بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢ ﴿1﴾
Mubarakpuri
A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
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لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌۭ ﴿2﴾
Mubarakpuri
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ﴿3﴾
Mubarakpuri
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ﴿4﴾
Mubarakpuri
The angels and the Ruh ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا ﴿5﴾
Mubarakpuri
So be patient, with a good patience.
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًۭا ﴿6﴾
Mubarakpuri
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًۭا ﴿7﴾
Mubarakpuri
But We see it near.
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ ﴿8﴾
Mubarakpuri
The Day that the sky will be like the Al-Muhl.
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ﴿9﴾
Mubarakpuri
And the mountains will be like `Ihn.
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًۭا ﴿10﴾
Mubarakpuri
And no friend will ask a friend,
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ ﴿11﴾
Mubarakpuri
Though they shall be made to see one another, the criminal would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children.
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ ﴿12﴾
Mubarakpuri
And his wife and his brother,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ ﴿13﴾
Mubarakpuri
And his Fasilah who sheltered him,
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ﴿14﴾
Mubarakpuri
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ﴿15﴾
Mubarakpuri
By no means! Verily, it will be the fire of Hell,
نَزَّاعَةًۭ لِّلشَّوَىٰ ﴿16﴾
Mubarakpuri
Nazza`ah the Shawa!
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿17﴾
Mubarakpuri
Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces.
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ ﴿18﴾
Mubarakpuri
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the cause of Allah).
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ﴿19﴾
Mubarakpuri
Verily, man was created very impatient;
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًۭا ﴿20﴾
Mubarakpuri
Apprehensive when evil touches him;
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ﴿21﴾
Mubarakpuri
And suppressive when good touches him.
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿22﴾
Mubarakpuri
Except those who are devoted to Salah.
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
Mubarakpuri
Those who with their Salah are Da'imun;
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ﴿24﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those in whose wealth there is a recognized right.
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ﴿25﴾
Mubarakpuri
For the one who asks, and for the deprived.
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿26﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ﴿27﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍۢ ﴿28﴾
Mubarakpuri
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ ﴿29﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who guard their private part (chastity).
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿30﴾
Mubarakpuri
Except from their wives or their right hand possessions -- for (then) they are not blameworthy.
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ﴿31﴾
Mubarakpuri
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ ﴿32﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ ﴿33﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ﴿34﴾
Mubarakpuri
And those who are with their Salah, Yuhafizun.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ مُّكْرَمُونَ ﴿35﴾
Mubarakpuri
Such shall dwell in the Gardens, honored
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ﴿36﴾
Mubarakpuri
So, what is the matter with those disbelievers, before you Muhti`in
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ﴿37﴾
Mubarakpuri
On the right and on the left, `Izin.
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍۢ ﴿38﴾
Mubarakpuri
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿39﴾
Mubarakpuri
But no! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ﴿40﴾
Mubarakpuri
But no! I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests that surely We are Able
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿41﴾
Mubarakpuri
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ﴿42﴾
Mubarakpuri
So, leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised.
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًۭا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍۢ يُوفِضُونَ ﴿43﴾
Mubarakpuri
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a Nusub,
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ ﴿44﴾
Mubarakpuri
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!