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,
70:12
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ ١٢
His wife and his brother,
70:13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ ١٣
His kindred who sheltered him,
70:14
وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنْجِيهِ ١٤
And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:
70:15
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ١٥
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!-
70:16
نَزَّاعَةً لِلشَّوَىٰ ١٦
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull!-
70:17
تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٧
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
70:18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ ١٨
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
70:19
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ١٩
Truly man was created very impatient;-
70:20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا ٢٠
Fretful when evil touches him;
70:21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١
And niggardly when good reaches him;-
70:22
إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ ٢٢
Not so those devoted to Prayer;-
70:23
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ ٢٣
Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;
70:24
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَعْلُومٌ ٢٤
And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
70:25
لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ ٢٥
For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);
70:26
وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٢٦
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
70:27
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِمْ مُشْفِقُونَ ٢٧
And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord,-
70:28
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ ٢٨
For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity;-
70:29
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ٢٩
And those who guard their chastity,