Surah Al-Ma'arij

Surah Al-Ma'arij in Arabic and English

All 44 verses, with the Arabic, a transliteration to help you read it aloud, and the English translation by Talal Itani.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ

   Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

   A questioner questioned the imminent torment.

2. 2

   لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعࣱ

   Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

   For the disbelievers; none can repel it.

3. 3

   مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ

   Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

   From Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.

4. 4

   تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ

   TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin

   Unto Him the angels and the Spirit ascend on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years.

5. 5

   فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا

   Faisbir sabran jameelan

   So be patient, with sweet patience.

6. 6

   إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا

   Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

   They see it distant.

7. 7

   وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا

   Wanarahu qareeban

   But We see it near.

8. 8

   يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ

   Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

   On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass.

9. 9

   وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ

   Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

   And the mountains will be like tufted wool.

10. 10

    وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا

    Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

    No friend will care about his friend.

11. 11

    يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُ لَوۡ يَفۡتَدِي مِنۡ عَذَابِ يَوۡمِئِذِۭ بِبَنِيهِ

    Yubassaroonahum yawaddu almujrimu law yaftadee min AAathabi yawmiithin bibaneehi

    They will be shown each other. The criminal wishes he would be redeemed from the punishment of that Day by his children.

12. 12

    وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

    Wasahibatihi waakheehi

    And his spouse, and his brother.

13. 13

    وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِي تُـٔۡوِيهِ

    Wafaseelatihi allatee tuweehi

    And his family that sheltered him.

14. 14

    وَمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

    Waman fee alardi jameeAAan thumma yunjeehi

    And everyone on earth, in order to save him.

15. 15

    كَلَّآۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    Kalla innaha latha

    By no means! It is a Raging Fire.

16. 16

    نَزَّاعَةٗ لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    NazzaAAatan lilshshawa

    It strips away the scalps.

17. 17

    تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    TadAAoo man adbara watawalla

    It invites him who once turned his back and fled.

18. 18

    وَجَمَعَ فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ

    WajamaAAa faawAAa

    And accumulated and hoarded.

19. 19

    ۞إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

    Inna alinsana khuliqa halooAAan

    Man was created restless.

20. 20

    إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعٗا

    Itha massahu alshsharru jazooAAan

    Touched by adversity, he is fretful.

21. 21

    وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا

    Waitha massahu alkhayru manooAAan

    Touched by good, he is ungenerous.

22. 22

    إِلَّا ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ

    Illa almusalleena

    Except the prayerful.

23. 23

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ دَآئِمُونَ

    Allatheena hum AAala salatihim daimoona

    Those who are constant at their prayers.

24. 24

    وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ مَّعۡلُومࣱ

    Waallatheena fee amwalihim haqqun maAAloomun

    And those in whose wealth is a rightful share.

25. 25

    لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

    Lilssaili waalmahroomi

    For the beggar and the deprived.

26. 26

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    Waallatheena yusaddiqoona biyawmi alddeeni

    And those who affirm the Day of Judgment.

27. 27

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ

    Waallatheena hum min AAathabi rabbihim mushfiqoona

    And those who fear the punishment of their Lord.

28. 28

    إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمۡ غَيۡرُ مَأۡمُونٖ

    Inna AAathaba rabbihim ghayru mamoonin

    Their Lord’s punishment is not to be taken for granted.

29. 29

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ

    Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona

    And those who guard their chastity.

30. 30

    إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ

    Illa AAala azwajihim aw ma malakat aymanuhum fainnahum ghayru maloomeena

    Except from their spouses or those living under their control, for then they are free of blame.

31. 31

    فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ

    Famani ibtagha waraa thalika faolaika humu alAAadoona

    But whoever seeks to go beyond that—these are the transgressors.

32. 32

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

    Waallatheena hum liamanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona

    And those who honor their trusts and their pledges.

33. 33

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمۡ قَآئِمُونَ

    Waallatheena hum bishahadatihim qaimoona

    And those who stand by their testimonies.

34. 34

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ

    Waallatheena hum AAala salatihim yuhafithoona

    And those who are dedicated to their prayers.

35. 35

    أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ مُّكۡرَمُونَ

    Olaika fee jannatin mukramoona

    These will be honored in Gardens.

36. 36

    فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قِبَلَكَ مُهۡطِعِينَ

    Famali allatheena kafaroo qibalaka muhtiAAeena

    What is with those who disbelieve, stretching their necks towards you.

37. 37

    عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

    AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali AAizeena

    From the right, and from the left, banding together?

38. 38

    أَيَطۡمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن يُدۡخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٖ

    AyatmaAAu kullu imriin minhum an yudkhala jannata naAAeemin

    Is every one of them aspiring to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

39. 39

    كَلَّآۖ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ

    Kalla inna khalaqnahum mimma yaAAlamoona

    No indeed! We created them from what they know.

40. 40

    فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

    Fala oqsimu birabbi almashariqi waalmagharibi inna laqadiroona

    I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests, that We are Able.

41. 41

    عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ

    AAala an nubaddila khayran minhum wama nahnu bimasbooqeena

    To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone.

42. 42

    فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

    Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona

    So leave them to blunder and play, until they meet their Day which they are promised.

43. 43

    يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ

    Yawma yakhrujoona mina alajdathi siraAAan kaannahum ila nusubin yoofidoona

    The Day when they will emerge from the tombs in a rush, as though they were hurrying towards a target.

44. 44

    خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ

    KhashiAAatan absaruhum tarhaquhum thillatun thalika alyawmu allathee kanoo yooAAadoona

    Their eyes cast down; overwhelmed by humiliation. This is the Day which they were promised.