A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Chapter 70, 44 verses
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
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
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
So be patient with gracious patience.
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
Faisbir sabran jameelan
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
But We see it [as] near.
But We see it (quite) near.
Wanarahu qareeban
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
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
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
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother
And his wife and his brother,
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
And his kindred who sheltered him,
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
Kalla innaha latha
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
A remover of exteriors.
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
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
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
WajamaAAa faawAAa
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
When evil touches him, impatient,
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
And niggardly when good touches him.
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except the observers of prayer -
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
Illa almusalleena
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who are constant in their prayer
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those within whose wealth is a known right
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For the petitioner and the deprived -
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
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their private parts
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
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
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who are in their testimonies upright
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
They will be in gardens, honored.
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
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
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
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
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
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 -
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
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.
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
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.
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
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ