| | Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall |
| 70:2 | | The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, |
| 70:3 | | (A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent |
| 70:4 | | The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment) |
| 70:6 | | They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event) |
| 70:7 | | But We see it (quite) near |
| 70:8 | | The Day that the sky will be like molten brass |
| 70:9 | | And the mountains will be like wool |
| 70:10 | | And no friend will ask after a friend |
| 70:11 | | Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children |
| 70:12 | | His wife and his brother |
| 70:13 | | His kindred who sheltered him |
| 70:14 | | And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him |
| 70:15 | | By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! |
| 70:16 | | Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! |
| 70:17 | | Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right) |
| 70:18 | | And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use) |
| 70:19 | | Truly man was created very impatient; |
| 70:20 | | Fretful when evil touches him |
| 70:21 | | And niggardly when good reaches him; |
| 70:22 | | Not so those devoted to Prayer; |
| 70:23 | | Those who remain steadfast to their prayer |
| 70:24 | | And those in whose wealth is a recognised right |
| 70:25 | | For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking) |
| 70:26 | | And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment |
| 70:27 | | And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord, |
| 70:28 | | For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; |
| 70:29 | | And those who guard their chastity |
| 70:30 | | Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed |
| 70:31 | | But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; |
| 70:32 | | And those who respect their trusts and covenants |
| 70:33 | | And those who stand firm in their testimonies |
| 70:34 | | And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; |
| 70:35 | | Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss) |
| 70:36 | | Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee |
| 70:37 | | From the right and from the left, in crowds |
| 70:38 | | Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss |
| 70:39 | | By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know |
| 70:40 | | Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly |
| 70:41 | | Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan) |
| 70:42 | | So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! |
| 70:43 | | The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them), |
| 70:44 | | Their eyes lowered in dejection,- ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised |
