The Ascending Stairways
Surah
Al-Ma'arij
70
﷽
70:1
١
A challenger1 has demanded a punishment bound to come

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen1

— Saheeh International

70:2
٢
for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.

— Saheeh International

70:3
٣
from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.

— Saheeh International

70:4
٤
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit1 will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.2

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

The angels and the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.

— Saheeh International

70:5
٥
So endure ˹this denial, O  Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So be patient with gracious patience.

— Saheeh International

70:6
٦
They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

— Saheeh International

70:7
٧
but We see it as inevitable.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But We see it [as] near.

— Saheeh International

70:8
٨
On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,1

— Saheeh International

70:9
٩
and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the mountains will be like wool,1

— Saheeh International

70:10
١٠
And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,

— Saheeh International

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