Al-Ma'arij
سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ
The angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years,
فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا
So be patient (O Muhammad SAW), with a good patience.
إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا
Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off,
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا
But We see it (quite) near.
يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead, etc.).
وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool,