Al-Maarij

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ ١

A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come

لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ ٢

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ٣

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ٤

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلاً ٥

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا ٦

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible

وَنَرَٮٰهُ قَرِيبًا ٧

but We see it as inevitable

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ ٨

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ٩

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool

وَلَا يَسْــَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا ١٠

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ‌ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ ١١

˹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

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ ١٢

their spouses, their siblings

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُــْٔوِيهِ ١٣

their clan that sheltered them

وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ١٤

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves

كَلَّآ‌ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ١٥

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ ١٦

ripping off scalps

تَدْعُواْ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٧

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ ١٨

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺

۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ١٩

Indeed, humankind was created impatient

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا ٢٠

distressed when touched with evil

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١

and withholding when touched with good—

إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ٢٢

except those who pray

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ٢٣

consistently performing their prayers

وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٲلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ ٢٤

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ٢٥

to the beggar and the poor

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٦

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ٢٧

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ ٢٨

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ ٢٩

and those who guard their chastity

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٲجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ٣٠

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame

فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ٣١

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٲعُونَ ٣٢

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٲتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ ٣٣

and who are honest in their testimony

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ٣٤

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٣٥

These will be in Gardens, held in honour

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ٣٦

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺

عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ٣٧

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِىٍٕ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ ٣٨

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss

كَلَّآ‌ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ ٤٠

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ٤١

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلْعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُواْ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ٤٢

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ ٤٣

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺

خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ ٤٤

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of