Chapter 70, 44 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سأل سائل بعذاب واقع
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
للكافرين ليس له دافع
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
من الله ذي المعارج
مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
تعرج الملائكة والروح إليه في يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
فاصبر صبرا جميلا
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
إنهم يرونه بعيدا
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
ونراه قريبا
وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا
But We see it (quite) near.
يوم تكون السماء كالمهل
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
وتكون الجبال كالعهن
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
ولا يسأل حميم حميما
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
يبصرونهم ۚ يود المجرم لو يفتدي من عذاب يومئذ ببنيه
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ
Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, ) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children,
وصاحبته وأخيه
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ
And his wife and his brother,
وفصيلته التي تؤويه
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ
And his kindred who sheltered him,
ومن في الأرض جميعا ثم ينجيه
وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
كلا ۖ إنها لظى
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
نزاعة للشوى
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
تدعو من أدبر وتولى
تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
وجمع فأوعى
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
۞ إن الإنسان خلق هلوعا
۞ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
إذا مسه الشر جزوعا
إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
وإذا مسه الخير منوعا
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
And niggardly when good touches him.
إلا المصلين
إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
الذين هم على صلاتهم دائمون
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
والذين في أموالهم حق معلوم
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
للسائل والمحروم
لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).
والذين يصدقون بيوم الدين
وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
والذين هم من عذاب ربهم مشفقون
وَالَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
إن عذاب ربهم غير مأمون
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
والذين هم لفروجهم حافظون
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهم فإنهم غير ملومين
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
فمن ابتغى وراء ذلك فأولئك هم العادون
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
والذين هم لأماناتهم وعهدهم راعون
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
والذين هم بشهاداتهم قائمون
وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
والذين هم على صلاتهم يحافظون
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
أولئك في جنات مكرمون
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
فمال الذين كفروا قبلك مهطعين
فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)].
عن اليمين وعن الشمال عزين
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
أيطمع كل امرئ منهم أن يدخل جنة نعيم
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
كلا ۖ إنا خلقناهم مما يعلمون
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
فلا أقسم برب المشارق والمغارب إنا لقادرون
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ
So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able
على أن نبدل خيرا منهم وما نحن بمسبوقين
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -
يوم يخرجون من الأجداث سراعا كأنهم إلى نصب يوفضون
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۚ ذلك اليوم الذي كانوا يوعدون
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!