Chapter 70, 44 verses
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall -
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, -
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which 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
Therefore do thou hold Patience, - a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
So be patient with gracious patience.
Faisbir sabran jameelan
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
They see the (Day) indeed as a far - off (event):
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
But We see it (quite) near.
But We see it [as] near.
Wanarahu qareeban
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
And the mountains will be like wool,
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no friend will ask after a friend,
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
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,
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed 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
His wife and his brother,
And his wife and his brother
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
His kindred who sheltered him,
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And all, all that is on earth, - so it could deliver him:
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! -
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
Kalla innaha latha
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! -
A remover of exteriors.
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
TadAAoo man adbara watawalla
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
WajamaAAa faawAAa
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Truly man was created very impatient; -
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Fretful when evil touches him;
When evil touches him, impatient,
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And niggardly when good reaches him; -
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Not so those devoted to Prayer; -
Except the observers of prayer -
Illa almusalleena
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
Those who are constant in their prayer
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
And those within whose wealth is a known right
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);
For the petitioner and the deprived -
Lilssaili waalmahroomi
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord, -
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; -
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their chastity,
And those who guard their private parts
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess, - for (then) they are not to be blamed,
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; -
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who respect their trusts and covenants;
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
And those who are in their testimonies upright
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; -
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
They will be in gardens, honored.
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee -
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
From the right and from the left, in crowds?
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly -
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! -
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves 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 whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal - post (fixed for them), -
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Their eyes lowered in dejection, - ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ