendous day: —

⁶ A day men will stand before the Lord of All Creation?

⁷ No, indeed!¹ The writ² of the licentious is in Sijjīn.

⁸ And what will convey to thee what Sijjīn¹ is?

⁹ A writ¹ inscribed!

¹⁰ Woe, that day, to the deniers,¹

¹¹ Those who deny the Day of Judgment!¹

¹² And none denies it save every sinful transgressor.

¹³ When Our proofs¹ are recited to him, he says: “Legends of the former peoples.”

¹⁴ No, indeed!¹ The truth is,² what they earned conquered³ their hearts.

¹⁵ No, indeed!¹ From their Lord, that day, will they be veiled;

¹⁶ Then will they burn in Hell;

¹⁷ Then will it be said: “This is that which you denied.”

¹⁸ No, indeed!¹ The writ² of the virtuous is in ʿIlliyyūn.

¹⁹ And what will convey to thee what ʿIlliyyūn¹ is?

²⁰ A writ¹ inscribed

²¹ To which bear witness those brought near!¹

²² The virtuous will be in bliss,

²³ Upon couches looking on.

²⁴ Thou wilt recognise in their faces the radiance of bliss.

²⁵ They will be given to drink of a wine sealed,

²⁶ Whose seal is musk — and for that let aspire those who aspire¹ —

²⁷ And its mixture of Tasnīm:¹

²⁸ A spring whereat drink those brought near.¹

²⁹ Those who were lawbreakers laughed at those who heeded warning,¹

³⁰ And when they passed by them, they winked at one another.

³¹ And when they returned to their people, they returned delighting.

³² And when they saw them, they said: “These have gone astray.”

³³ But they were not sent as custodians over them.

³⁴ And this day those who heed warning¹ laugh at the atheists,²

³⁵ Upon couches looking on.

³⁶ Are not the atheists¹ requited for what they did?