ٱلْمَعَارِج

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

   ١

   Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

   A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen

2. لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

   ٢

   Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

   To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer

3. مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

   ٣

   Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

   [It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent

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

   ٤

   TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin

   The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years

5. فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

   ٥

   Faisbir sabran jameelan

   So be patient with gracious patience

6. إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

   ٦

   Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

   Indeed, they see it [as] distant

7. وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

   ٧

   Wanarahu qareeban

   But We see it [as] near

8. يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

   ٨

   Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

   On the Day the sky will be like murky oil

9. وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

   ٩

   Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

   And the mountains will be like wool

10. وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

    ١٠

    Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

    And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend

11. يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

    ١١

    Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi

    They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children

12. وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

    ١٢

    Wasahibatihi waakheehi

    And his wife and his brother

13. وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

    ١٣

    Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi

    And his nearest kindred who shelter him

14. وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

    ١٤

    Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi

    And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him

15. كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    ١٥

    Kalla innaha latha

    No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell]

16. نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    ١٦

    NazzaAAatan lilshshawa

    A remover of exteriors

17. تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    ١٧

    TadAAoo man adbara watawalla

    It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]

18. وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

    ١٨

    WajamaAAa faawAAa

    And collected [wealth] and hoarded

19. ۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

    ١٩

    Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan

    Indeed, mankind was created anxious

20. إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

    ٢٠

    Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan

    When evil touches him, impatient

21. وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

    ٢١

    Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan

    And when good touches him, withholding [of it]

22. إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

    ٢٢

    Illa almusalleena

    Except the observers of prayer

23. ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

    ٢٣

    Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona

    Those who are constant in their prayer

24. وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

    ٢٤

    Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun

    And those within whose wealth is a known right

25. لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

    ٢٥

    Lilssaili waalmahroomi

    For the petitioner and the deprived

26. وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    ٢٦

    Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni

    And those who believe in the Day of Recompense

27. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

    ٢٧

    Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona

    And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord

28. إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ

    ٢٨

    Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin

    Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe

29. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

    ٢٩

    Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona

    And those who guard their private parts

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

    ٣٠

    Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena

    Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed

31. فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

    ٣١

    Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona

    But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors

32. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

    ٣٢

    Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona

    And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive

33. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

    ٣٣

    Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona

    And those who are in their testimonies upright

34. وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

    ٣٤

    Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona

    And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer

35. أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

    ٣٥

    Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona

    They will be in gardens, honored

36. فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

    ٣٦

    Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena

    So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad]

37. عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

    ٣٧

    AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena

    [To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups

38. أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

    ٣٨

    AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin

    Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure

39. كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

    ٣٩

    Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona

    No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know

40. فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

    ٤٠

    Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona

    So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

41. عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

    ٤١

    AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

    To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone

42. فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

    ٤٢

    Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona

    So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised

43. يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

    ٤٣

    Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona

    The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening

44. خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

    ٤٤

    KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona

    Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised