194 - Quran - Surah 70 – Al-Ma'arij - The Ascending Stairways

70:1 A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come 70:2 for the disbelievers—to be averted by none— 70:3 from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent, 70:4 ˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length. 70:5 So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience. 70:6 They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible, 70:7 but We see it as inevitable. 70:8 On that Day the sky will be like molten brass 70:9 and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool. 70:10 And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends, 70:11 ˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children, 70:12 their spouses, their siblings, 70:13 their clan that sheltered them, 70:14 and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves. 70:15 But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame 70:16 ripping off scalps. 70:17 It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺, 70:18 and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺. 70:19 Indeed, humankind was created impatient: 70:20 distressed when touched with evil, 70:21 and withholding when touched with good— 70:22 except those who pray, 70:23 consistently performing their prayers; 70:24 and who give the rightful share of their wealth 70:25 to the beggar and the poor; 70:26 and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment; 70:27 and those who fear the punishment of their Lord— 70:28 ˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment— 70:29 and those who guard their chastity 70:30 except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame, 70:31 but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors. 70:32 ˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants; 70:33 and who are honest in their testimony; 70:34 and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers. 70:35 These will be in Gardens, held in honour. 70:36 So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺, 70:37 from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺? 70:38 Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss? 70:39 But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from. 70:40 So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable 70:41 of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺. 70:42 So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with— 70:43 the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,70:44 with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.