Surah سورة المعارج

Verse 1

ﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﯓ

Al-Ma'arij

A challenger¹ has demanded a punishment bound to come

Verse 2

ﯔﯕﯖﯗ ﯘ

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

Verse 3

ﯙﯚﯛﯜ ﯝ

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

Verse 4

ﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﯩ

˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit¹ will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.²

Verse 5

ﯪﯫﯬ ﯭ

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

Verse 6

ﯮﯯﯰ ﯱ

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

Verse 7

ﯲﯳ ﯴ

but We see it as inevitable.

Verse 8

ﯵﯶﯷﯸ ﯹ

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

Verse 9

ﯺﯻﯼ ﯽ

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

Verse 10

ﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰂ

And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

Verse 11

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘﭙﭚ ﭛ

˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,

Verse 12

ﭜﭝ ﭞ

their spouses, their siblings,

Verse 13

ﭟﭠﭡ ﭢ

their clan that sheltered them,

Verse 14

ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨ ﭩ

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

Verse 15

ﭪﭫﭬﭭ ﭮ

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

Verse 16

ﭯﭰ ﭱ

ripping off scalps.

Verse 17

ﭲﭳﭴﭵ ﭶ

It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

Verse 18

ﭷﭸ ﭹ

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

Verse 19

ﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾ ﭿ

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

Verse 20

ﮀﮁﮂﮃ ﮄ

distressed when touched with evil,

Verse 21

ﮅﮆﮇﮈ ﮉ

and withholding when touched with good—

Verse 22

ﮊﮋ ﮌ

except those who pray,

Verse 23

ﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑ ﮒ

consistently performing their prayers;

Verse 24

ﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗ ﮘ

and who give the rightful share of their wealth

Verse 25

ﮙﮚ ﮛ

to the beggar and the poor;

Verse 26

ﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﮠ

and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

Verse 27

ﮡﮢﮣﮤﮥﮦ ﮧ

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

Verse 28

ﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﮭ

˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

Verse 29

ﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﯓ

and those who guard their chastity¹

Verse 30

ﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝ ﯞ

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession,¹ for then they are free from blame,

Verse 31

ﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥ ﯦ

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

Verse 32

ﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﯬ

˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

Verse 33

ﯭﯮﯯﯰ ﯱ

and who are honest in their testimony;

Verse 34

ﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶ ﯷ

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

Verse 35

ﯸﯹﯺﯻ ﯼ

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

Verse 36

ﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰂ

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

Verse 37

ﰃﰄﰅﰆﰇ ﰈ

from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?¹

Verse 38

ﰉﰊﰋﰌﰍﰎﰏﰐ ﰑ

Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

Verse 39

ﰒﰓﰔﰕﰖﰗ ﰘ

But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.¹

Verse 40

ﰙﰚﰛﰜﰝﰞﰟ ﰠ

So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset¹ that We are truly capable

Verse 41

ﭑﭒﭓﭔﭕﭖﭗﭘ ﭙ

of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

Verse 42

ﭚﭛﭜﭝﭞﭟﭠﭡ ﭢ

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

Verse 43

ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨﭩﭪﭫ ﭬ

the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,¹

Verse 44

ﭭﭮﭯﭰﭱﭲﭳﭴﭵﭶ ﭷ

with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.

Translation of سورة المعارج

سورة المعارج

Translation of Surah Al-Ma'arij in الإنجليزية from Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation

Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation

Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation

Al-Ma'arij