Surah Al-Ma'arij: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. 70:1

   سَاَلَ سَاۤىِٕلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَّاقِعٍۙ

   Saala saa-ilun bi'adzaabin waaqi'in

   A beseecher besought the visitation of chastisement,

2. 70:2

   لِّلْكٰفِرِيْنَ لَيْسَ لَهٗ دَافِعٌۙ

   Lilkaafirina laisa lahu daafi'un

   (a chastisement meant) for the unbelievers, one which none can avert;

3. 70:3

   مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ذِى الْمَعَارِجِۗ

   Minallahi dziil ma'aarij(i)

   a chastisement from Allah, the Lord of the ascending steps,

4. 70:4

   تَعْرُجُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ وَالرُّوْحُ اِلَيْهِ فِيْ يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهٗ خَمْسِيْنَ اَلْفَ سَنَةٍۚ

   Ta'rujul malaa-ikatu warruuhu ilaihi fii yaumin kaana miqdaaruhu khamsiina alfa sanatin

   by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in one Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years.

5. 70:5

   فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيْلًا

   Faashbir shabran jamiilaa

   So, (O Prophet), persevere with gracious perseverance.

6. 70:6

   اِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهٗ بَعِيْدًاۙ

   Innahum yaraunahu ba'iidan

   Verily they think that the chastisement is far off,

7. 70:7

   وَّنَرٰىهُ قَرِيْبًاۗ

   Wanaraahu qariiban

   while We think that it is near at hand.

8. 70:8

   يَوْمَ تَكُوْنُ السَّمَاۤءُ كَالْمُهْلِۙ

   Yauma takuunussamaa-u kal muhl(i)

   It shall befall on a Day whereon the sky will become like molten brass,

9. 70:9

   وَتَكُوْنُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِۙ

   Watakuunul jibaalu kal 'ihn(i)

   and the mountains will become like dyed tufts of wool,

10. 70:10

    وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيْمٌ حَمِيْمًاۚ

    Walaa yasalu hamiimun hamiiman

    and no bosom friend will enquire about any of his bosom friends

11. 70:11

    يُبَصَّرُوْنَهُمْۗ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِيْ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِىِٕذٍۢ بِبَنِيْهِۙ

    Yubash-sharuunahum yawaddul mujrimu lau yaftadii min 'adzaabi yaumi-idzin bibaniih(i)

    although they shall be within sight of one another. The guilty one would fain ransom himself from the torment of that Day by offering his children,

12. 70:12

    وَصَاحِبَتِهٖ وَاَخِيْهِۙ

    Washaahibatihi wa-akhiih(i)

    and his spouse and his brother,

13. 70:13

    وَفَصِيْلَتِهِ الَّتِيْ تُـْٔوِيْهِۙ

    Wafashiilati-hillatii tu'wiih(i)

    and his kinsfolk who had stood by him,

14. 70:14

    وَمَنْ فِى الْاَرْضِ جَمِيْعًاۙ ثُمَّ يُنْجِيْهِۙ

    Waman fiil ardhi jamii'an tsumma yunjiih(i)

    and all persons of the earth, if only he could thus save himself.

15. 70:15

    كَلَّاۗ اِنَّهَا لَظٰىۙ

    Kalaa innahaa lazh(a)

    By no means! It will be the fierce flame

16. 70:16

    نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوٰىۚ

    Nazzaa'atan li-sysyaw(a)

    that will strip off the scalp.

17. 70:17

    تَدْعُوْا مَنْ اَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلّٰىۙ

    Tad'uu man adbara watawall(a)

    It shall insistently summon him who turned his back and retreated,

18. 70:18

    وَجَمَعَ فَاَوْعٰى

    Wajama'a fa-au'(a)

    and amassed wealth and covetously hoarded it.

19. 70:19

    ۞ اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوْعًاۙ

    Inna-insaana khuliqa haluu'an

    Verily man is impatient by nature:

20. 70:20

    اِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوْعًاۙ

    Idzaa massahusy-syarru jazuu'an

    bewailing when evil befalls him,

21. 70:21

    وَّاِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوْعًاۙ

    Wa-idzaa massahul khairu manuu'an

    and tight-fisted when good fortune visits him,

22. 70:22

    اِلَّا الْمُصَلِّيْنَۙ

    Ilaal mushalliin(a)

    except those that pray,

23. 70:23

    الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ عَلٰى صَلَاتِهِمْ دَاۤىِٕمُوْنَۖ

    Al-ladziina hum 'ala shalaatihim daa-imuun(a)

    and are constant in their Prayer;

24. 70:24

    وَالَّذِيْنَ فِيْٓ اَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُوْمٌۖ

    Waal-ladziina fii amwaalihim haqqun ma'luumun

    and those in whose wealth there is a known right

25. 70:25

    لِّلسَّاۤىِٕلِ وَالْمَحْرُوْمِۖ

    Li-ssaa-ili wal mahruum(i)

    for those that ask and those that are dispossessed,

26. 70:26

    وَالَّذِيْنَ يُصَدِّقُوْنَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّيْنِۖ

    Waal-ladziina yushaddiquuna biyaumiddiin(i)

    those who firmly believe in the Day of Recompense,

27. 70:27

    وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُوْنَۚ

    Waal-ladziina hum min 'adzaabi rabbihim musyfiquun(a)

    and fear the chastisement of their Lord –

28. 70:28

    اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُوْنٍۖ

    Inna 'adzaaba rabbihim ghairu ma'muunin

    surely the chastisement of their Lord is a thing none can feel secure from –

29. 70:29

    وَّالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ لِفُرُوْجِهِمْ حٰفِظُوْنَۙ

    Waal-ladziina hum lifuruujihim haafizhuun(a)

    and those who guard their private parts,

30. 70:30

    اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُوْمِيْنَۚ

    Ilaa 'ala azwaajihim au maa malakat aimaanuhum fa-innahum ghairu maluumiin(a)

    except in regard to their spouses and those whom their right hands possess, for in regard to them they are not reproachable,

31. 70:31

    فَمَنِ ابْتَغٰى وَرَاۤءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْعٰدُوْنَۚ

    Famaniibtagha waraa-a dzalika fa-uula-ika humul 'aaduun(a)

    but any who seeks to go beyond that, it is indeed they who are the transgressors,

32. 70:32

    وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ لِاَمٰنٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُوْنَۖ

    Waal-ladziina hum amaanaatihim wa'ahdihim raa'uun(a)

    and those who fulfil their trusts and their covenants,

33. 70:33

    وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِشَهٰدٰتِهِمْ قَاۤىِٕمُوْنَۖ

    Waal-ladziina hum bisyahaadaatihim qaa-imuun(a)

    and those who are upright in their testimonies;

34. 70:34

    وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ عَلٰى صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُوْنَۖ

    Waal-ladziina hum 'ala shalaatihim yuhaafizhuun(a)

    and who take due care of their Prayer:

35. 70:35

    اُولٰۤىِٕكَ فِيْ جَنّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُوْنَ ۗ ࣖ

    Uula-ika fii jannaatin mukramuun(a)

    all these shall live honourably in the Gardens.

36. 70:36

    فَمَالِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِيْنَۙ

    Famaalil-ladziina kafaruu qibalaka muhthi'iin(a)

    But what is the matter with the unbelievers who are hurrying towards you

37. 70:37

    عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِيْنَ

    'Anil yamiini wa'anisy-syimaali 'iziin(a)

    in crowds, both on the right and on the left?

38. 70:38

    اَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ اَنْ يُّدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيْمٍۙ

    Ayathma'u kulluumri-in minhum an yudkhala jannata na'iimin

    Does everyone of them wish to enter the Garden of Bliss?

39. 70:39

    كَلَّاۗ اِنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُمْ مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Kalaa innaa khalaqnaahum mimmaa ya'lamuun(a)

    By no means! They know that which We have created them from.

40. 70:40

    فَلَآ اُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغٰرِبِ اِنَّا لَقٰدِرُوْنَۙ

    Falaa uqsimu birabbil masyaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiruun(a)

    I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests that We have the power

41. 70:41

    عَلٰٓى اَنْ نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْۙ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوْقِيْنَ

    'Ala an nubaddila khairan minhum wamaa nahnu bimasbuuqiin(a)

    to replace them by others who would be better than they; and We shall certainly not be overpowered.

42. 70:42

    فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوْضُوْا وَيَلْعَبُوْا حَتّٰى يُلٰقُوْا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِيْ يُوْعَدُوْنَۙ

    Fadzarhum yakhuudhuu wayal'abuu hatta yulaaquu yaumahumul-ladzii yuu'aduun(a)

    So leave them to engage in vain talk and to amuse themselves until they come face to face with the Day which they are promised,

43. 70:43

    يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَاَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى نُصُبٍ يُّوْفِضُوْنَۙ

    Yauma yakhrujuuna minal ajdaatsi siraa'an kaannahum ila nushubin yuufidhuun(a)

    the Day on which they will hastily come forth from their graves, as though they were hurrying on to the altars of their deities.

44. 70:44

    خَاشِعَةً اَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۗذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِيْ كَانُوْا يُوْعَدُوْنَ ࣖ

    Khaasyi'atan abshaaruhum tarhaquhum dzillatun dzalikal yaumul-ladzii kaanuu yuu'aduun(a)

    Their eyes will be downcast and disgrace will overwhelm them. Such is the Day that they were promised.

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