سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ ١
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
70:2
لِلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ ٢
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-
70:3
مِنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ ٣
(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
70:4
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ٤
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
70:5
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا ٥
Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
70:6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا ٦
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
70:7
وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا ٧
But We see it (quite) near.
70:8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ ٨
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
70:9
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ ٩
And the mountains will be like wool,
70:10
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا ١٠
And no friend will ask after a friend,
70:11
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ ١١
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,