سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
— Saheeh International
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
— Transliteration
المَعَارِجِ
The Ascending Stairways · 44 verses · Meccan
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
— Saheeh International
Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
— Transliteration
لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
— Saheeh International
Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
— Transliteration
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
— Saheeh International
Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
— Transliteration
تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
— Saheeh International
TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin
— Transliteration
فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا
So be patient with gracious patience.
— Saheeh International
Faisbir sabran jameelan
— Transliteration
إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
— Saheeh International
Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
— Transliteration
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا
But We see it [as] near.
— Saheeh International
Wanarahu qareeban
— Transliteration
يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
— Saheeh International
Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
— Transliteration
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
— Saheeh International
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
— Transliteration
وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
— Saheeh International
Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
— Transliteration
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
— Saheeh International
Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi
— Transliteration
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his wife and his brother
— Saheeh International
Wasahibatihi waakheehi
— Transliteration
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
— Saheeh International
Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
— Transliteration
وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
— Saheeh International
Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
— Transliteration
كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
— Saheeh International
Kalla innaha la<i>th</i>a
— Transliteration
نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ
A remover of exteriors.
— Saheeh International
NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
— Transliteration
تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
— Saheeh International
TadAAoo man adbara watawalla
— Transliteration
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
— Saheeh International
WajamaAAa faawAAa
— Transliteration
۞ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
— Saheeh International
Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
— Transliteration
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا
When evil touches him, impatient,
— Saheeh International
Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
— Transliteration
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
— Saheeh International
Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
— Transliteration
إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ
Except the observers of prayer -
— Saheeh International
Illa almusalleena
— Transliteration
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ
Those who are constant in their prayer
— Saheeh International
Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
And those within whose wealth is a known right
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
— Transliteration
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
For the petitioner and the deprived -
— Saheeh International
Lilssaili waalmahroomi
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
— Transliteration
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
— Saheeh International
Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ
And those who guard their private parts
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafi<i>th</i>oona
— Transliteration
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
— Saheeh International
Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
— Transliteration
فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
— Saheeh International
Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who are in their testimonies upright
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
— Transliteration
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
— Saheeh International
Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafi<i>th</i>oona
— Transliteration
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ
They will be in gardens, honored.
— Saheeh International
Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
— Transliteration
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
— Saheeh International
Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena
— Transliteration
عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
— Saheeh International
AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
— Transliteration
أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
— Saheeh International
AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
— Transliteration
كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
— Saheeh International
Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
— Transliteration
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
— Saheeh International
Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona
— Transliteration
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
— Saheeh International
AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
— Transliteration
فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
— Saheeh International
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
— Transliteration
يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
— Saheeh International
Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona
— Transliteration
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
— Saheeh International
KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona
— Transliteration
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