Chapter 70, 44 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سأل سائل بعذاب واقع
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
للكافرين ليس له دافع
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
من الله ذي المعارج
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof 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
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
Faisbir sabran jameelan
فاصبر صبرا جميلا
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
إنهم يرونه بعيدا
But We see it (quite) near.
Wanarahu qareeban
ونراه قريبا
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
يوم تكون السماء كالمهل
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
وتكون الجبال كالعهن
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
ولا يسأل حميم حميما
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,
Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi
يبصرونهم ۚ يود المجرم لو يفتدي من عذاب يومئذ ببنيه
And his wife and his brother,
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
وصاحبته وأخيه
And his kindred who sheltered him,
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
وفصيلته التي تؤويه
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
ومن في الأرض جميعا ثم ينجيه
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
Kalla innaha latha
كلا ۖ إنها لظى
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
نزاعة للشوى
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)
TadAAoo man adbara watawalla
تدعو من أدبر وتولى
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
WajamaAAa faawAAa
وجمع فأوعى
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
۞ إن الإنسان خلق هلوعا
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
إذا مسه الشر جزوعا
And niggardly when good touches him.
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
وإذا مسه الخير منوعا
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
Illa almusalleena
إلا المصلين
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
الذين هم على صلاتهم دائمون
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
والذين في أموالهم حق معلوم
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).
Lilssaili waalmahroomi
للسائل والمحروم
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
والذين يصدقون بيوم الدين
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
والذين هم من عذاب ربهم مشفقون
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
إن عذاب ربهم غير مأمون
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
والذين هم لفروجهم حافظون
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهم فإنهم غير ملومين
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
فمن ابتغى وراء ذلك فأولئك هم العادون
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
والذين هم لأماناتهم وعهدهم راعون
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
والذين هم بشهاداتهم قائمون
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
والذين هم على صلاتهم يحافظون
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
أولئك في جنات مكرمون
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)].
Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena
فمال الذين كفروا قبلك مهطعين
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
عن اليمين وعن الشمال عزين
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
أيطمع كل امرئ منهم أن يدخل جنة نعيم
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
كلا ۖ إنا خلقناهم مما يعلمون
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
Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona
فلا أقسم برب المشارق والمغارب إنا لقادرون
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
على أن نبدل خيرا منهم وما نحن بمسبوقين
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona
يوم يخرجون من الأجداث سراعا كأنهم إلى نصب يوفضون
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona
خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۚ ذلك اليوم الذي كانوا يوعدون