English - Chapter 70 - Al-Maarij

A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible

but We see it as inevitable

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends

˹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

their spouses, their siblings

their clan that sheltered them

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

ripping off scalps

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺

Indeed, humankind was created impatient

distressed when touched with evil

and withholding when touched with good—

except those who pray

consistently performing their prayers

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

to the beggar and the poor

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

and those who guard their chastity

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants

and who are honest in their testimony

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers

These will be in Gardens, held in honour

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of