Surah Al-Mutaffifin word by word

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Al-Mutaffifin (المطففين) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 36 verses, 169 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 169 words to discover, Surah Al-Mutaffifin becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 2 words

وَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those who give less [than due],

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ lil'muṭaffifīna to those who give less

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
إِذَا idhā when
ٱكْتَالُوا۟ ik'tālū they take a measure
عَلَى ʿalā from
ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the people
يَسْتَوْفُونَ yastawfūna they take in full

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 5 words

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

وَإِذَا wa-idhā But when
كَالُوهُمْ kālūhum they give by measure (to) them
أَو aw or
وَّزَنُوهُمْ wazanūhum they weigh (for) them
يُخْسِرُونَ yukh'sirūna they give less

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 5 words

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ

Do they not think that they will be resurrected

أَلَا alā Do not
يَظُنُّ yaẓunnu think
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika those
أَنَّهُم annahum that they
مَّبْعُوثُونَ mabʿūthūna (will be) resurrected

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 2 words

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ

For a tremendous Day -

لِيَوْمٍ liyawmin For a Day
عَظِيمٍۢ ʿaẓīmin Great

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 5 words

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the worlds?

يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day
يَقُومُ yaqūmu will stand
ٱلنَّاسُ l-nāsu mankind
لِرَبِّ lirabbi before (the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍۢ

No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.

كَلَّآ kallā Nay
إِنَّ inna Indeed
كِتَـٰبَ kitāba (the) record
ٱلْفُجَّارِ l-fujāri (of) the wicked
لَفِى lafī (is) surely in
سِجِّينٍۢ sijjīnin Sijjin

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌۭ

And what can make you know what is sijjeen?

وَمَآ wamā And what
أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka can make you know
مَا mā what
سِجِّينٌۭ sijjīnun (is) Sijjin

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 2 words

كِتَـٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed.

كِتَـٰبٌۭ kitābun A book
مَّرْقُومٌۭ marqūmun written

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 3 words

وَيْلٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

Woe, that Day, to the deniers,

وَيْلٌۭ waylun Woe
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ lil'mukadhibīna to the deniers

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

ٱلَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Who deny the Day of Recompense.

ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
يُكَذِّبُونَ yukadhibūna deny
بِيَوْمِ biyawmi (the) Day
ٱلدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment

Verse 12 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 7 words

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

And none deny it except every sinful transgressor.

وَمَا wamā And not
يُكَذِّبُ yukadhibu can deny
بِهِۦٓ bihi [of] it
إِلَّا illā except
كُلُّ kullu every
مُعْتَدٍ muʿ'tadin transgressor
أَثِيمٍ athīmin sinful

Verse 13 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 7 words

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."

إِذَا idhā When
تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him
ءَايَـٰتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses
قَالَ qāla he says
أَسَـٰطِيرُ asāṭīru Stories
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna (of) the former (people)

Verse 14 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 8 words

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

No! Rather, the stain has covered their hearts of that which they were earning.

كَلَّا ۖ kallā Nay
بَلْ ۜ bal But
رَانَ rāna (the) stain has covered
عَلَىٰ ʿalā [over]
قُلُوبِهِم qulūbihim their hearts
مَّا mā (for) what
كَانُوا۟ kānū they used to
يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn

Verse 15 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ

No! Indeed, from their Lord, that Day, they will be partitioned.

كَلَّآ kallā Nay
إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they
عَن ʿan from
رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin that Day
لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ lamaḥjūbūna surely will be partitioned

Verse 16 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in Hellfire.

ثُمَّ thumma Then
إِنَّهُمْ innahum indeed, they
لَصَالُوا۟ laṣālū (surely) will burn
ٱلْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi (in) the Hellfire

Verse 17 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 7 words

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

Then it will be said [to them], "This is what you used to deny."

ثُمَّ thumma Then
يُقَالُ yuqālu it will be said
هَـٰذَا hādhā This
ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) what
كُنتُم kuntum you used to
بِهِۦ bihi [of it]
تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna deny

Verse 18 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَـٰبَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ

No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.

كَلَّآ kallā Nay
إِنَّ inna Indeed
كِتَـٰبَ kitāba (the) record
ٱلْأَبْرَارِ l-abrāri (of) the righteous
لَفِى lafī (will be) surely in
عِلِّيِّينَ ʿilliyyīna Illiyin

Verse 19 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And what can make you know what is 'illiyyun?

وَمَآ wamā And what
أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka can make you know
مَا mā what
عِلِّيُّونَ ʿilliyyūna (is) Illiyun

Verse 20 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 2 words

كِتَـٰبٌۭ مَّرْقُومٌۭ

It is [their destination recorded in] a register inscribed

كِتَـٰبٌۭ kitābun A book
مَّرْقُومٌۭ marqūmun written

Verse 21 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 2 words

يَشْهَدُهُ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

Which is witnessed by those brought near [to Allah].

يَشْهَدُهُ yashhaduhu Witness it
ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ l-muqarabūna those brought near

Verse 22 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ

Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلْأَبْرَارَ l-abrāra the righteous
لَفِى lafī (will be) surely in
نَعِيمٍ naʿīmin bliss

Verse 23 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 3 words

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On adorned couches, observing.

عَلَى ʿalā On
ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ l-arāiki thrones
يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna observing

Verse 24 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 5 words

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

You will recognize in their faces the radiance of pleasure.

تَعْرِفُ taʿrifu You will recognize
فِى fī in
وُجُوهِهِمْ wujūhihim their faces
نَضْرَةَ naḍrata (the) radiance
ٱلنَّعِيمِ l-naʿīmi (of) bliss

Verse 25 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍۢ مَّخْتُومٍ

They will be given to drink [pure] wine [which was] sealed.

يُسْقَوْنَ yus'qawna They will be given to drink
مِن min of
رَّحِيقٍۢ raḥīqin a pure wine
مَّخْتُومٍ makhtūmin sealed

Verse 26 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌۭ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ

The last of it is musk. So for this let the competitors compete.

خِتَـٰمُهُۥ khitāmuhu Its seal
مِسْكٌۭ ۚ mis'kun (will be of) musk
وَفِى wafī And for
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that
فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ falyatanāfasi let aspire
ٱلْمُتَنَـٰفِسُونَ l-mutanāfisūna the aspirers

Verse 27 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 3 words

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ

And its mixture is of Tasneem,

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ wamizājuhu And its mixture
مِن min (is) of
تَسْنِيمٍ tasnīmin Tasneem

Verse 28 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

عَيْنًۭا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ

A spring from which those near [to Allah] drink.

عَيْنًۭا ʿaynan A spring
يَشْرَبُ yashrabu will drink
بِهَا bihā from it
ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ l-muqarabūna those brought near

Verse 29 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 8 words

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ

Indeed, those who committed crimes used to laugh at those who believed.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
أَجْرَمُوا۟ ajramū committed crimes
كَانُوا۟ kānū used to
مِنَ mina at
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believed
يَضْحَكُونَ yaḍḥakūna laugh

Verse 30 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

And when they passed by them, they would exchange derisive glances.

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
مَرُّوا۟ marrū they passed
بِهِمْ bihim by them
يَتَغَامَزُونَ yataghāmazūna they winked at one another

Verse 31 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their people, they would return jesting.

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ inqalabū they returned
إِلَىٰٓ ilā to
أَهْلِهِمُ ahlihimu their people
ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ inqalabū they would return
فَكِهِينَ fakihīna jesting

Verse 32 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

And when they saw them, they would say, "Indeed, those are truly lost."

وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when
رَأَوْهُمْ ra-awhum they saw them
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū they said
إِنَّ inna Indeed
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ hāulāi these
لَضَآلُّونَ laḍāllūna surely have gone astray

Verse 33 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 4 words

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

وَمَآ wamā But not
أُرْسِلُوا۟ ur'silū they had been sent
عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim over them
حَـٰفِظِينَ ḥāfiẓīna (as) guardians

Verse 34 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,

فَٱلْيَوْمَ fal-yawma So today
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believed
مِنَ mina at
ٱلْكُفَّارِ l-kufāri the disbelievers
يَضْحَكُونَ yaḍḥakūna they will laugh

Verse 35 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 3 words

عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

On adorned couches, observing.

عَلَى ʿalā On
ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ l-arāiki the thrones
يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna observing

Verse 36 - Surah Al-Mutaffifin: 6 words

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

Have the disbelievers [not] been rewarded [this Day] for what they used to do?

هَلْ hal Have (not)
ثُوِّبَ thuwwiba been rewarded
ٱلْكُفَّارُ l-kufāru the disbelievers
مَا mā (for) what
كَانُوا۟ kānū they used to
يَفْعَلُونَ yafʿalūna do

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