سَأَلَ Asked سَآئِلٌۢ a questioner بِعَذَابٍ about a punishment وَاقِعٍ bound to happen

لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ To the disbelievers لَيْسَ not لَهُۥ of it دَافِعٌ any preventer

مِّنَ From ٱللَّهِ Allah ذِى Owner ٱلْمَعَارِجِ (of) the ways of ascent

تَعْرُجُ Ascend ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels وَٱلرُّوحُ and the Spirit إِلَيْهِ to Him فِى in يَوْمٍ a Day كَانَ [is] مِقْدَارُهُۥ its measure خَمْسِينَ (is) fifty أَلْفَ thousand سَنَةٍ year(s)

فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient صَبْرًا a patience جَمِيلًا good

إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they يَرَوْنَهُۥ see it بَعِيدًا (as) far off

وَنَرَىٰهُ But We see it قَرِيبًا near

يَوْمَ (The) Day تَكُونُ will be ٱلسَّمَآءُ the sky كَٱلْمُهْلِ like molten copper

وَتَكُونُ And will be ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains كَٱلْعِهْنِ like wool

وَلَا And not يَسْـَٔلُ will ask حَمِيمٌ a friend حَمِيمًا (about) a friend

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ They will be made to see each other ۚ   يَوَدُّ Would wish ٱلْمُجْرِمُ the criminal لَوْ if يَفْتَدِى he (could be) ransomed مِنْ from عَذَابِ (the) punishment يَوْمِئِذٍۭ (of) that Day بِبَنِيهِ by his children

وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ And his spouse وَأَخِيهِ and his brother

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ And his nearest kindred ٱلَّتِى who تُـْٔوِيهِ sheltered him

وَمَن And whoever فِى (is) on ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth جَمِيعًا all ثُمَّ then يُنجِيهِ it (could) save him

كَلَّآ By no means ۖ   إِنَّهَا Indeed, it (is) لَظَىٰ surely a Flame of Hell

نَزَّاعَةً A remover لِّلشَّوَىٰ of the skin of the head

تَدْعُوا۟ Inviting مَنْ (him) who أَدْبَرَ turned his back وَتَوَلَّىٰ and went away

وَجَمَعَ And collected فَأَوْعَىٰٓ and hoarded

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ the man خُلِقَ was created هَلُوعًا anxious

إِذَا When مَسَّهُ touches him ٱلشَّرُّ the evil جَزُوعًا distressed

وَإِذَا And when مَسَّهُ touches him ٱلْخَيْرُ the good مَنُوعًا withholding

إِلَّا Except ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ those who pray

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who هُمْ [they] عَلَىٰ at صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayer دَآئِمُونَ (are) constant

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who فِىٓ in أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ their wealth حَقٌّ (is) a right مَّعْلُومٌ known

لِّلسَّآئِلِ For the one who asks وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ and the deprived

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُصَدِّقُونَ accept (the) truth بِيَوْمِ (of the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) the Judgment

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُم [they] مِّنْ of عَذَابِ (the) punishment رَبِّهِم (of) their Lord مُّشْفِقُونَ (are) fearful

إِنَّ Indeed عَذَابَ (the) punishment رَبِّهِمْ (of) your Lord غَيْرُ (is) not مَأْمُونٍ to be felt secure (of)

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِفُرُوجِهِمْ their modesty حَـٰفِظُونَ (are) guardians

إِلَّا Except عَلَىٰٓ from أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ their spouses أَوْ or مَا what مَلَكَتْ they possess أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ rightfully فَإِنَّهُمْ then indeed, they غَيْرُ (are) not مَلُومِينَ blameworthy

فَمَنِ But whoever ٱبْتَغَىٰ seeks وَرَآءَ beyond ذَٰلِكَ that فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those هُمُ [they] ٱلْعَادُونَ (are) the transgressors

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ of their trusts وَعَهْدِهِمْ and their promise رَٰعُونَ (are) observers

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُم [they] بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ in their testimonies قَآئِمُونَ stand firm

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who هُمْ [they] عَلَىٰ on صَلَاتِهِمْ their prayer يُحَافِظُونَ keep a guard

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍ Gardens مُّكْرَمُونَ honored

فَمَالِ So what is with ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve قِبَلَكَ before you مُهْطِعِينَ (they) hasten

عَنِ On ٱلْيَمِينِ the right وَعَنِ and on ٱلشِّمَالِ the left عِزِينَ (in) separate groups

أَيَطْمَعُ Does long كُلُّ every ٱمْرِئٍ person مِّنْهُمْ among them أَن that يُدْخَلَ he enters جَنَّةَ a Garden نَعِيمٍ (of) Delight

كَلَّآ By no means ۖ   إِنَّا Indeed, We خَلَقْنَـٰهُم [We] have created them مِّمَّا from what يَعْلَمُونَ they know

فَلَآ But nay أُقْسِمُ I swear بِرَبِّ by (the) Lord ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ (of) the risings وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ and the settings إِنَّا that We لَقَـٰدِرُونَ (are) surely Able

عَلَىٰٓ [On] أَن to نُّبَدِّلَ [We] replace خَيْرًا (with) better مِّنْهُمْ than them وَمَا and not نَحْنُ We بِمَسْبُوقِينَ (are) to be outrun

فَذَرْهُمْ So leave them يَخُوضُوا۟ (to) converse vainly وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ and amuse themselves حَتَّىٰ until يُلَـٰقُوا۟ they meet يَوْمَهُمُ their Day ٱلَّذِى which يُوعَدُونَ they are promised

يَوْمَ (The) Day يَخْرُجُونَ they will come out مِنَ from ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ the graves سِرَاعًا rapidly كَأَنَّهُمْ as if they (were) إِلَىٰ to نُصُبٍ a goal يُوفِضُونَ hastening

خَـٰشِعَةً Humbled أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ their eyesights تَرْهَقُهُمْ will cover them ذِلَّةٌ humiliation ۚ   ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْيَوْمُ (is) the Day ٱلَّذِى which كَانُوا۟ they were يُوعَدُونَ promised