70. Al-Ma'arij

سَأَلَAskedسَآئِلٌۢa questionerبِعَذَابٍabout a punishmentوَاقِعٍbound to happen﴿١﴾

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَTo the disbelieversلَيْسَnotلَهُۥof itدَافِعٌany preventer﴿٢﴾

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer

مِّنَFromٱللَّهِAllahذِىOwnerٱلْمَعَارِجِ(of) the ways of ascent﴿٣﴾

[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent

تَعْرُجُAscendٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe Angelsوَٱلرُّوحُand the Spiritإِلَيْهِto Himفِىinيَوْمٍa Dayكَانَ[is]مِقْدَارُهُۥits measureخَمْسِينَ(is) fiftyأَلْفَthousandسَنَةٍyear(s)﴿٤﴾

The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years

فَٱصْبِرْSo be patientصَبْرًاa patienceجَمِيلًاgood﴿٥﴾

So be patient with gracious patience

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyيَرَوْنَهُۥsee itبَعِيدًا(as) far off﴿٦﴾

Indeed, they see it [as] distant

وَنَرَىٰهُBut We see itقَرِيبًاnear﴿٧﴾

But We see it [as] near

يَوْمَ(The) Day تَكُونُwill beٱلسَّمَآءُthe skyكَٱلْمُهْلِlike molten copper﴿٨﴾

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil

وَتَكُونُAnd will beٱلْجِبَالُthe mountainsكَٱلْعِهْنِlike wool﴿٩﴾

And the mountains will be like wool

وَلَاAnd notيَسْـَٔلُwill askحَمِيمٌa friendحَمِيمًا(about) a friend﴿١٠﴾

And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْThey will be made to see each otherيَوَدُّWould wishٱلْمُجْرِمُthe criminalلَوْifيَفْتَدِىhe (could be) ransomedمِنْfromعَذَابِ(the) punishmentيَوْمِئِذٍۭ(of) that Dayبِبَنِيهِby his children﴿١١﴾

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

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦAnd his spouseوَأَخِيهِand his brother﴿١٢﴾

And his wife and his brother

وَفَصِيلَتِهِAnd his nearest kindredٱلَّتِىwhoتُـْٔوِيهِsheltered him﴿١٣﴾

And his nearest kindred who shelter him

وَمَنAnd whoeverفِى(is) onٱلْأَرْضِthe earthجَمِيعًاallثُمَّthenيُنجِيهِit (could) save him﴿١٤﴾

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

كَلَّآBy no meansإِنَّهَاIndeed, it (is)لَظَىٰsurely a Flame of Hell﴿١٥﴾

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

نَزَّاعَةًA removerلِّلشَّوَىٰof the skin of the head﴿١٦﴾

A remover of exteriors

تَدْعُوا۟Invitingمَنْ(him) whoأَدْبَرَturned his backوَتَوَلَّىٰand went away﴿١٧﴾

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

وَجَمَعَAnd collectedفَأَوْعَىٰٓand hoarded﴿١٨﴾

And collected [wealth] and hoarded

إِنَّIndeedٱلْإِنسَٰنَthe manخُلِقَwas createdهَلُوعًاanxious ﴿١٩﴾

Indeed, mankind was created anxious

إِذَاWhenمَسَّهُtouches himٱلشَّرُّthe evilجَزُوعًاdistressed﴿٢٠﴾

When evil touches him, impatient