In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
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
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
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
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
Faisbir sabran jameelan
So be patient with gracious patience.
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
But We see it (quite) near.
Wanarahu qareeban
But We see it [as] near.
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
And the mountains will be like wool,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
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
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother,
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
And his wife and his brother
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his kindred who sheltered him,
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
Kalla innaha latha
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
A remover of exteriors.
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
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
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
WajamaAAa faawAAa
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
When evil touches him, impatient,
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And niggardly when good touches him.
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
Illa almusalleena
Except the observers of prayer -
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
Those who are constant in their prayer
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
And those within whose wealth is a known right
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
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
For the petitioner and the deprived -
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
And those who guard their private parts
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
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
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
And those who are in their testimonies upright
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
They will be in gardens, honored.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
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
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
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
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
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
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
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
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
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
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ