| 70 ) Ma'arij | |||
| 1 | A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall | ||
| 2 | The Unbelievers the which there is none to ward off | ||
| 3 | ( A Penalty ) from Allah Lord of the Ways of Ascent. | ||
| 4 | The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day the measure whereof is ( as ) fifty thousand years: | ||
| 5 | Therefore do thou hold Patience a Patience of beautiful ( contentment ). | ||
| 6 | They see the ( Day ) indeed as a far-off ( event ): | ||
| 7 | But We see it ( quite ) near. | ||
| 8 | The Day that the sky will be like molten brass. | ||
| 9 | And the mountains will be like wool. | ||
| 10 | And no friend will ask after a friend. | ||
| 11 | Though they will be put in sight of each other the sinner's desire will be: would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by ( sacrificing ) his children. | ||
| 12 | His wife and his brother. | ||
| 13 | His kindred who sheltered him. | ||
| 14 | And all all that is on earth so it could deliver him: | ||
| 15 | By no means! For it would be the Fire of Hell! | ||
| 16 | Plucking out ( his being ) right to the skull! | ||
| 17 | Inviting ( all ) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces ( from the Right ). | ||
| 18 | And collect ( wealth ) and hide it ( from use )! | ||
| 19 | Truly man was created very impatient | ||
| 20 | Fretful when evil touches him; | ||
| 21 | And niggardly when good reaches him | ||
| 22 | Not so those devoted to Prayer | ||
| 23 | Those who remain steadfast to their prayer; | ||
| 24 | And those in whose wealth is a recognized right. | ||
| 25 | For the ( needy ) who asks and him who is prevented ( for some reason from asking ); | ||
| 26 | And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment; | ||
| 27 | And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord | ||
| 28 | For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity | ||
| 29 | And those who guard their chastity. | ||
| 30 | Except with their wives and the ( captives ) whom their right hands possess for ( then ) they are not to be blamed. | ||
| 31 | But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors | ||
| 32 | And those who respect their trusts and covenants; | ||
| 33 | And those who stand firm in their testimonies; | ||
| 34 | And those who guard ( the sacredness ) of their worship | ||
| 35 | Such will be the honored ones in the Gardens of ( Bliss ). | ||
| 36 | Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee | ||
| 37 | From the right and from the left in crowds?. | ||
| 38 | Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?. | ||
| 39 | By no means! For We have created them out of the ( base matter ) they know! | ||
| 40 | Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly | ||
| 41 | Substitute for them better ( men ) than they; and We are not to be defeated ( in Our Plan ). | ||
| 42 | So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! | ||
| 43 | The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchers in sudden hast as if they were rushing to a goal-post ( fixed for them ) | ||
| 44 | Their eyes lowered in dejection ignominy covering them ( all over )! Such is the Day the which they are promised! | ||