| | Talal A. Itani (new translation) rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | A questioner questioned the imminent torment |
| 70:2 | | For the disbelievers; none can repel it |
| 70:3 | | From God, Lord of the Ways of Ascent |
| 70:4 | | Unto Him the angels and the Spirit ascend on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | So be patient, with sweet patience |
| 70:6 | | They see it distant |
| 70:7 | | But We see it near |
| 70:8 | | On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass |
| 70:9 | | And the mountains will be like tufted wool |
| 70:10 | | No friend will care about his friend |
| 70:11 | | They will be shown each other. The criminal wishes he would be redeemed from the punishment of that Day by his children |
| 70:12 | | And his spouse, and his brother |
| 70:13 | | And his family that sheltered him |
| 70:14 | | And everyone on earth, in order to save him |
| 70:15 | | By no means! It is a Raging Fire |
| 70:16 | | It strips away the scalps |
| 70:17 | | It invites him who once turned his back and fled |
| 70:18 | | And accumulated and hoarded |
| 70:19 | | Man was created restless |
| 70:20 | | Touched by adversity, he is fretful |
| 70:21 | | Touched by good, he is ungenerous |
| 70:22 | | Except the prayerful |
| 70:23 | | Those who are constant at their prayers |
| 70:24 | | And those in whose wealth is a rightful share |
| 70:25 | | For the beggar and the deprived |
| 70:26 | | And those who affirm the Day of Judgment |
| 70:27 | | And those who fear the punishment of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | Their Lord's punishment is not to be taken for granted |
| 70:29 | | And those who guard their chastity |
| 70:30 | | Except from their spouses or those living under their control, for then they are free of blame |
| 70:31 | | But whoever seeks to go beyond that—these are the transgressors |
| 70:32 | | And those who honor their trusts and their pledges |
| 70:33 | | And those who stand by their testimonies |
| 70:34 | | And those who are dedicated to their prayers |
| 70:35 | | These will be honored in Gardens |
| 70:36 | | What is with those who disbelieve, stretching their necks towards you |
| 70:37 | | From the right, and from the left, banding together |
| 70:38 | | Is every one of them aspiring to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss |
| 70:39 | | No indeed! We created them from what they know |
| 70:40 | | I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, that We are Able |
| 70:41 | | To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone |
| 70:42 | | So leave them to blunder and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised |
| 70:43 | | The Day when they will emerge from the tombs in a rush, as though they were hurrying towards a target |
| 70:44 | | Their eyes cast down; overwhelmed by humiliation. This is the Day which they were promised |
