| | Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | A questioner asked for the torment which is sure to come about |
| 70:2 | | Upon the disbelievers, which no one can repel |
| 70:3 | | (That will befall) from Allah, Who is the Lord of the Ascending Steps to Heaven (and of the higher ranks and grades of spiritual hierarchy) |
| 70:4 | | The angels and al-Ruh al-Amin (the Spirit) rise towards His (Throne) in a Day which measures fifty thousand years (according to the worldly scale). |
| 70:5 | | So, (O Beloved,) observe patience (on the assertions of the disbelievers) without regrets |
| 70:6 | | Surely, they imagine that (Day) to be far off |
| 70:7 | | But We see it very near |
| 70:8 | | On that Day the sky will become like molten copper |
| 70:9 | | And the mountains like (flakes of) coloured wool |
| 70:10 | | And no friend will enquire after his friend |
| 70:11 | | (Though) they will be shown (to one another). The sinner would desire to ransom himself from the torment of that Day by his children |
| 70:12 | | And (by giving) his wife and his brother |
| 70:13 | | And (all) his family who used to provide him shelter |
| 70:14 | | And all the people on earth (as recompense for himself), so that this (atonement) may save him from (Allah’s torment) |
| 70:15 | | But no! By no means! Surely, that is a Flaming Fire |
| 70:16 | | Stripping off the skin of all the limbs and the scalp |
| 70:17 | | It is calling him who turned his back (on the truth) and turned away |
| 70:18 | | And (he who) accumulated wealth and then held it (from distribution) |
| 70:19 | | Surely, man has been created impatient and greedy |
| 70:20 | | He gets upset and worried when some hardship (or financial loss) afflicts him |
| 70:21 | | But becomes miserly when he receives good fortune (or affluence) |
| 70:22 | | Except for those who offer Prayer |
| 70:23 | | And are constant in their Prayer |
| 70:24 | | And those (who are committed to sacrifice and) in whose wealth there is a fixed share |
| 70:25 | | Of one who begs and of one who is needy but does not beg |
| 70:26 | | And those who affirm the Day of Requital |
| 70:27 | | And those who fear the torment of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | Surely, the torment of their Lord is not a thing which should not be feared |
| 70:29 | | And those who safeguard their private parts |
| 70:30 | | Except from their wives or the female slaves they possess. So (in this) there is no blame on them |
| 70:31 | | But he who looks for more than that, then it is they who transgress the limits |
| 70:32 | | And those who safeguard their trusts and promises |
| 70:33 | | And those who stand firm on their testimonies |
| 70:34 | | And those who safeguard their Prayers |
| 70:35 | | It is they who will enjoy great honour and respect in the Gardens |
| 70:36 | | So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they are coming towards you running |
| 70:37 | | From the right as well as the left, in groups |
| 70:38 | | Does every one of them hope that he may be admitted to the Garden of Bliss (without faith and deeds) |
| 70:39 | | Certainly not! Surely, We have created them from a substance which they (also) know |
| 70:40 | | So I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests that surely We have Absolute Power |
| 70:41 | | To replace them with people better than them and We are not at all incapable (of doing it) |
| 70:42 | | So leave them occupied with their absurd talk and pastime until they meet that Day of theirs which they have been promised |
| 70:43 | | The Day when they will come forth from their graves in haste as if they are running towards the temples of their idols |
| 70:44 | | (Their plight) will be that their eyes will be cast down (with shame and fear) and disgrace enveloping them. It is this Day which they were promised |
