Surah Al-Maarij - English Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 1

لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 2

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 3

تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 4

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 5

إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 6

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

But We see it (quite) near
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 7

يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

The Day that the sky will be like molten brass
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 8

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

And the mountains will be like wool
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 9

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

And no friend will ask after a friend
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 10

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 11

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

His wife and his brother
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 12

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

His kindred who sheltered him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 13

وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 14

كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 15

نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

Plucking out (his being) right to the skull
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 16

تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 17

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 18

۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Truly man was created very impatient
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 19

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

Fretful when evil touches him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 20

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

And niggardly when good reaches him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 21

إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

Not so those devoted to Prayer
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 22

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

Those who remain steadfast to their prayer
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 23

وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

And those in whose wealth is a recognised right
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 24

لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 25

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 26

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 27

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ

For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 28

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

And those who guard their chastity
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 29

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ

Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (then) they are not to be blamed
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 30

فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 31

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

And those who respect their trusts and covenants
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 32

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

And those who stand firm in their testimonies
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 33

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 34

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 35

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 36

عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

From the right and from the left, in crowds
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 37

أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 38

كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 39

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 40

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 41

فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 42

يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 43