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Surah 70 · Makkah · 44 verses · 217 words
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Surah Al-Ma'arij, “The Ascending Stairways”, is surah 70 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 44 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ ١ ▶
سَأَلَ sa-ala Asked سَائِلٌ sāilun a questioner بِعَذَابٍ biʿadhābin about a punishment وَاقِعٍ wāqiʿin bound to happen
1. A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ع ذ ب و ق ع
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ ٢ ▶
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna To the disbelievers لَيْسَ laysa not لَهُ lahu of it دَافِعٌ dāfiʿun any preventer
2. To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ل ي س د ف ع
مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ ٣ ▶
مِّنَ mina From اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah ذِي dhī Owner الْمَعَارِجِ l-maʿāriji (of) the ways of ascent
3. [It is] from Allāh, owner of the ways of ascent.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ٤ ▶
تَعْرُجُ taʿruju Ascend الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels وَالرُّوحُ wal-rūḥu and the Spirit إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him فِي fī in يَوْمٍ yawmin a Day كَانَ kāna [is] مِقْدَارُهُ miq'dāruhu its measure خَمْسِينَ khamsīna (is) fifty أَلْفَ alfa thousand سَنَةٍ sanatin year(s)
4. The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
Roots in this verse: م ل ك ر و ح ي و م ك و ن ق د ر أ ل ف س ن و
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا ٥ ▶
فَاصْبِرْ fa-iṣ'bir So be patient صَبْرًا ṣabran a patience جَمِيلًا jamīlan good
5. So be patient with gracious patience.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ج م ل
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا ٦ ▶
إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they يَرَوْنَهُ yarawnahu see it بَعِيدًا baʿīdan (as) far off
6. Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ب ع د
وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا ٧ ▶
وَنَرَاهُ wanarāhu But We see it قَرِيبًا qarīban near
7. But We see it [as] near.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ق ر ب
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ ٨ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day تَكُونُ takūnu will be السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the sky كَالْمُهْلِ kal-muh'li like molten copper
8. On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك و ن س م و
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ ٩ ▶
وَتَكُونُ watakūnu And will be الْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains كَالْعِهْنِ kal-ʿih'ni like wool
9. And the mountains will be like wool,
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج ب ل
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا ١٠ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يَسْأَلُ yasalu will ask حَمِيمٌ ḥamīmun a friend حَمِيمًا ḥamīman (about) a friend
10. And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ح م م
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ ١١ ▶
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ yubaṣṣarūnahum They will be made to see each other يَوَدُّ yawaddu Would wish الْمُجْرِمُ l-muj'rimu the criminal لَوْ law if يَفْتَدِي yaftadī he (could be) ransomed مِنْ min from عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment يَوْمِئِذٍ yawmi-idhin (of) that Day بِبَنِيهِ bibanīhi by his children
11. They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children.
Roots in this verse: ب ص ر و د د ج ر م ف د ي ع ذ ب ي و م ب ن ي
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ ١٢ ▶
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ waṣāḥibatihi And his spouse وَأَخِيهِ wa-akhīhi and his brother
12. And his wife and his brother
Roots in this verse: ص ح ب أ خ و
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ ١٣ ▶
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ wafaṣīlatihi And his nearest kindred الَّتِي allatī who تُؤْوِيهِ tu'wīhi sheltered him
13. And his nearest kindred who shelter him.
Roots in this verse: ف ص ل أ و ي
وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ١٤ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever فِي fī (is) on الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all ثُمَّ thumma then يُنجِيهِ yunjīhi it (could) save him
14. And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
Roots in this verse: أ ر ض ج م ع ن ج و
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ١٥ ▶
كَلَّا kallā By no means إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it (is) لَظَىٰ laẓā surely a Flame of Hell
15. No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ ١٦ ▶
نَزَّاعَةً nazzāʿatan A remover لِّلشَّوَىٰ lilshawā of the skin of the head
16. A remover of exteriors.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ع
تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٧ ▶
تَدْعُو tadʿū Inviting مَنْ man (him) who أَدْبَرَ adbara turned his back وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and went away
17. It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
Roots in this verse: د ع و د ب ر و ل ي
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ ١٨ ▶
وَجَمَعَ wajamaʿa And collected فَأَوْعَىٰ fa-awʿā and hoarded
18. And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
Roots in this verse: ج م ع
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ١٩ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna the man خُلِقَ khuliqa was created هَلُوعًا halūʿan anxious
19. Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Roots in this verse: أ ن س خ ل ق
إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا ٢٠ ▶
إِذَا idhā When مَسَّهُ massahu touches him الشَّرُّ l-sharu the evil جَزُوعًا jazūʿan distressed
20. When evil touches him, impatient,
Roots in this verse: م س س ش ر ر
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when مَسَّهُ massahu touches him الْخَيْرُ l-khayru the good مَنُوعًا manūʿan withholding
21. And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
Roots in this verse: م س س خ ي ر م ن ع
إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ ٢٢ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except الْمُصَلِّينَ l-muṣalīna those who pray
22. Except the observers of prayer -
Roots in this verse: ص ل و
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ ٢٣ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who هُمْ hum [they] عَلَىٰ ʿalā at صَلَاتِهِمْ ṣalātihim their prayer دَائِمُونَ dāimūna (are) constant
23. Those who are constant in their prayer
Roots in this verse: ص ل و
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ ٢٤ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who فِي fī in أَمْوَالِهِمْ amwālihim their wealth حَقٌّ ḥaqqun (is) a right مَّعْلُومٌ maʿlūmun known
24. And those within whose wealth is a known right
Roots in this verse: م و ل ح ق ق ع ل م
لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ ٢٥ ▶
لِّلسَّائِلِ lilssāili For the one who asks وَالْمَحْرُومِ wal-maḥrūmi and the deprived
25. For the petitioner and the deprived -
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ح ر م
وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٢٦ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who يُصَدِّقُونَ yuṣaddiqūna accept (the) truth بِيَوْمِ biyawmi (of the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) the Judgment
26. And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
Roots in this verse: ص د ق ي و م د ي ن
وَالَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ٢٧ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who هُم hum [they] مِّنْ min of عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment رَبِّهِم rabbihim (of) their Lord مُّشْفِقُونَ mush'fiqūna (are) fearful
27. And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
Roots in this verse: ع ذ ب ر ب ب ش ف ق
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ ٢٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed عَذَابَ ʿadhāba (the) punishment رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) your Lord غَيْرُ ghayru (is) not مَأْمُونٍ mamūnin to be felt secure (of)
28. Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
Roots in this verse: ع ذ ب ر ب ب غ ي ر أ م ن
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ٢٩ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who هُمْ hum [they] لِفُرُوجِهِمْ lifurūjihim their modesty حَافِظُونَ ḥāfiẓūna (are) guardians
29. And those who guard their private parts
Roots in this verse: ح ف ظ
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ٣٠ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except عَلَىٰ ʿalā from أَزْوَاجِهِمْ azwājihim their spouses أَوْ aw or مَا mā what مَلَكَتْ malakat they possess أَيْمَانُهُمْ aymānuhum rightfully فَإِنَّهُمْ fa-innahum then indeed, they غَيْرُ ghayru (are) not مَلُومِينَ malūmīna blameworthy
30. Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
Roots in this verse: ز و ج م ل ك ي م ن غ ي ر ل و م
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ٣١ ▶
فَمَنِ famani But whoever ابْتَغَىٰ ib'taghā seeks وَرَاءَ warāa beyond ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those هُمُ humu [they] الْعَادُونَ l-ʿādūna (are) the transgressors
31. But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
Roots in this verse: ب غ ي و ر ي ع د و
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ ٣٢ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who هُمْ hum [they] لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ li-amānātihim of their trusts وَعَهْدِهِمْ waʿahdihim and their promise رَاعُونَ rāʿūna (are) observers
32. And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع ه د ر ع ي
وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who هُم hum [they] بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ bishahādātihim in their testimonies قَائِمُونَ qāimūna stand firm
33. And those who are in their testimonies upright
Roots in this verse: ش ه د ق و م
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ٣٤ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who هُمْ hum [they] عَلَىٰ ʿalā on صَلَاتِهِمْ ṣalātihim their prayer يُحَافِظُونَ yuḥāfiẓūna keep a guard
34. And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
Roots in this verse: ص ل و ح ف ظ
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٣٥ ▶
أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those فِي fī (will be) in جَنَّاتٍ jannātin Gardens مُّكْرَمُونَ muk'ramūna honored
35. They will be in gardens, honored.
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن ك ر م
فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ٣٦ ▶
فَمَالِ famāli So what is with الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve قِبَلَكَ qibalaka before you مُهْطِعِينَ muh'ṭiʿīna (they) hasten
36. So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muḥammad],
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ق ب ل
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ٣٧ ▶
عَنِ ʿani On الْيَمِينِ l-yamīni the right وَعَنِ waʿani and on الشِّمَالِ l-shimāli the left عِزِينَ ʿizīna (in) separate groups
37. [To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
Roots in this verse: ي م ن ش م ل
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ ٣٨ ▶
أَيَطْمَعُ ayaṭmaʿu Does long كُلُّ kullu every امْرِئٍ im'ri-in person مِّنْهُمْ min'hum among them أَن an that يُدْخَلَ yud'khala he enters جَنَّةَ jannata a Garden نَعِيمٍ naʿīmin (of) Delight
38. Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Roots in this verse: ط م ع ك ل ل م ر أ د خ ل ج ن ن ن ع م
كَلَّا إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩ ▶
كَلَّا kallā By no means إِنَّا innā Indeed, We خَلَقْنَاهُم khalaqnāhum [We] have created them مِّمَّا mimmā from what يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna they know
39. No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ع ل م
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ ٤٠ ▶
فَلَا falā But nay أُقْسِمُ uq'simu I swear بِرَبِّ birabbi by (the) Lord الْمَشَارِقِ l-mashāriqi (of) the risings وَالْمَغَارِبِ wal-maghāribi and the settings إِنَّا innā that We لَقَادِرُونَ laqādirūna (are) surely Able
40. So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Roots in this verse: ق س م ر ب ب ش ر ق غ ر ب ق د ر
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ٤١ ▶
عَلَىٰ ʿalā [On] أَن an to نُّبَدِّلَ nubaddila [We] replace خَيْرًا khayran (with) better مِّنْهُمْ min'hum than them وَمَا wamā and not نَحْنُ naḥnu We بِمَسْبُوقِينَ bimasbūqīna (are) to be outrun
41. To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
Roots in this verse: ب د ل خ ي ر س ب ق
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ٤٢ ▶
فَذَرْهُمْ fadharhum So leave them يَخُوضُوا yakhūḍū (to) converse vainly وَيَلْعَبُوا wayalʿabū and amuse themselves حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يُلَاقُوا yulāqū they meet يَوْمَهُمُ yawmahumu their Day الَّذِي alladhī which يُوعَدُونَ yūʿadūna they are promised
42. So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر خ و ض ل ع ب ل ق ي ي و م و ع د
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ ٤٣ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَخْرُجُونَ yakhrujūna they will come out مِنَ mina from الْأَجْدَاثِ l-ajdāthi the graves سِرَاعًا sirāʿan rapidly كَأَنَّهُمْ ka-annahum as if they (were) إِلَىٰ ilā to نُصُبٍ nuṣubin a goal يُوفِضُونَ yūfiḍūna hastening
43. The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
Roots in this verse: ي و م خ ر ج س ر ع ن ص ب
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ ٤٤ ▶
خَاشِعَةً khāshiʿatan Humbled أَبْصَارُهُمْ abṣāruhum their eyesights تَرْهَقُهُمْ tarhaquhum will cover them ذِلَّةٌ dhillatun humiliation ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That الْيَوْمُ l-yawmu (is) the Day الَّذِي alladhī which كَانُوا kānū they were يُوعَدُونَ yūʿadūna promised
44. Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
Roots in this verse: خ ش ع ب ص ر ر ه ق ذ ل ل ي و م ك و ن و ع د
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