| | Abdel Haleem rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
--- |
|---|
| 70:1 | | A man [mockingly] demanded the punishment |
| 70:2 | | It will fall on the disbelievers––none can deflect it–&ndash |
| 70:3 | | from God, the Lord of the Ways of Ascent |
| 70:4 | | by which the angels and the Spirit ascend to Him, on a Day whose length is fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | So be patient, [Prophet], as befits you |
| 70:6 | | The disbelievers think it is distant |
| 70:7 | | but We know it to be close |
| 70:8 | | On a Day when the heavens will be like molten bras |
| 70:9 | | and the mountains like tufts of wool |
| 70:10 | | when no friend will ask about his friend |
| 70:11 | | even when they are within sight of one another. The guilty person will wish he could save himself from the suffering of that Day by sacrificing his sons |
| 70:12 | | his spouse, his brother |
| 70:13 | | the kinsfolk who gave him shelter |
| 70:14 | | and everyone on earth, if it could save him |
| 70:15 | | But no! There is a raging flam |
| 70:16 | | that strips away the skin |
| 70:17 | | and it will claim everyone who rejects the truth, turns away |
| 70:18 | | amasses wealth and hoards it |
| 70:19 | | Man was truly created anxious |
| 70:20 | | he is fretful when misfortune touches him |
| 70:21 | | but tight-fisted when good fortune comes his way |
| 70:22 | | Not so those who pra |
| 70:23 | | and are constant in their prayers |
| 70:24 | | who give a due share of their wealt |
| 70:25 | | to beggars and the deprived |
| 70:26 | | who believe in the Day of Judgemen |
| 70:27 | | and fear the punishment of their Lord–&ndash |
| 70:28 | | none may feel wholly secure from it–&ndash |
| 70:29 | | who guard their chastit |
| 70:30 | | from all but their spouses or their slave-girls––there is no blame attached to [relations with] these |
| 70:31 | | but those whose desires exceed this limit are truly transgressors–&ndash |
| 70:32 | | who are faithful to their trusts and their pledges |
| 70:33 | | who give honest testimon |
| 70:34 | | and are steadfast in their prayers |
| 70:35 | | They will be honoured in Gardens of bliss |
| 70:36 | | What is wrong with the disbelievers? Why do they rush to peer at you [Prophet] |
| 70:37 | | from right and left, in crowds |
| 70:38 | | Does every one of them expect to enter a Garden of bliss |
| 70:39 | | No! We created them from the substance they know |
| 70:40 | | and, by the Lord of every sunrise and sunset, We have the powe |
| 70:41 | | to substitute for them others better than they are- nothing can prevent Us from doing this |
| 70:42 | | So leave them to wallow in idle talk, until they come face to face with their promised Day |
| 70:43 | | the Day they will rush out of their graves as if rallying to a flag |
| 70:44 | | eyes downcast and covered in shame: that is the Day of which they were warned |
