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