يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
(70:8) It shall befall on a Day8 whereon the sky will become like
molten brass,9
molten brass,9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
(70:9) and the mountains will become like dyed tufts of wool,0
وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا
(70:10) and no bosom friend will enquire about any of his bosom friends
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ
(70:11) although they shall be within sight of one another.1
The guilty one would fain ransom himself from the torment of that Day by offering
his children,
The guilty one would fain ransom himself from the torment of that Day by offering
his children,
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
(70:12) and his spouse and his brother,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ
(70:13) and his kinsfolk who had stood by him,
وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
(70:14) and all persons of the earth, if only he could thus save himself.