Surah Al-Maaarij
Surah Al-Maaarij (The Ascending Stairways) is chapter 70 of the Holy Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 44 verses. Read the full surah below in Arabic with its translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translated by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
- 70:1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢ ١
A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come
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لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌۭ ٢
for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
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تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ٤
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length
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فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا ٥
So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience
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يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ ٨
On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
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وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًۭا ١٠
And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends
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يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ 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
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وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ١٤
and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves
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تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٧
It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺
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ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ٢٣
consistently performing their prayers
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وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ٢٤
and who give the rightful share of their wealth
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٦
and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ٢٧
and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—
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إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍۢ ٢٨
˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—
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إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ 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
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فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ٣١
but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ ٣٢
˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ ٣٣
and who are honest in their testimony
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ٣٤
and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍۢ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٣٥
These will be in Gardens, held in honour
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فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ٣٦
So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺
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عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ٣٧
from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺
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أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍۢ ٣٨
Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss
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كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩
But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from
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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
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عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ٤١
of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺
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فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ٤٢
So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—
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يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًۭا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍۢ يُوفِضُونَ ٤٣
the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺
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خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ ٤٤
with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of
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