| | A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) 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 which there is none to ward off |
| 70:3 | | A penalty from God, Lord of the ways of ascent |
| 70:4 | | The angels and the spirit ascend to him in a day the duration of fifty thousand years |
| 70:5 | | Therefore be patient, beautifully patient |
| 70:6 | | They see it as indeed distant |
| 70:7 | | But We see it as 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 about a friend |
| 70:11 | | Though they will be put in sight of each other. Those who are corrupt, their desire will be that he could redeem himself from the penalty of that day with his children |
| 70:12 | | His wife, and his brother |
| 70:13 | | His family who sheltered him |
| 70:14 | | And all who are on earth, so that it could save him |
| 70:15 | | By no means, for it would be the fire of hell |
| 70:16 | | Burning down to the skull |
| 70:17 | | Inviting all those who turn their backs and turn away their faces |
| 70:18 | | Collecting and hiding it |
| 70:19 | | Truly the human being was created impatient |
| 70:20 | | Depressed when harm touches him |
| 70:21 | | And arrogant when good reaches him |
| 70:22 | | Not so those who pray |
| 70:23 | | Those who stay focused on their prayer |
| 70:24 | | And those who recognize a right to their wealth |
| 70:25 | | For those who ask, and those unable to ask |
| 70:26 | | And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Accountability |
| 70:27 | | And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord |
| 70:28 | | For their Lord’s displeasure is unlike peace and tranquility |
| 70:29 | | And those who guard their chastity |
| 70:30 | | Except with their spouses and those that their right hands possess, for 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 their worship |
| 70:35 | | These will be the honored ones in the gardens |
| 70:36 | | Now what is the matter with the unbelievers that they rush madly before you |
| 70:37 | | From the right and from the left, in crowds |
| 70:38 | | Does every person among them long to enter the garden of bliss |
| 70:39 | | By no means, for We have created them from what they know |
| 70:40 | | No, I call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West. That We can certainly |
| 70:41 | | Substitute for them better people than them. And We will not be defeated |
| 70:42 | | So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play, until they encounter that day of theirs which they have been promised |
| 70:43 | | The day when they will suddenly rise from their graves, as if they were rushing to a goal post |
| 70:44 | | Their eyes lowered, disgrace covering them. Such is the day which they are promised |
