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ٱلْمَعَارِج

Surah Al-Ma'arij

The Ascending Stairways

44 verses · Meccan

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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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Hafs — Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Qaloon — Ali Al-Huthaifi

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

    1

    Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

  2. لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

    2

    Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

  3. مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

    3

    Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

  4. تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ

    4

    TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin

  5. فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

    5

    Faisbir sabran jameelan

  6. إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

    6

    Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

  7. وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

    7

    Wanarahu qareeban

  8. يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

    8

    Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

  9. وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

    9

    Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

  10. وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

    10

    Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

  11. يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

    11

    Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi

  12. وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

    12

    Wasahibatihi waakheehi

  13. وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

    13

    Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi

  14. وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

    14

    Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi

  15. كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    15

    Kalla innaha latha

  16. نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    16

    NazzaAAatan lilshshawa

  17. تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    17

    TadAAoo man adbara watawalla

  18. وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

    18

    WajamaAAa faawAAa

  19. ۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

    19

    Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan

  20. إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

    20

    Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan

  21. وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

    21

    Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan

  22. إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

    22

    Illa almusalleena

  23. ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

    23

    Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona

  24. وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

    24

    Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun

  25. لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

    25

    Lilssaili waalmahroomi

  26. وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    26

    Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni

  27. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

    27

    Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona

  28. إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ

    28

    Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin

  29. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

    29

    Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona

  30. إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ

    30

    Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena

  31. فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

    31

    Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona

  32. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

    32

    Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona

  33. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

    33

    Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona

  34. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

    34

    Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona

  35. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

    35

    Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona

  36. فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

    36

    Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena

  37. عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

    37

    AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena

  38. أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

    38

    AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin

  39. كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

    39

    Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona

  40. فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

    40

    Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona

  41. عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

    41

    AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

  42. فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

    42

    Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona

  43. يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

    43

    Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona

  44. خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

    44

    KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona

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