| | Muhammad Sarwar rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | Someone has (needlessly) demanded to experience the torment (of God) |
| 70:2 | | which will inevitably seize the disbelievers |
| 70:3 | | No one can defend him against God, the Lord of the exalted positions |
| 70:4 | | On that Day (of Judgment), long as fifty thousand years, the angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him |
| 70:5 | | (Muhammad), exercise patience with no complaints |
| 70:6 | | They think that it (the Day of Judgment) is far away |
| 70:7 | | but We see it to be very near |
| 70:8 | | On the day when the heavens become like molten metal |
| 70:9 | | and the mountains become like wool |
| 70:10 | | even intimate friends will not inquire about their friends |
| 70:11 | | though they may see each other. A sinner will wish that he could save himself from the torment of that day by sacrificing his children |
| 70:12 | | his wife, his brother |
| 70:13 | | his kinsmen who gave him refuge (from hardship |
| 70:14 | | and all those on earth |
| 70:15 | | By no means! For the raging flames of the fir |
| 70:16 | | will strip-off the fles |
| 70:17 | | and drag into it anyone who has turned away (from obeying God) |
| 70:18 | | and who accumulated wealth without spending it for a good purpose |
| 70:19 | | Human beings are created greedy |
| 70:20 | | When they are afflicted, they complain |
| 70:21 | | but when they are fortunate, they become niggardl |
| 70:22 | | except those who are steadfas |
| 70:23 | | and constant in their prayers |
| 70:24 | | They are those who assign a certain share of their propert |
| 70:25 | | for the needy and the deprived |
| 70:26 | | who acknowledge the Day of Judgment |
| 70:27 | | who are afraid of the torment of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | the punishment of their Lord is not something for them to feel secure of |
| 70:29 | | who guard their carnal desire |
| 70:30 | | except from their wives and slave girls, in which case they are not to be blamed |
| 70:31 | | but whoever goes beyond this is a transgressor |
| 70:32 | | who honor their trust and promises |
| 70:33 | | who testify to what they have witnessed |
| 70:34 | | and (finally) those who do not miss their ritual - prayers at the prescribed times |
| 70:35 | | such people will receive due honor in Paradise |
| 70:36 | | What is wrong with the disbelievers who roam around you (Muhammad) |
| 70:37 | | left and right, in numerous groups |
| 70:38 | | Does every one of them desire to enter the bountiful Paradise |
| 70:39 | | By no means! For they know very well out of what We have created them (The human being's naturally growing from a living germ, without discipline and good deeds will not result in virtue) |
| 70:40 | | I do not need to swear by the Lord of the eastern and western regions that We have certainly all the powe |
| 70:41 | | to replace them by a better people and none can challenge Our power |
| 70:42 | | (Muhammad), leave them alone to dispute and play until they face the Day with which they have been threatened |
| 70:43 | | the Day when they rush out of their graves as if racing towards a signpost |
| 70:44 | | with their eyes cast down and covered by disgrace; the day about which they were promised |
