المَعَارِجِ

70. Al-Ma'aarij

The Ascending Stairways · 44 verses · Meccan

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

— Saheeh International

Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

— Transliteration

2

لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.

— Saheeh International

Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

— Transliteration

3

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

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

— Saheeh International

Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

— Transliteration

4

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

5

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

So be patient with gracious patience.

— Saheeh International

Faisbir sabran jameelan

— Transliteration

6

إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

— Saheeh International

Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

— Transliteration

7

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

But We see it [as] near.

— Saheeh International

Wanarahu qareeban

— Transliteration

8

يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,

— Saheeh International

Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

— Transliteration

9

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

And the mountains will be like wool,

— Saheeh International

Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

— Transliteration

10

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

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

— Saheeh International

Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

— Transliteration

11

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

12

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

And his wife and his brother

— Saheeh International

Wasahibatihi waakheehi

— Transliteration

13

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

And his nearest kindred who shelter him

— Saheeh International

Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi

— Transliteration

14

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

15

كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

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

— Saheeh International

Kalla innaha la<i>th</i>a

— Transliteration

16

نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

A remover of exteriors.

— Saheeh International

NazzaAAatan lilshshawa

— Transliteration

17

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

18

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

— Saheeh International

WajamaAAa faawAAa

— Transliteration

19

۞ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

— Saheeh International

Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan

— Transliteration

20

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

When evil touches him, impatient,

— Saheeh International

Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan

— Transliteration

21

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

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

— Saheeh International

Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan

— Transliteration

22

إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

Except the observers of prayer -

— Saheeh International

Illa almusalleena

— Transliteration

23

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

Those who are constant in their prayer

— Saheeh International

Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona

— Transliteration

24

وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

And those within whose wealth is a known right

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun

— Transliteration

25

لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

For the petitioner and the deprived -

— Saheeh International

Lilssaili waalmahroomi

— Transliteration

26

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni

— Transliteration

27

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

28

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

29

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

And those who guard their private parts

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafi<i>th</i>oona

— Transliteration

30

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

31

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

32

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona

— Transliteration

33

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

And those who are in their testimonies upright

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona

— Transliteration

34

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:

— Saheeh International

Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafi<i>th</i>oona

— Transliteration

35

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

They will be in gardens, honored.

— Saheeh International

Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona

— Transliteration

36

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

37

عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

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

— Saheeh International

AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena

— Transliteration

38

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

39

كـَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

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

— Saheeh International

Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona

— Transliteration

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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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