Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Wailul lil mutaffifeen

Allazeena izak taaloo 'alan naasi yastawfoon

Wa izaa kaaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroon

Alaa yazunnu ulaaa'ika annahum mab'oosoon

Li Yawmin 'Azeem

Yawma yaqoomun naasu li Rabbil 'aalameen

Kallaaa inna kitaabal fujjaari lafee Sijjeen

Wa maa adraaka maa Sijjeen

Kitaabum marqoom

Wailuny yawma'izil lil mukazzibeen

Allazeena yukazziboona bi yawmid deen

Wa maa yukazzibu biheee illaa kullu mu'tadin aseem

Izaa tutlaa'alaihi aayaatunaa qaala asaateerul awwaleen

Kallaa bal raana 'alaa quloobihim maa kaanoo yaksiboon

Kallaaa innahum 'ar Rabbihim yawma'izil lamah jooboon

Summa innahum lasaa lul jaheem

Summa yuqaalu haazal lazee kuntum bihee tukazziboon

Kallaaa inna kitaabal abraari lafee'Illiyyeen

Wa maaa adraaka maa 'Illiyyoon

Kitaabum marqoom

Yashhadu hul muqarra boon

Innal abraara lafee Na'eem

'Alal araaa'iki yanzuroon

Ta'rifu fee wujoohihim nadratan na'eem

Yusqawna mir raheeqim makhtoom

Khitaamuhoo misk; wa fee zaalika falyatanaafasil Mutanaafisoon

Wa mizaajuhoo min Tasneem

'Ainaiy yashrabu bihal muqarraboon

Innal lazeena ajramoo kaanoo minal lazeena aamanoo yadhakoon

Wa izaa marroo bihim yataghaamazoon

Wa izan qalabooo ilaaa ahlihimun qalaboo fakiheen

Wa izaa ra awhum qaalooo inna haaa'ulaaa'i ladaaal loon

Wa maaa ursiloo 'alaihim haafizeen

Fal yawmal lazeena aamanoo minal kuffaari yadhakoon

'Alal araaa'iki yanzuroon

Hal suwwibal kuffaaru maa kaanoo yaf'aloon

Woe to those that deal in fraud,

Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,

But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.

Do they not think that they will be called to account?

On a Mighty Day,

A Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds?

Day! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.

And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

Woe, that Day, to those that deny

Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

And none can deny it but the Transgressor beyond bounds the Sinner!

When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he says, "Tales of the ancients!"

By no means! but on their hearts is the stain of the (ill) which they do!

Verily, from (the Light of) their Lord, that Day, will they be veiled.

Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

Further, it will be said to them: "This is the (reality) which ye rejected as false!

Nay, verily the record of the Righteous is (preserved) in 'Illiyin.

And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,

To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah)

Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

On Thrones (of Dignity) will they command a sight (of all things):

Thou wilt recognize in their faces the beaming brightness of Bliss.

Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

The seal thereof will be Musk: And for this let those aspire, who have aspirations:

With it will be (given) a mixture of Tasnim:

A spring, from (the waters) whereof drink those Nearest to Allah.

Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

And whenever they passed by them, used to wink at each other (in mockery);

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

And whenever they saw them, they would say, "Behold! These are the people truly astray!"

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

But on this Day the Believers will laugh at the Unbelievers:

On Thrones (of Dignity) they will command (a sight) (of all things).

Will not the Unbelievers have been paid back for what they did?

This Surah consists of thirty-six verse and takes its name from the term al-Mutaffifeen, which occurs in the first verse.

Let's get this Surah divided into four section for better explanation and understanding.

Verse 1-6, opens up with a severe warning of distress and sorrow to those who deceived others in commercial dealings by giving short measures when they have to give by measures and weight to others and demanding full measures when they have to receive by measures and weight from others. Thus it touches upon every aspect of social, practical and moral relations. It applies to every individual's right and duties. This Surah strongly those who practice cheating, trickery and other evils methods when dealing with others.

The first part of the surah condemns those people who try to gain something at the cost of others. They use double standards- one for themselves and the other for everyone else. We observe this wicked practice among shopkeepers, grocers, traders and businessman, among many others. They evade taxes, use cheap materials, sell outdated medicines, hide defects in their products, use false advertisement and bride officials in order to amass money. They spend their whole lives cheating and hoarding. They defraud their workers by not paying them a just wage, use false weights and measures, adulterate food and other products for sale, re-write expiry dates, overcharge customers and even deal in usury (interest) by taking unjust advantage of other people's need in order to make excessive profits. The Qur'an warns them, "Do they not know that they are bound to be resurrected and called to account on an awesome day, the day when mankind will stand before the Lord of All The Worlds? 

Verse 7-17 states that the destination of the evildoers will be in sijjeen, an eternal prison and a painful torment. They will be send to Hell-Fire, which is the lowest of the low. This will be their punishment for denying the truth of the Qur'an, refusing to believe in Day of Judgement, transgressing the limits set by Allah and making fun of Allah's revelations. They will even be deprived of seeing the Lord of The Worlds on the Day of Judgement.

In Verse 18-28, it is stated that in contrast with evildoers, the righteous people will be in eternal pleasure and gardens with great delights. Allah then mentions that for the like of this eternal bliss that people should compete with one another. Illiyyoon means Paradise; some scholars have said that it is located at Sidrat al-Muntahaa, the lote tree at the utmost boundary of the seventh heaven beyond which no one can pass.

 The last Verses 29-36 marks the end of the Surah. It paints a picture of mockery directed at the believers by the wicked disbelievers. This description is taken directly from the real life of Makkah at the time of Prophet SAWW. The same thing however has been taking place again and again throughout the ages. This present a contrast of attitude; the evildoers persecute the believers and mock them while the believers stick to their attitude of tolerance and self-respect, worshipping their Lord as much as they can, hopeful of HIS Mercy, Forgiveness and Great Reward in Hereafter. The Qur'an promises the believers that a day will surely come when they will have the last laugh. In the final moments, it will be mockers who will be mocked and the tormentors will be tormented but in Hell-Fire and for all eternity!