Chapter 70 · 44 verses
Al-Ma'aarij
The Ascending Stairways
المعارج
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
70:1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ١
English
A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come
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70:2
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ٢
English
for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
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70:3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ٣
English
from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent
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70:4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ٤
English
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.
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70:5
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا٥
English
So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.
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70:6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا٦
English
They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible
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70:7
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا٧
English
but We see it as inevitable.
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70:8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ٨
English
On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
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70:9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ٩
English
and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.
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70:10
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا١٠
English
And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends
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70:11
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ١١
English
˹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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70:12
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ١٢
English
their spouses, their siblings
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70:13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ١٣
English
their clan that sheltered them
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70:14
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ١٤
English
and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.
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70:15
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ١٥
English
But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame
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70:16
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ١٦
English
ripping off scalps.
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70:17
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ١٧
English
It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺
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70:18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ١٨
English
and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.
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70:19
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا١٩
English
Indeed, humankind was created impatient:
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70:20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا٢٠
English
distressed when touched with evil
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About Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways)
Named "the Ascending Stairways" (al-Maʿārij), a Meccan sūrah on the long Day of Judgement and the qualities that save a person from anxiety and loss.
- Chapter
- 70 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 44
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Ma'aarij about?
Named "the Ascending Stairways" (al-Maʿārij), a Meccan sūrah on the long Day of Judgement and the qualities that save a person from anxiety and loss.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Ma'aarij?
Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways) has 44 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Ma'aarij Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Ma'aarij is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Ma'aarij in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Ma'aarij is the 70th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.