| | Faridul Haque rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | A requester seeks the punishment that will take place |
| 70:2 | | - Upon the disbelievers – the punishment that none can avert |
| 70:3 | | From Allah, the Lord of all pinnacles |
| 70:4 | | The angels and Jibreel, ascend towards Him – the punishment will befall on a day which spans fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | Therefore patiently endure, in the best manner (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) |
| 70:6 | | They deem it to be remote |
| 70:7 | | Whereas We see it impending |
| 70:8 | | The day when the sky will be like molten silver |
| 70:9 | | And the hills will be light as wool |
| 70:10 | | And no friend will ask concerning his friend |
| 70:11 | | They will be seeing them; the guilty will wish if only he could redeem himself from the punishment of that day, by offering his sons |
| 70:12 | | And his wife and his brother |
| 70:13 | | And the family in which he was |
| 70:14 | | And all those who are in the earth - then only if the redemption saves him |
| 70:15 | | Never! That is indeed a blazing fire |
| 70:16 | | A fire that melts the hide |
| 70:17 | | It calls out to him who reverted and turned away |
| 70:18 | | And accumulated wealth and hoarded it |
| 70:19 | | Indeed man is created very impatient, greedy |
| 70:20 | | Very nervous when touched by misfortune |
| 70:21 | | And refraining, when good reaches him |
| 70:22 | | Except those who establish prayer |
| 70:23 | | Those who are regular in their prayers |
| 70:24 | | And those in whose wealth exists a recognised right |
| 70:25 | | For those who beg, and for the needy who cannot even ask |
| 70:26 | | And those who believe the Day of Judgement to be true |
| 70:27 | | And those who fear the punishment of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | Indeed the punishment of their Lord is not a thing to be unafraid of |
| 70:29 | | And those who protect their private organs (from adultery) |
| 70:30 | | Except with their wives and the bondwomen in their possession, for there is no reproach on them |
| 70:31 | | So those who desire more than this – it is they who are the transgressors |
| 70:32 | | And those who protect the property entrusted to them, and their agreements |
| 70:33 | | And those who are firm upon their testimonies |
| 70:34 | | And those who protect their prayers |
| 70:35 | | It is these who will be honoured in Gardens |
| 70:36 | | So what is the matter with these disbelievers, that they stare at you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) |
| 70:37 | | From the right and the left, in groups |
| 70:38 | | Does every man among them aspire to be admitted into the Garden of serenity |
| 70:39 | | Never! We have indeed created them from a thing they know |
| 70:40 | | So I swear by the Lord of every East and every West, that We are indeed Able |
| 70:41 | | To replace them by those better than them; and none can escape from Us |
| 70:42 | | Therefore leave them, involved in their indecencies and play, till they confront their day which they are promised |
| 70:43 | | A day when they will come out of the graves in haste, as if rushing towards their goals |
| 70:44 | | With lowered eyes, disgrace overcoming them; this is the day, which they had been promised |
