Al-Ma'arij
المعارجSurah Al-Ma'arij is the 70th surah of the Quran and has 44 verses; it is Meccan. This page carries the Arabic text, Latin transliteration, English translation and the Arabic recitation of every verse.
Arabic text: Tanzil UthmaniTranslation: Talal ItaniTransliteration: Tanzil TR (Muhammet Abay)Recitation: Mishary Râshid el-Afasy
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Sa ala saaa'ilum bi'azaa binw-waaqi'
A questioner questioned the imminent torment
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
Lilkaafireen laisa lahoo daafi'
For the disbelievers; none can repel it
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
Minal laahi zil ma'aarij
From God, Lord of the Ways of Ascent
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah
Unto Him the angels and the Spirit ascend on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Fasbir ssabran jameelaa
So be patient, with sweet patience
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
Inaahum yarawnahoo ba'eedaa
They see it distant
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
Wa naraahu qareebaa
But We see it near
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
Yawma takoonus samaaa'u kalmuhl
On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
Wa takoonul jibaalu kal'ihn
And the mountains will be like tufted wool
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
Wa laa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa
No friend will care about his friend
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
Yubassaroonahum; ya waddul mujrimu law yaftadee min 'azaabi yawma'izim bibaneeh
They will be shown each other. The criminal wishes he would be redeemed from the punishment of that Day by his children
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
Wa saahibatihee wa akheeh
And his spouse, and his brother
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
Wa faseelathil latee tu'weeh
And his family that sheltered him
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
Wa man fil ardi jamee'an summa yunjeeh
And everyone on earth, in order to save him
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Kallaa innahaa lazaa
By no means! It is a Raging Fire
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
Nazzaa'atal lishshawaa
It strips away the scalps
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
It invites him who once turned his back and fled
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
W jama'a fa aw'aa
And accumulated and hoarded
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Innal insaana khuliqa haloo'aa
Man was created restless
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
Izaa massahush sharru jazoo'aa
Touched by adversity, he is fretful
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Wa izaa massahul khairu manoo'aa
Touched by good, he is ungenerous
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Illal musalleen
Except the prayerful
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
Allazeena hum 'alaa Salaatihim daaa'imoon
Those who are constant at their prayers
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
Wallazeena feee amwaalihim haqqum ma'loom
And those in whose wealth is a rightful share
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
Lissaaa 'ili walmahroom
For the beggar and the deprived
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Wallazeena yusaddiqoona bi yawmid Deen
And those who affirm the Day of Judgment
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Wallazeena hum min 'azaabi Rabbihim mushfiqoon
And those who fear the punishment of their Lord
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
Inna 'azaaba Rabbihim ghairu maamoon
Their Lord’s punishment is not to be taken for granted
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ
Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon
And those who guard their chastity
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fainnahum ghairu maloomeen
Except from their spouses or those living under their control, for then they are free of blame
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon
But whoever seeks to go beyond that—these are the transgressors
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
Wallazeena hum li amaa naatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon
And those who honor their trusts and their pledges
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
Wallazeena hum bishahaadaatihim qaaa'imoon
And those who stand by their testimonies
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Wallazeena hum 'alaa salaatihim yuhaafizoon
And those who are dedicated to their prayers
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Ulaaa'ika fee jannaatim mukramoon
These will be honored in Gardens
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
Famaa lil lazeena kafaroo qibalaka muhti'een
What is with those who disbelieve, stretching their necks towards you
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
'Anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali 'izeen
From the right, and from the left, banding together
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Ayatma'u kullum ri'im minhum anyyudkhala jannata Na'eem
Is every one of them aspiring to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon
No indeed! We created them from what they know
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
Falaaa uqsimu bi Rabbil mashaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon
I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, that We are Able
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
'Alaaa an nubaddila khairam minhum wa maa Nahnu bimasbooqeen
To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yaw mahumul lazee yoo'adoon
So leave them to blunder and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon
The Day when they will emerge from the tombs in a rush, as though they were hurrying towards a target
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillah; zaalikal yawmul lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon
Their eyes cast down; overwhelmed by humiliation. This is the Day which they were promised
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