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Al-Ma'arij

Meccan 44 Ayahs Juz 29

المعارج

Bismillah

بِسْمِ In (the) name ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

70:1

سَأَلَ Asked سَآئِلٌۢ a questioner بِعَذَابٍۢ about a punishment وَاقِعٍۢ bound to happen ١ (1)

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

70:2

لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ To the disbelievers لَيْسَ not لَهُۥ of it دَافِعٌۭ any preventer ٢ (2)

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.

70:3

مِّنَ From ٱللَّهِ Allah ذِى Owner ٱلْمَعَارِجِ (of) the ways of ascent ٣ (3)

[It is] from Allāh, owner of the ways of ascent.

70:4

تَعْرُجُ Ascend ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels وَٱلرُّوحُ and the Spirit إِلَيْهِ to Him فِى in يَوْمٍۢ a Day كَانَ [is] مِقْدَارُهُۥ its measure خَمْسِينَ (is) fifty أَلْفَ thousand سَنَةٍۢ year(s) ٤ (4)

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

70:5

فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient صَبْرًۭا a patience جَمِيلًا good ٥ (5)

So be patient with gracious patience.

70:6

إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they يَرَوْنَهُۥ see it بَعِيدًۭا (as) far off ٦ (6)

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

70:7

وَنَرَىٰهُ But We see it قَرِيبًۭا near ٧ (7)

But We see it [as] near.

70:8

يَوْمَ (The) Day تَكُونُ will be ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky كَٱلْمُهْلِ like molten copper ٨ (8)

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,

70:9

وَتَكُونُ And will be ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains كَٱلْعِهْنِ like wool ٩ (9)

And the mountains will be like wool,

70:10

وَلَا And not يَسْـَٔلُ will ask حَمِيمٌ a friend حَمِيمًۭا (about) a friend ١٠ (10)

And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,

70:11

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ They will be made to see each other يَوَدُّ Would wish ٱلْمُجْرِمُ the criminal لَوْ if يَفْتَدِى he (could be) ransomed مِنْ from عَذَابِ (the) punishment يَوْمِئِذٍۭ (of) that Day بِبَنِيهِ by his children ١١ (11)

They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children.

70:12

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ And his spouse وَأَخِيهِ and his brother ١٢ (12)

And his wife and his brother

70:13

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ And his nearest kindred ٱلَّتِى who تُـْٔوِيهِ sheltered him ١٣ (13)

And his nearest kindred who shelter him.

70:14

وَمَن And whoever فِى (is) on ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth جَمِيعًۭا all ثُمَّ then يُنجِيهِ it (could) save him ١٤ (14)

And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.

70:15

كَلَّآ ۖ By no means إِنَّهَا Indeed, it (is) لَظَىٰ surely a Flame of Hell ١٥ (15)

No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],

70:16

نَزَّاعَةًۭ A remover لِّلشَّوَىٰ of the skin of the head ١٦ (16)

A remover of exteriors.

70:17

تَدْعُوا۟ Inviting مَنْ (him) who أَدْبَرَ turned his back وَتَوَلَّىٰ and went away ١٧ (17)

It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

70:18

وَجَمَعَ And collected فَأَوْعَىٰٓ and hoarded ١٨ (18)

And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

70:19

۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ the man خُلِقَ was created هَلُوعًا anxious ١٩ (19)

Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

70:20

إِذَا When مَسَّهُ touches him ٱلشَّرُّ the evil جَزُوعًۭا distressed ٢٠ (20)

When evil touches him, impatient,

70:21

وَإِذَا And when مَسَّهُ touches him ٱلْخَيْرُ the good مَنُوعًا withholding ٢١ (21)

And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

70:22

إِلَّا Except ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ those who pray ٢٢ (22)

Except the observers of prayer -

70:23

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] عَلَىٰ at صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayer دَآئِمُونَ (are) constant ٢٣ (23)

Those who are constant in their prayer

70:24

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who فِىٓ in أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ their wealth حَقٌّۭ (is) a right مَّعْلُومٌۭ known ٢٤ (24)

And those within whose wealth is a known right

70:25

لِّلسَّآئِلِ For the one who asks وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ and the deprived ٢٥ (25)

For the petitioner and the deprived -

70:26

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُصَدِّقُونَ accept (the) truth بِيَوْمِ (of the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Judgment ٢٦ (26)

And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

70:27

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُم [they] مِّنْ of عَذَابِ (the) punishment رَبِّهِم (of) their Lord مُّشْفِقُونَ (are) fearful ٢٧ (27)

And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

70:28

إِنَّ Indeed عَذَابَ (the) punishment رَبِّهِمْ (of) your Lord غَيْرُ (is) not مَأْمُونٍۢ to be felt secure (of) ٢٨ (28)

Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -

70:29

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِفُرُوجِهِمْ their modesty حَـٰفِظُونَ (are) guardians ٢٩ (29)

And those who guard their private parts

70:30

إِلَّا Except عَلَىٰٓ from أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ their spouses أَوْ or مَا what مَلَكَتْ they possess أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ rightfully فَإِنَّهُمْ then indeed, they غَيْرُ (are) not مَلُومِينَ blameworthy ٣٠ (30)

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

70:31

فَمَنِ But whoever ٱبْتَغَىٰ seeks وَرَآءَ beyond ذَٰلِكَ that فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْعَادُونَ (are) the transgressors ٣١ (31)

But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -

70:32

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ of their trusts وَعَهْدِهِمْ and their promise رَٰعُونَ (are) observers ٣٢ (32)

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive.

70:33

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُم [they] بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ in their testimonies قَآئِمُونَ stand firm ٣٣ (33)

And those who are in their testimonies upright

70:34

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] عَلَىٰ on صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayer يُحَافِظُونَ keep a guard ٣٤ (34)

And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:

70:35

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens مُّكْرَمُونَ honored ٣٥ (35)

They will be in gardens, honored.

70:36

فَمَالِ So what is with ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve قِبَلَكَ before you مُهْطِعِينَ (they) hasten ٣٦ (36)

So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muḥammad],

70:37

عَنِ On ٱلْيَمِينِ the right وَعَنِ and on ٱلشِّمَالِ the left عِزِينَ (in) separate groups ٣٧ (37)

[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?

70:38

أَيَطْمَعُ Does long كُلُّ every ٱمْرِئٍۢ person مِّنْهُمْ among them أَن that يُدْخَلَ he enters جَنَّةَ a Garden نَعِيمٍۢ (of) Delight ٣٨ (38)

Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?

70:39

كَلَّآ ۖ By no means إِنَّا Indeed, We خَلَقْنَـٰهُم [We] have created them مِّمَّا from what يَعْلَمُونَ they know ٣٩ (39)

No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.

70:40

فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِرَبِّ by (the) Lord ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ (of) the risings وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ and the settings إِنَّا that We لَقَـٰدِرُونَ (are) surely Able ٤٠ (40)

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

70:41

عَلَىٰٓ [On] أَن to نُّبَدِّلَ [We] replace خَيْرًۭا (with) better مِّنْهُمْ than them وَمَا and not نَحْنُ We بِمَسْبُوقِينَ (are) to be outrun ٤١ (41)

To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.

70:42

فَذَرْهُمْ So leave them يَخُوضُوا۟ (to) converse vainly وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ and amuse themselves حَتَّىٰ until يُلَـٰقُوا۟ they meet يَوْمَهُمُ their Day ٱلَّذِى which يُوعَدُونَ they are promised ٤٢ (42)

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -

70:43

يَوْمَ (The) Day يَخْرُجُونَ they will come out مِنَ from ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ the graves سِرَاعًۭا rapidly كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they (were) إِلَىٰ to نُصُبٍۢ a goal يُوفِضُونَ hastening ٤٣ (43)

The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.

70:44

خَـٰشِعَةً Humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ their eyesights تَرْهَقُهُمْ will cover them ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚ humiliation ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْيَوْمُ (is) the Day ٱلَّذِى which كَانُوا۟ they were يُوعَدُونَ promised ٤٤ (44)

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.