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Surah Al-Maarij - English Translation by Mohammad Shafi


سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

A questioner questions punishment that is bound to befall
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 1


لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

Those who suppress the Truth. There is none to defend anyone
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 2


مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

From Allah, Lord of the [many] ascents
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 3


تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ

The time taken by the angels and the Spirit to ascend to Him is fifty thousand years [of man's reckoning]
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 4


فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

So, (O Prophet), be graciously patient [at the disbelievers' deliberate disbelief]
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 5


إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

They do indeed see it [punishment] long in coming
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 6


وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

And We see it near
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 7


يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

That Day, the sky will be like molten metal
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 friend will not ask of friend
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 10


يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

Although they would be able to see one another. The sinner would like to save himself from the punishment of that Day by offering (even) his children in ransom
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 11


وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

And [he would offer] his spouse and his brother
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 12


وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

And [he would offer] his kindred who sheltered him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 13


وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

And [he would offer] all all that is on the earth, if only he could thus save himself
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 14


كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

But no! The fierce flame of Hell-fire it shall be
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 15


نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

That would be stripping their scalds off
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 16


تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

It [the Fire] would summon him who had turned away and retreated
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 17


وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

And had amassed and hoarded
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 18


۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Man is indeed impatient by nature
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 19


إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

When adversity touches him he bewails
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 20


وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

And when prosperity touches him, he is begrudging
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 21


إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

But those who pray are not [so impatient]
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 22


ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

Those that are constant in their prayers
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 23


وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ

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


لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

For those that beg and for those that are deprived
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 25


وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

And [among those who are not impatient are] those who sincerely believe in the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 26


وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

And those that fear the punishment of their Lord
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 27


إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ

— There is indeed no security against punishment of their Lord —
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 28


وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

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


إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ

Except from their spouses or from those whom they rightfully possess. For indulging in sex with them, they are, of course, not to be blamed
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 30


فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

But whoever seeks to go beyond that — those are the ones that go beyond limits
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 31


وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

And [among those who are not impatient are] those who are true to their trusts and who keep their word
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 32


وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

And those who firmly stand by their testimonies
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 33


وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

And those who guard their prayer.h
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 34


أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

All those shall be the honoured ones in Gardens of Paradise
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 35


فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

And what is the matter with those that suppress the Truth that they rush to you
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 36


عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

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


أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

Does everyone of them hope to enter the Garden of Bliss [by following one's own man- made thought]
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 38


كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

No, not at all! They know what We have created them from
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 39


فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

By no means [can they enter the Garden of Bliss!] I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests that We certainly are capable
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 40


عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

Of replacing them by others better than they. And nothing can hinder Us
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 41


فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

Leave them then to their vain talk and to their amusements, till they meet with the Day promised to them —
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 42


يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

The Day on which they will come hastily out of their graves, as though they had to run towards their goals
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 43


خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

Their eyes downcast and [their bodies] overwhelmed with disgrace! That is the Day they were promised
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 44


Author: Mohammad Shafi


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