Meccan·Surah 83

المطففين

Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Ayah 32

The Defrauding

36 Ayahs·Verse 83:32
83:32

وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

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

Context in Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Nearby ayahs help place verse 83:32 in sequence and meaning.

وَإِذَا مَرُّوا۟ بِهِمْ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

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

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُوا۟ فَكِهِينَ

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

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ

So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,