Chapter 70 Meccan
70

Al-Ma'arij

المعارج‎
The Opening
Verses 44
Revealed in Mecca
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أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed one
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢ ﴿1﴾
70:1
A challenger1 has demanded a punishment bound to come
2
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌۭ ﴿2﴾
70:2
for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ﴿3﴾
70:3
from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,
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تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ﴿4﴾
70:4
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit1 will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.2
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فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا ﴿5﴾
70:5
So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.
6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًۭا ﴿6﴾
70:6
They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,
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وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًۭا ﴿7﴾
70:7
but We see it as inevitable.
8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ ﴿8﴾
70:8
On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ﴿9﴾
70:9
and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.
10
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًۭا ﴿10﴾
70:10
And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,
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يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ ﴿11﴾
70:11
˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,
12
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ ﴿12﴾
70:12
their spouses, their siblings,
13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ ﴿13﴾
70:13
their clan that sheltered them,
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وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ﴿14﴾
70:14
and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.
15
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ﴿15﴾
70:15
But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame
16
نَزَّاعَةًۭ لِّلشَّوَىٰ ﴿16﴾
70:16
ripping off scalps.
17
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿17﴾
70:17
It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,
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وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ ﴿18﴾
70:18
and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.
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۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ﴿19﴾
70:19
Indeed, humankind was created impatient:
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إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًۭا ﴿20﴾
70:20
distressed when touched with evil,
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وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ﴿21﴾
70:21
and withholding when touched with good—
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إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿22﴾
70:22
except those who pray,
23
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
70:23
consistently performing their prayers;
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وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ﴿24﴾
70:24
and who give the rightful share of their wealth
25
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ﴿25﴾
70:25
to the beggar and the poor;
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿26﴾
70:26
and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ﴿27﴾
70:27
and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—
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إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍۢ ﴿28﴾
70:28
˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ ﴿29﴾
70:29
and those who guard their chastity1
30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿30﴾
70:30
except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,1 for then they are free from blame,
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