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ﮮﮯﮰﮱ ﰀ​

Al-Ma'arij


A challenger1 has demanded a punishment bound to come
ﯔﯕﯖﯗ ﰁ​

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—
ﯙﯚﯛﯜ ﰂ​

from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,
ﯞﯟﯠﯡﯢﯣﯤﯥﯦﯧﯨ ﰃ​

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

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

They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,
ﯲﯳ ﰆ​

but We see it as inevitable.
ﯵﯶﯷﯸ ﰇ​

On that Day the sky will be like molten brass
ﯺﯻﯼ ﰈ​

and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.
ﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰉ​

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

˹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,
ﭜﭝ ﰋ​

their spouses, their siblings,
ﭟﭠﭡ ﰌ​

their clan that sheltered them,
ﭣﭤﭥﭦﭧﭨ ﰍ​

and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.
ﭪﭫﭬﭭ ﰎ​

But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame
ﭯﭰ ﰏ​

ripping off scalps.
ﭲﭳﭴﭵ ﰐ​

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

and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.
ﭺﭻﭼﭽﭾ ﰒ​

Indeed, humankind was created impatient:
ﮀﮁﮂﮃ ﰓ​

distressed when touched with evil,
ﮅﮆﮇﮈ ﰔ​

and withholding when touched with good—
ﮊﮋ ﰕ​

except those who pray,
ﮍﮎﮏﮐﮑ ﰖ​

consistently performing their prayers;
ﮓﮔﮕﮖﮗ ﰗ​

and who give the rightful share of their wealth
ﮙﮚ ﰘ​

to the beggar and the poor;
ﮜﮝﮞﮟ ﰙ​

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

and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—
ﮨﮩﮪﮫﮬ ﰛ​

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

and those who guard their chastity1
ﯔﯕﯖﯗﯘﯙﯚﯛﯜﯝ ﰝ​

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

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.
ﯧﯨﯩﯪﯫ ﰟ​

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

and who are honest in their testimony;
ﯲﯳﯴﯵﯶ ﰡ​

and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.
ﯸﯹﯺﯻ ﰢ​

These will be in Gardens, held in honour.
ﯽﯾﯿﰀﰁ ﰣ​

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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