70. Mearixh · verses 1–11

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-

لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ

Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.

تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ

TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

Faisbir sabran jameelan

Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment).

إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

Wanarahu qareeban

But We see it (quite) near.

يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

And the mountains will be like wool,

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

And no friend will ask after a friend,

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi

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,