Surah Al-Maarij - English Translation by Syed Vickar Ahamed

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

A questioner asked about the penalty to befall (yet to happen)—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 1

لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

Upon the unbelievers— There is none that can avert (the penalty)—
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 [Ruh, Gabriel] rise up to Him in a Day whose measure is fifty thousand years
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 4

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

Therefore you stay patient— With a good 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 about 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 sinners (only) wish will be that he could save himself from the penalty of that Day by (even offering) his children
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 11

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

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

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

And his relatives who sheltered him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 13

وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

And all, all that is on earth— So that it could save him—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 14

كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

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

نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

Tearing out (his existence) right out of his skull
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 16

تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Inviting (all) those who 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 for Allah)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 18

۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

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

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

Anxious and angry when evil touches him
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 20

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

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

إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

Not so (are) 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 recognized right (of Allah)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 24

لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

For the (needy) who ask 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

Verily, their Lord’s displeasure is the opposite of peace and serenity:—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 28

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

And those who guard their chastity (and sexuality)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 29

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ

Except from their wives and the (captive) whom their right hand possess— For (them), they are not to be blameworthy
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 30

فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

But those who go 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 safeguard (the sacredness) of their worship—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 34

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

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

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

So, what is the matter with the unbelievers that they rush madly before you—
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 from them wish to enter the Paradise (and the Garden of Joy)
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 38

كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

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

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

But now, I swear by the Lord of (every point in) the Easts' and the Wests' that We can certainly—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 40

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

Substitute them by others better (men) than them; 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 sink in idle talk and play about— Until they encounter that Day of theirs that they have been promised
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 42

يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

The Day when they will come out of from their graves in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal-post (fixed for them)—
Surah Al-Maarij, Verse 43