Al-Ma'arij

سَاَلَ سَآٮِٕلٌ ۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَّاقِعٍۙ‏ ١

Sa ala saaa'ilum bi'azaa binw-waaqi

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

لِّلۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ لَيۡسَ لَهٗ دَافِعٌ ۙ‏ ٢

Lilkaafireen laisa lahoo daafi

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.

مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ذِى الۡمَعَارِجِؕ‏ ٣

Minal laahi zil ma'aarij

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

تَعۡرُجُ الۡمَلٰٓٮِٕكَةُ وَ الرُّوۡحُ اِلَيۡهِ فِىۡ يَوۡمٍ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهٗ خَمۡسِيۡنَ اَلۡفَ سَنَةٍ​ۚ‏ ٤

Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

فَاصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرًا جَمِيۡلًا‏ ٥

Fasbir ssabran jameelaa

So be patient with gracious patience.

اِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهٗ بَعِيۡدًا ۙ‏ ٦

Inaahum yarawnahoo ba'eedaa

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

وَّنَرٰٮهُ قَرِيۡبًا ؕ‏ ٧

Wa naraahu qareebaa

But We see it [as] near.

يَوۡمَ تَكُوۡنُ السَّمَآءُ كَالۡمُهۡلِۙ‏ ٨

Yawma takoonus samaaa'u kalmuhl

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,

وَتَكُوۡنُ الۡجِبَالُ كَالۡعِهۡنِۙ‏ ٩

Wa takoonul jibaalu kal'ihn

And the mountains will be like wool,

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔـلُ حَمِيۡمٌ حَمِيۡمًا ۖۚ‏ ١٠

Wa laa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa

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

يُّبَصَّرُوۡنَهُمۡ​ؕ يَوَدُّ الۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِىۡ مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِٮِٕذٍۢ بِبَنِيۡهِۙ‏ ١١

Yubassaroonahum; ya waddul mujrimu law yaftadee min 'azaabi yawma'izim bibaneeh

They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children.

وَ صَاحِبَتِهٖ وَاَخِيۡهِۙ‏ ١٢

Wa saahibatihee wa akheeh

And his wife and his brother

وَفَصِيۡلَتِهِ الَّتِىۡ تُــْٔوِيۡهِۙ‏ ١٣

Wa faseelathil latee tu'weeh

And his nearest kindred who shelter him.

وَمَنۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ جَمِيۡعًا ۙ ثُمَّ يُنۡجِيۡهِۙ‏ ١٤

Wa man fil ardi jamee'an summa yunjeeh

And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.

كَلَّا ؕ اِنَّهَا لَظٰىۙ‏ ١٥

Kallaa innahaa lazaa

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

نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوٰى​ ۖ​ۚ‏ ١٦

Nazzaa'atal lishshawaa

A remover of exteriors.

تَدۡعُوۡا مَنۡ اَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلّٰىۙ‏ ١٧

Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa

It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

وَجَمَعَ فَاَوۡعٰى‏ ١٨

W jama'a fa aw'aa

And collected [wealth] and hoarded.

اِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوۡعًا ۙ‏ ١٩

Innal insaana khuliqa haloo'aa

Indeed, mankind was created anxious:

اِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوۡعًا ۙ‏ ٢٠

Izaa massahush sharru jazoo'aa

When evil touches him, impatient,

وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوۡعًا ۙ‏ ٢١

Wa izaa massahul khairu manoo'aa

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

اِلَّا الۡمُصَلِّيۡنَۙ‏ ٢٢

Illal musalleen

Except the observers of prayer -

الَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ عَلٰى صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآٮِٕمُوۡنَۙ‏ ٢٣

Allazeena hum 'alaa Salaatihim daaa'imoon

Those who are constant in their prayer

وَالَّذِيۡنَ فِىۡۤ اَمۡوَالِهِمۡ حَقٌّ مَّعۡلُوۡمٌۙ‏ ٢٤

Wallazeena feee amwaalihim haqqum ma'loom

And those within whose wealth is a known right

لِّلسَّآٮِٕلِ وَالۡمَحۡرُوۡمِۙ‏ ٢٥

Lissaaa 'ili walmahroom

For the petitioner and the deprived -

وَالَّذِيۡنَ يُصَدِّقُوۡنَ بِيَوۡمِ الدِّيۡنِۙ‏ ٢٦

Wallazeena yusaddiqoona bi yawmid Deen

And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِمۡ مُّشۡفِقُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ٢٧

Wallazeena hum min 'azaabi Rabbihim mushfiqoon

And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -

اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَاۡمُوۡنٍ‏ ٢٨

Inna 'azaaba Rabbihim ghairu maamoon

Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -

وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوۡجِهِمۡ حٰفِظُوۡنَۙ‏ ٢٩

Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon

And those who guard their private parts

اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزۡوَاجِهِمۡ اَوۡ مَا مَلَـكَتۡ اَيۡمَانُهُمۡ فَاِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُوۡمِيۡنَ​ۚ‏ ٣٠

Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fainnahum ghairu maloomeen

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -

فَمَنِ ابۡتَغٰى وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ الۡعٰدُوۡنَ​ۚ‏ ٣١

Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon

But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -

وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ لِاَمٰنٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رٰعُوۡنَ ۙ‏ ٣٢

Wallazeena hum li amaa naatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive.

وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ بِشَهٰدٰتِهِمۡ قَآٮِٕمُوۡنَ ۙ‏ ٣٣

Wallazeena hum bishahaadaatihim qaaa'imoon

And those who are in their testimonies upright

وَالَّذِيۡنَ هُمۡ عَلٰى صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُوۡنَؕ‏ ٣٤

Wallazeena hum 'alaa salaatihim yuhaafizoon

And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:

اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ فِىۡ جَنّٰتٍ مُّكۡرَمُوۡنَؕ‏ ٣٥

Ulaaa'ika fee jannaatim mukramoon

They will be in gardens, honored.

فَمَالِ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِيۡنَۙ‏ ٣٦

Famaa lil lazeena kafaroo qibalaka muhti'een

So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muḥammad],

عَنِ الۡيَمِيۡنِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِيۡنَ‏ ٣٧

Anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali 'izeen

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

اَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ امۡرِىءٍ مِّنۡهُمۡ اَنۡ يُّدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيۡمٍۙ‏ ٣٨

Ayatma'u kullum ri'im minhum anyyudkhala jannata Na'eem

Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?

كَلَّا ؕ اِنَّا خَلَقۡنٰهُمۡ مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ٣٩

Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon

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

فَلَاۤ اُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ الۡمَشٰرِقِ وَالۡمَغٰرِبِ اِنَّا لَقٰدِرُوۡنَۙ‏ ٤٠

Falaaa uqsimu bi Rabbil mashaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

عَلٰٓى اَنۡ نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرًا مِّنۡهُمۡۙ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوۡقِيۡنَ‏ ٤١

Alaaa an nubaddila khairam minhum wa maa Nahnu bimasbooqeen

To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.

فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوۡضُوۡا وَيَلۡعَبُوۡا حَتّٰى يُلٰقُوۡا يَوۡمَهُمُ الَّذِىۡ يُوۡعَدُوۡنَۙ‏ ٤٢

Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yaw mahumul lazee yoo'adoon

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -

يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡاَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَاَنَّهُمۡ اِلٰى نُصُبٍ يُّوۡفِضُوۡنَۙ‏ ٤٣

Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon

The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.

خَاشِعَةً اَبۡصَارُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٌ ؕ ذٰلِكَ الۡيَوۡمُ الَّذِىۡ كَانُوۡا يُوۡعَدُوۡنَ‏ ٤٤

Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillah; zaalikal yawmul lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.