English - Chapter 70 - Al-Maarij

A challenger asked for a punishment bound to come

upon the disbelievers, which none can avert

from Allah, Lord of the pathways of ascent

by which the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him on a Day the length of which is fifty thousand years

So be patient [O Prophet] with beautiful patience

Indeed, they see this [punishment] far off

but We see it to be close at hand

On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass

and the mountains will be like dyed wool

and no close friend will ask about another

even though they will see one another. The wicked will wish he could ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by offering his children

and his wife and his brother

and his kindred who stood by him

and everyone on earth, just to save himself

By no means! It is a raging Flame

that will strip off the scalps

It will call everyone who turned their backs and disobeyed

and amassed and hoarded wealth

Indeed, man was created impatient

when evil befalls him, he bewails

but when good fortune comes his way, he becomes tight-fisted –

except those who pray

who are steadfast in their prayers

and who give a due share of their wealth

and who firmly believe in the Day of Judgment

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord –

for none can feel secure from their Lord’s punishment –

and those who guard their private parts

except from their wives or bondwomen whom they own, for then they are not to be blamed

But whoever seeks beyond that, it is they who are the transgressors

and those who fulfill their trusts and pledges

and who are upright in their testimonies

and who take due care of their prayers

they will be honored in gardens

What is the matter with the disbelievers that they are rushing towards you [O Prophet]

from the right and from the left, in crowds

Does everyone of them aspire to enter a garden of bliss

By no means! We have created them from what they know

I swear by the Lord of the sunrises and sunsets that We are surely Capable

to replace them with others better than them, and none can escape Our decree

So leave them to engage in their falsehood and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised

the Day when they will rush out of their graves as if they are racing towards a goal

with their eyes downcast and overwhelmed with disgrace. That is the Day that they were promised