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.