Chapter 70, 44 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
But We see it (quite) near.
وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
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,
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his kindred who sheltered him,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
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)
تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
۞ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And niggardly when good touches him.
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
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).
لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
وَالَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
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)].
فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
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!
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
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
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
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 -
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
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!
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ