ٱلْمَعَارِج
Surah Al-Ma'arij
The Ascending Stairways
44 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah Al-Ma'arij (Arabic: المعارج, "The Ascending Stairways") is the 70th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 44 verses, in juz 29, on pages 568–570 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
- Surah number
- 70
- Name means
- The Ascending Stairways
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 44
- Juz
- 29
- Mushaf pages
- 568–570
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
1Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin
لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ
2Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
3Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji
تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ
4TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin
فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا
5Faisbir sabran jameelan
إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا
6Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا
7Wanarahu qareeban
يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
8Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
9Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni
وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا
10Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ
11Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
12Wasahibatihi waakheehi
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ
13Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi
وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
14Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi
كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
15Kalla innaha latha
نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ
16NazzaAAatan lilshshawa
تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
17TadAAoo man adbara watawalla
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ
18WajamaAAa faawAAa
۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
19Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا
20Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا
21Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan
إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ
22Illa almusalleena
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ
23Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
24Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ
25Lilssaili waalmahroomi
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
26Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ
27Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ
28Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ
29Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ
30Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena
فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ
31Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ
32Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ
33Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ
34Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ
35Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ
36Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena
عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
37AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena
أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ
38AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin
كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ
39Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
40Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ
41AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena
فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
42Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ
43Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ
44KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona
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