Chapter 70, 44 verses
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سأل سائل بعذاب واقع
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall -
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
للكافرين ليس له دافع
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, -
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
من الله ذي المعارج
(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
تعرج الملائكة والروح إليه في يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
So be patient with gracious patience.
فاصبر صبرا جميلا
Therefore do thou hold Patience, - a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
إنهم يرونه بعيدا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far - off (event):
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
But We see it [as] near.
ونراه قريبا
But We see it (quite) near.
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
يوم تكون السماء كالمهل
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
وتكون الجبال كالعهن
And the mountains will be like wool,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
ولا يسأل حميم حميما
And no friend will ask after a friend,
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
يبصرونهم ۚ يود المجرم لو يفتدي من عذاب يومئذ ببنيه
Though they will be put in sight of each other, - the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother
وصاحبته وأخيه
His wife and his brother,
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
وفصيلته التي تؤويه
His kindred who sheltered him,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
ومن في الأرض جميعا ثم ينجيه
And all, all that is on earth, - so it could deliver him:
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
كلا ۖ إنها لظى
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! -
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
A remover of exteriors.
نزاعة للشوى
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! -
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
تدعو من أدبر وتولى
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
وجمع فأوعى
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
۞ إن الإنسان خلق هلوعا
Truly man was created very impatient; -
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
When evil touches him, impatient,
إذا مسه الشر جزوعا
Fretful when evil touches him;
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
وإذا مسه الخير منوعا
And niggardly when good reaches him; -
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except the observers of prayer -
إلا المصلين
Not so those devoted to Prayer; -
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who are constant in their prayer
الذين هم على صلاتهم دائمون
Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those within whose wealth is a known right
والذين في أموالهم حق معلوم
And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For the petitioner and the deprived -
للسائل والمحروم
For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
والذين يصدقون بيوم الدين
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
والذين هم من عذاب ربهم مشفقون
And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord, -
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
إن عذاب ربهم غير مأمون
For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their private parts
والذين هم لفروجهم حافظون
And those who guard their chastity,
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهم فإنهم غير ملومين
Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess, - for (then) they are not to be blamed,
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
فمن ابتغى وراء ذلك فأولئك هم العادون
But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; -
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
والذين هم لأماناتهم وعهدهم راعون
And those who respect their trusts and covenants;
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who are in their testimonies upright
والذين هم بشهاداتهم قائمون
And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
والذين هم على صلاتهم يحافظون
And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; -
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
They will be in gardens, honored.
أولئك في جنات مكرمون
Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
فمال الذين كفروا قبلك مهطعين
Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee -
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
عن اليمين وعن الشمال عزين
From the right and from the left, in crowds?
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
أيطمع كل امرئ منهم أن يدخل جنة نعيم
Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
كلا ۖ إنا خلقناهم مما يعلمون
By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
فلا أقسم برب المشارق والمغارب إنا لقادرون
Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly -
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
على أن نبدل خيرا منهم وما نحن بمسبوقين
Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! -
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
يوم يخرجون من الأجداث سراعا كأنهم إلى نصب يوفضون
The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal - post (fixed for them), -
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
خاشعة أبصارهم ترهقهم ذلة ۚ ذلك اليوم الذي كانوا يوعدون
Their eyes lowered in dejection, - ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ