Surah Al-Maarij

Verse 70:1

سَاَلَ سَآىِٕلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَّاقِعٍ ۟ۙ

Saʹala saaʹilum biʻAẓaabiñw waaq̣iʻ―

A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come

Verse 70:2

لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ لَیْسَ لَهٗ دَافِعٌ ۟ۙ

Lil-kaafireena laysa lahoo daafiʻ,―

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

Verse 70:3

مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ذِی الْمَعَارِجِ ۟ؕ

Minal laahi Ẓil MAʻAARIJ.

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

Verse 70:4

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ وَالرُّوْحُ اِلَیْهِ فِیْ یَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهٗ خَمْسِیْنَ اَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ۟ۚ

Taʻrujul malaaaʹikatu war-Rooḥu ʹilayhi fee Yawmiñ kaana miq̣daaruhoo khamseena ʹalfa sanah:

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.

Verse 70:5

فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِیْلًا ۟

Faṣbir Ṣabrañ jameelaa.

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

Verse 70:6

اِنَّهُمْ یَرَوْنَهٗ بَعِیْدًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnahum yarawnahoo baʻeedaa:

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

Verse 70:7

وَّنَرٰىهُ قَرِیْبًا ۟ؕ

Wa-naraahu q̣areebaa.

but We see it as inevitable.

Verse 70:8

یَوْمَ تَكُوْنُ السَّمَآءُ كَالْمُهْلِ ۟ۙ

Yawma takoonus samaaaʹu kalmuhl,

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

Verse 70:9

وَتَكُوْنُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ ۟ۙ

Wa-takoonul jibaalu kalʻihn,

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

Verse 70:10

وَلَا یَسْـَٔلُ حَمِیْمٌ حَمِیْمًا ۟ۚۖ

Wa-laa yasʹalu ḥameemun ḥameemaa,

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

Verse 70:11

یُّبَصَّرُوْنَهُمْ ؕ یَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ یَفْتَدِیْ مِنْ عَذَابِ یَوْمِىِٕذٍ بِبَنِیْهِ ۟ۙ

Yubaṣṣaroonahum,: yawaddul mujrimu law yaftadee min ʻAẓaabi Yawmiʹiẓim bibaneeh,

˹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,

Verse 70:12

وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَاَخِیْهِ ۟ۙ

Wa-ṣaaḥibatihee wa-ʹakheeh,

their spouses, their siblings,

Verse 70:13

وَفَصِیْلَتِهِ الَّتِیْ تُـْٔوِیْهِ ۟ۙ

Wa-faṣeelatihil latee tuʹweeh,

their clan that sheltered them,

Verse 70:14

وَمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا ۙ ثُمَّ یُنْجِیْهِ ۟ۙ

Wa-mañ fil ʹarḍi jameeʻañ s̤umma yuñjeeh:

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

Verse 70:15

كَلَّا ؕ اِنَّهَا لَظٰی ۟ۙ

Kallaa! ʹinnahaa laz̤̣aa!

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

Verse 70:16

نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوٰی ۟ۚۖ

Nazzaaʻatal lishshawaa!

ripping off scalps.

Verse 70:17

تَدْعُوْا مَنْ اَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلّٰی ۟ۙ

Tadʻoo man ʹadbara wa-tawallaa,

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

Verse 70:18

وَجَمَعَ فَاَوْعٰی ۟

Wa-jamaʻa faʹawʻaa!

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

Verse 70:19

اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوْعًا ۟ۙ

ʹInnal ʹiñsaana khuliq̣a halooʻaa;―

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

Verse 70:20

اِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوْعًا ۟ۙ

ʹIẓaa massahush sharru jazooʻaa;

distressed when touched with evil,

Verse 70:21

وَّاِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَیْرُ مَنُوْعًا ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹiẓaa massahul khayru manooʻaa;―

and withholding when touched with good—

Verse 70:22

اِلَّا الْمُصَلِّیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹIllal Muṣalleen;―

except those who pray,

Verse 70:23

الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ عَلٰی صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآىِٕمُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena hum ʻalaa Ṣalaatihim daaaʹimoon;

consistently performing their prayers;

Verse 70:24

وَالَّذِیْنَ فِیْۤ اَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُوْمٌ ۟

Wallaẓeena feee ʹamwaalihim ḥaq̣q̣um maʻloom

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

Verse 70:25

لِّلسَّآىِٕلِ وَالْمَحْرُوْمِ ۟

Lissaaaʹili walmaḥroom;

to the beggar and the poor;

Verse 70:26

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُصَدِّقُوْنَ بِیَوْمِ الدِّیْنِ ۟

Wallaẓeena yuṣaddiq̣oona bi-Yawmid Deen;

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

Verse 70:27

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wallaẓeena hum min ʻazaabi Rabbihim mushfiq̣oon,―

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

Verse 70:28

اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَیْرُ مَاْمُوْنٍ ۟

ʹInna ʻaẓaaba Rabbihim g̣ayru maʹ-moon;―

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

Verse 70:29

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِفُرُوْجِهِمْ حٰفِظُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum lifuroojihim ḥaafiz̤̣oon,

and those who guard their chastity

Verse 70:30

اِلَّا عَلٰۤی اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَیْرُ مَلُوْمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIllaa ʻalaaa ʹazwaajihim ʹaw maa- malakat ʹaymaanuhum faʹinnahum g̣ayru maloomeen,

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame,

Verse 70:31

فَمَنِ ابْتَغٰی وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْعٰدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Famanib tag̣aa waraaaʹa ẓaalika faʹulaaaʹika humul ʻaadoon;―

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

Verse 70:32

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِاَمٰنٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رٰعُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓeena hum liʹamaanaatihim wa-ʻahdihim raaʻoon.

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

Verse 70:33

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ بِشَهٰدٰتِهِمْ قَآىِٕمُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓeena hum̃ bishahaadaatihim q̣aaaʹimoon;

and who are honest in their testimony;

Verse 70:34

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ عَلٰی صَلَاتِهِمْ یُحَافِظُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeena hum ʻalaa Ṣalaatihim yuḥaafiz̤̣oon;―

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

Verse 70:35

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ فِیْ جَنّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُوْنَ ۟ؕ۠

ʹUlaaaʹika fee Jannaatim mukramoon.

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

Verse 70:36

فَمَالِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Famaa lil-laẓeena kafaroo q̣ibalaka muhṭiʻeen―

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

Verse 70:37

عَنِ الْیَمِیْنِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِیْنَ ۟

ʻAnil yameeni wa-ʻanish shimaali ʻizeen?

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?

Verse 70:38

اَیَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ اَنْ یُّدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

ʹAyaṭmaʻu kullum riʹim minhum ʹañy yudkhala Jannata Naʻeem?

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

Verse 70:39

كَلَّا ؕ اِنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُمْ مِّمَّا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Kallaa! ʹInnaa khalaq̣naahum mimmaa yaʻlamoon!

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.

Verse 70:40

فَلَاۤ اُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشٰرِقِ وَالْمَغٰرِبِ اِنَّا لَقٰدِرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Falaaa ʹuq̣simu bi-Rabbil Mashaariq̣i wal-Mag̣aaribi ʹinnaa la-Q̣aadiroon.

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable

Verse 70:41

عَلٰۤی اَنْ نُّبَدِّلَ خَیْرًا مِّنْهُمْ ۙ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوْقِیْنَ ۟

ʻAlaaa ʹan nubaddila khayram minhum wa-maa Naḥnu bimasbooq̣een.

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

Verse 70:42

فَذَرْهُمْ یَخُوْضُوْا وَیَلْعَبُوْا حَتّٰی یُلٰقُوْا یَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِیْ یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Faẓarhum yakhooḍoo wa-yalʻaboo ḥattaa yulaaq̣oo Yawmahumul laẓee yooʻadoon!

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

Verse 70:43

یَوْمَ یَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَاَنَّهُمْ اِلٰی نُصُبٍ یُّوْفِضُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yawma yakhrujoona minal ʹajdaas̤i siraaʻañ kaʹannahum ʹilaa nuṣubiñy yoofiḍoon,―

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,

Verse 70:44

خَاشِعَةً اَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ؕ ذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمُ الَّذِیْ كَانُوْا یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟۠

Khaashiʻatan ʹabṣaaruhum tarhaq̣uhum ẓillah! Ẓaalikal Yawmul laẓee kaanoo yooʻadoon!

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.