Quran · Surah
Surah Al-Ma'arij (المعارج) — The Ascending Stairways
Surah 70 · 44 verses · Meccan
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come
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لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
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مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent
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تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length
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فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience
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إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible
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وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
but We see it as inevitable
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يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
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وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool
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وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends
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يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
˹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
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وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
their spouses, their siblings
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وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
their clan that sheltered them
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وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves
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كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame
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نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
ripping off scalps
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تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺
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وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺
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۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Indeed, humankind was created impatient
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إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
distressed when touched with evil
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وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
and withholding when touched with good—
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إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
except those who pray
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
consistently performing their prayers
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وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
and who give the rightful share of their wealth
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لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
to the beggar and the poor
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—
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إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
and those who guard their chastity
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إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame
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فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
and who are honest in their testimony
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
These will be in Gardens, held in honour
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فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺
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عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺
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أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss
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كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable
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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺
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فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—
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يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺
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خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of
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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.