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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