بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ[1]

Waylun lilmutaffifeena

Malheur aux fraudeurs

Woe to those that deal in fraud,-

الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ[2]

Allatheena itha iktaloo AAala alnnasi yastawfoona

qui, lorsqu'ils font mesurer pour eux-mêmes exigent la pleine mesure,

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

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ[3]

Waitha kaloohum aw wazanoohum yukhsiroona

et qui lorsqu'eux-mêmes mesurent ou pèsent pour les autres, [leur] causent perte.

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

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ[4]

Ala yathunnu olaika annahum mabAAoothoona

Ceux-là ne pensent-ils pas qu'ils seront ressuscités,

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

لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ[5]

Liyawmin AAatheemin

en un jour terrible,

On a Mighty Day,

يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَٰلَمِينَ[6]

Yawma yaqoomu alnnasu lirabbi alAAalameena

le jour où les gens se tiendront debout devant le Seigneur de l'Univers?

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِى سِجِّينٍ[7]

Kalla inna kitaba alfujjari lafee sijjeenin

Non...! Mais en vérité le livre des libertins sera dans le Sijjîn -

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

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينٌ[8]

Wama adraka ma sijjeenun

et qui te dira ce qu'est le Sijjîn? -

And what will explain to thee what Sijjin is?

كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ[9]

Kitabun marqoomun

Un livre déjà cacheté (achevé).

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed.

وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ[10]

Waylun yawmaithin lilmukaththibeena

Malheur, ce jour-là, aux négateurs,

Woe, that Day, to those that deny-

الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ[11]

Allatheena yukaththiboona biyawmi alddeeni

qui démentent le jour de la Rétribution.

Those that deny the Day of Judgment.

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ[12]

Wama yukaththibu bihi illa kullu muAAtadin atheemin

Or, ne le dément que tout transgresseur, pécheur:

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

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ[13]

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru alawwaleena

qui, lorsque Nos versets lui sont récités, dit: «[Ce sont] des contes d'anciens!»

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

كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ ۜ رَانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ[14]

Kalla bal rana AAala quloobihim ma kanoo yaksiboona

Pas du tout, mais ce qu'ils ont accompli couvre leurs cœurs.

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمْ عَن رَّبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّمَحْجُوبُونَ[15]

Kalla innahum AAan rabbihim yawmaithin lamahjooboona

Qu'ils prennent garde! En vérité ce jour-là un voile les empêchera de voir leur Seigneur,

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

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُوا۟ الْجَحِيمِ[16]

Thumma innahum lasaloo aljaheemi

ensuite, ils brûleront certes, dans la Fournaise;

Further, they will enter the Fire of Hell.

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا الَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ[17]

Thumma yuqalu hatha allathee kuntum bihi tukaththiboona

on [leur] dira alors: «Voilà ce que vous traitiez de mensonge!»

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

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِى عِلِّيِّينَ[18]

Kalla inna kitaba alabrari lafee AAilliyyeena

Qu'ils prennent garde! Le livre des bons sera dans l'Illiyûn -

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

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ[19]

Wama adraka ma AAilliyyoona

et qui te dira ce qu'est l'Illiyûn? -

And what will explain to thee what 'Illiyun is?

كِتَٰبٌ مَّرْقُومٌ[20]

Kitabun marqoomun

un livre cacheté!

(There is) a Register (fully) inscribed,

يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ[21]

Yashhaduhu almuqarraboona

Les rapprochés [d'Allah: les Anges] en témoignent.

To which bear witness those Nearest (to Allah).

إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍ[22]

Inna alabrara lafee naAAeemin

Les bons seront dans [un Jardin] de délice,

Truly the Righteous will be in Bliss:

عَلَى الْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ[23]

AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

sur les divans, ils regardent.

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

تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِهِمْ نَضْرَةَ النَّعِيمِ[24]

TaAArifu fee wujoohihim nadrata alnnaAAeemi

Tu reconnaîtras sur leurs visages, l'éclat de la félicité.

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

يُسْقَوْنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخْتُومٍ[25]

Yusqawna min raheeqin makhtoomin

On leur sert à boire un nectar pur, cacheté,

Their thirst will be slaked with Pure Wine sealed:

خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ[26]

Khitamuhu miskun wafee thalika falyatanafasi almutanafisoona

laissant un arrière-goût de musc. Que ceux qui la convoitent entrent en compétition [pour l'acquérir]

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

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسْنِيمٍ[27]

Wamizajuhu min tasneemin

Il est mélangé à la boisson de Tasnîm,

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

عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا الْمُقَرَّبُونَ[28]

AAaynan yashrabu biha almuqarraboona

source dont les rapprochés boivent.

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

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ كَانُوا۟ مِنَ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يَضْحَكُونَ[29]

Inna allatheena ajramoo kanoo mina allatheena amanoo yadhakoona

Les criminels riaient de ceux qui croyaient,

Those in sin used to laugh at those who believed,

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ[30]

Waitha marroo bihim yataghamazoona

et, passant près d'eux, ils se faisaient des œillades,

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

وَإِذَا انقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ انقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ[31]

Waitha inqalaboo ila ahlihimu inqalaboo fakiheena

et, retournant dans leurs familles, ils retournaient en plaisantant,

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

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ[32]

Waitha raawhum qaloo inna haolai ladalloona

et les voyant, ils disaient: «Ce sont vraiment ceux-là les égarés».

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

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَٰفِظِينَ[33]

Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena

Or, ils n'ont pas été envoyés pour être leurs gardiens.

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ[34]

Faalyawma allatheena amanoo mina alkuffari yadhakoona

Aujourd'hui, donc, ce sont ceux qui ont cru qui rient des infidèles

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

عَلَى الْأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ[35]

AAala alaraiki yanthuroona

sur les divans, ils regardent.

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

هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ[36]

Hal thuwwiba alkuffaru ma kanoo yafAAaloona

Est-ce que les infidèles ont eu la récompense de ce qu'ils faisaient?

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