70:1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابࣲ وَاقِعࣲ
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Surah Al-Ma'arij (المَعَارِج) — The Ascending Stairways | Chapter 70 of the Holy Quran
Read, listen to, and understand Surah Al-Ma'arij (المَعَارِج — "The Ascending Stairways"), Chapter 70 of the Holy Quran (44 verses, Meccan revelation) in authentic Uthmanic Arabic script with English translation (Saheeh International), translations in 100+ languages, and verse-by-verse audio recitation by Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
70:2
لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعࣱ
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer
70:3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent
70:4
تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمࣲ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةࣲ
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years
70:5
فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرࣰ ا جَمِيلًا
So be patient with gracious patience
70:6
إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدࣰ ا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant