Chapter 70, 44 verses
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سأل سائل بعذاب واقع
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
للكافرين ليس له دافع
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
من الله ذي المعارج
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin
تعرج الملائكة والروح إليه في يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Faisbir sabran jameelan
فاصبر صبرا جميلا
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Surely they think it to be far off,
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
إنهم يرونه بعيدا
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
And We see it nigh.
Wanarahu qareeban
ونراه قريبا
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
يوم تكون السماء كالمهل
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
وتكون الجبال كالعهن
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And friend shall not ask of friend
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
ولا يسأل حميم حميما
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi
يبصرونهم ۚ يود المجرم لو يفتدي من عذاب يومئذ ببنيه
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
وصاحبته وأخيه
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
وفصيلته التي تؤويه
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
ومن في الأرض جميعا ثم ينجيه
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
Kalla innaha latha
كلا ۖ إنها لظى
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Dragging by the head,
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
نزاعة للشوى
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
TadAAoo man adbara watawalla
تدعو من أدبر وتولى
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
WajamaAAa faawAAa
وجمع فأوعى
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
۞ إن الإنسان خلق هلوعا
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
إذا مسه الشر جزوعا
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And niggardly when good befalls him
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
وإذا مسه الخير منوعا
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except those who pray,
Illa almusalleena
إلا المصلين
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who are constant at their prayer
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
الذين هم على صلاتهم دائمون
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
والذين في أموالهم حق معلوم
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
Lilssaili waalmahroomi
للسائل والمحروم
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
والذين يصدقون بيوم الدين
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
والذين هم من عذاب ربهم مشفقون
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
إن عذاب ربهم غير مأمون
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their private parts,
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
والذين هم لفروجهم حافظون
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,
Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهم فإنهم غير ملومين
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
فمن ابتغى وراء ذلك فأولئك هم العادون
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
والذين هم لأماناتهم وعهدهم راعون
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
والذين هم بشهاداتهم قائمون
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
والذين هم على صلاتهم يحافظون
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
أولئك في جنات مكرمون
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena
فمال الذين كفروا قبلك مهطعين
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
عن اليمين وعن الشمال عزين
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
أيطمع كل امرئ منهم أن يدخل جنة نعيم
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
كلا ۖ إنا خلقناهم مما يعلمون
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona
فلا أقسم برب المشارق والمغارب إنا لقادرون
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
على أن نبدل خيرا منهم وما نحن بمسبوقين
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona
يوم يخرجون من الأجداث سراعا كأنهم إلى نصب يوفضون
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona
خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۚ ذلك اليوم الذي كانوا يوعدون
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ