| | [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) rendition of Surah The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders(al-Ma`arij)
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| 70:1 | | Someone asked about the inevitable retribution. |
| 70:2 | | For the rejecters, there is nothing that will stop it |
| 70:3 | | From God, Possessor of the ascending portals |
| 70:4 | | The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day which is equivalent to fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | So be patient with a good patience |
| 70:6 | | They see it as far away |
| 70:7 | | And We see it as near |
| 70:8 | | On the Day the heaven is like molten copper |
| 70:9 | | And the mountains are like wool |
| 70:10 | | And no friend will ask about his friend |
| 70:11 | | When they see it, the criminal will wish he can ransom his children against the retribution |
| 70:12 | | And his mate and his brother |
| 70:13 | | And his relatives who sheltered him |
| 70:14 | | And all who are on the earth, so that he can be saved |
| 70:15 | | No, it is a torching flame |
| 70:16 | | Eager to roast |
| 70:17 | | It calls on those who turned away |
| 70:18 | | And who hoarded and counted |
| 70:19 | | Indeed, man was created anxious |
| 70:20 | | When adversity touches him he is miserable |
| 70:21 | | And when good touches him he is stingy |
| 70:22 | | Except for those who make the contact prayer |
| 70:23 | | Who always observe their contact prayer |
| 70:24 | | And those who set aside part of their wealth |
| 70:25 | | For the seeker and the denied |
| 70:26 | | And those who believe in the Day of Recompense |
| 70:27 | | And those who are fearful of the retribution of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | The retribution of their Lord is not to be taken for granted |
| 70:29 | | And those who keep covered their private parts |
| 70:30 | | Except around their spouses or those maintained by their oaths, there is no blame |
| 70:31 | | Whoever seeks anything beyond this, they are the transgressors |
| 70:32 | | And those who look after what they have been entrusted to and to their pledges |
| 70:33 | | And those who uphold their testimonies |
| 70:34 | | And those who maintain their contact prayer |
| 70:35 | | They will be honored in gardens |
| 70:36 | | So what is wrong with the rejecters staring at you |
| 70:37 | | From the right and the left, in crowds |
| 70:38 | | Does every one of them hope to enter a garden of bliss |
| 70:39 | | No, We have created them from what they know |
| 70:40 | | So I do swear by the Lord of the east and the west, that We are able |
| 70:41 | | To replace them with better people, We can never be defeated |
| 70:42 | | So let them talk in vain and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised. |
| 70:43 | | When they will come out of the graves in a rush, as if they are racing towards a goal. |
| 70:44 | | Their eyes are cast down, with shame covering them. This is the Day which they were promised. |
