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Al-Ma'aarij
Chapter 70 - The Ascending Stairways - 44 verses
سُورَةُ المَعَارِجِ
About Al-Ma'aarij
The Ascending Stairways • Meccan • 44 verses
Verse 1
سَأَلَ سَاۤىِٕلُۢ بِعَذَابࣲ وَاقِعࣲ
Pronunciation
Sa ala saaa'ilum bi'azaa binw-waaqi'
Translation
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Verse 2
لِّلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ لَیۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعࣱ
Pronunciation
Lilkaafireen laisa lahoo daafi'
Translation
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
Verse 3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِی ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
Pronunciation
Minal laahi zil ma'aarij
Translation
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
Verse 4
تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَیۡهِ فِی یَوۡمࣲ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِینَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةࣲ
Pronunciation
Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah
Translation
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
Verse 5
فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرࣰا جَمِیلًا
Pronunciation
Fasbir ssabran jameelaa
Translation
So be patient with gracious patience.
Verse 6
إِنَّهُمۡ یَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِیدࣰا
Pronunciation
Inaahum yarawnahoo ba'eedaa
Translation
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Verse 7
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِیبࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa naraahu qareebaa
Translation
But We see it [as] near.
Verse 8
یَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
Pronunciation
Yawma takoonus samaaa'u kalmuhl
Translation
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Verse 9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
Pronunciation
Wa takoonul jibaalu kal'ihn
Translation
And the mountains will be like wool,
Verse 10
وَلَا یَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِیمٌ حَمِیمࣰا
Pronunciation
Wa laa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa
Translation
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
Verse 11
یُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ یَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ یَفۡتَدِی مِنۡ عَذَابِ یَوۡمِىِٕذِۭ بِبَنِیهِ
Pronunciation
Yubassaroonahum; ya waddul mujrimu law yaftadee min 'azaabi yawma'izim bibaneeh
Translation
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
Verse 12
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِیهِ
Pronunciation
Wa saahibatihee wa akheeh
Translation
And his wife and his brother
Verse 13
وَفَصِیلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِی تُـٔۡوِیهِ
Pronunciation
Wa faseelathil latee tu'weeh
Translation
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
Verse 14
وَمَن فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِیعࣰا ثُمَّ یُنجِیهِ
Pronunciation
Wa man fil ardi jamee'an summa yunjeeh
Translation
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
Verse 15
كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Pronunciation
Kallaa innahaa lazaa
Translation
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
Verse 16
نَزَّاعَةࣰ لِّلشَّوَىٰ
Pronunciation
Nazzaa'atal lishshawaa
Translation
A remover of exteriors.
Verse 17
تَدۡعُوا۟ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Pronunciation
Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
Translation
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
Verse 18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰۤ
Pronunciation
W jama'a fa aw'aa
Translation
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
Verse 19
۞ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Pronunciation
Innal insaana khuliqa haloo'aa
Translation
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Verse 20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعࣰا
Pronunciation
Izaa massahush sharru jazoo'aa
Translation
When evil touches him, impatient,
Verse 21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَیۡرُ مَنُوعًا
Pronunciation
Wa izaa massahul khairu manoo'aa
Translation
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
Verse 22
إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّینَ
Pronunciation
Illal musalleen
Translation
Except the observers of prayer -
Verse 23
ٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَاۤىِٕمُونَ
Pronunciation
Allazeena hum 'alaa Salaatihim daaa'imoon
Translation
people who are constant in their prayer
Verse 24
وَٱلَّذِینَ فِیۤ أَمۡوَ ٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ مَّعۡلُومࣱ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena feee amwaalihim haqqum ma'loom
Translation
And those within whose wealth is a known right
Verse 25
لِّلسَّاۤىِٕلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
Pronunciation
Lissaaa 'ili walmahroom
Translation
For the petitioner and the deprived -
Verse 26
وَٱلَّذِینَ یُصَدِّقُونَ بِیَوۡمِ ٱلدِّینِ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena yusaddiqoona bi yawmid Deen
Translation
And people who believe in the Day of Recompense
Verse 27
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena hum min 'azaabi Rabbihim mushfiqoon
Translation
And people who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
Verse 28
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَیۡرُ مَأۡمُونࣲ
Pronunciation
Inna 'azaaba Rabbihim ghairu maamoon
Translation
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
Verse 29
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَـٰفِظُونَ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon
Translation
And people who guard their private parts
Verse 30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰۤ أَزۡوَ ٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَیۡمَـٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَیۡرُ مَلُومِینَ
Pronunciation
Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fainnahum ghairu maloomeen
Translation
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
Verse 31
فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَاۤءَ ذَ ٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ
Pronunciation
Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon
Translation
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
Verse 32
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَ ٰعُونَ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena hum li amaa naatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon
Translation
And people who are to their trusts and promises attentive
Verse 33
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَ ٰتِهِمۡ قَاۤىِٕمُونَ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena hum bishahaadaatihim qaaa'imoon
Translation
And people who are in their testimonies upright
Verse 34
وَٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ یُحَافِظُونَ
Pronunciation
Wallazeena hum 'alaa salaatihim yuhaafizoon
Translation
And people who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
Verse 35
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ فِی جَنَّـٰتࣲ مُّكۡرَمُونَ
Pronunciation
Ulaaa'ika fee jannaatim mukramoon
Translation
They will be in gardens, honored.
Verse 36
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِینَ
Pronunciation
Famaa lil lazeena kafaroo qibalaka muhti'een
Translation
So what is [the matter] with people who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
Verse 37
عَنِ ٱلۡیَمِینِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِینَ
Pronunciation
'Anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali 'izeen
Translation
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
Verse 38
أَیَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِئࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن یُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِیمࣲ
Pronunciation
Ayatma'u kullum ri'im minhum anyyudkhala jannata Na'eem
Translation
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Verse 39
كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا یَعۡلَمُونَ
Pronunciation
Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon
Translation
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
Verse 40
فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
Pronunciation
Falaaa uqsimu bi Rabbil mashaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon
Translation
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Verse 41
عَلَىٰۤ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِینَ
Pronunciation
'Alaaa an nubaddila khairam minhum wa maa Nahnu bimasbooqeen
Translation
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
Verse 42
فَذَرۡهُمۡ یَخُوضُوا۟ وَیَلۡعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یُلَـٰقُوا۟ یَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِی یُوعَدُونَ
Pronunciation
Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yaw mahumul lazee yoo'adoon
Translation
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
Verse 43
یَوۡمَ یَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعࣰا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبࣲ یُوفِضُونَ
Pronunciation
Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon
Translation
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
Verse 44
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡیَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِی كَانُوا۟ یُوعَدُونَ
Pronunciation
Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillah; zaalikal yawmul lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon
Translation
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
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