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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ(١)

Saala sailun biAAathabin waqiAAin

1 . A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall

لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ(٢)

Lilkafireena laysa lahu dafiAAun

2 . Upon the disbelievers , which none can repel ,

مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ(٣)

Mina Allahi thee almaAAariji

3 . From Allah , Lord of the Ascending Stairways

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ(٤)

TaAAruju almalaikatu waalrroohu ilayhi fee yawmin kana miqdaruhu khamseena alfa sanatin

4 . ( Whereby ) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years .

فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا(٥)

Faisbir sabran jameelan

5 . But be patient ( O Muhammad ) with a patience fair to see .

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا(٦)

Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

6 . Lo! they behold it afar off

وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا(٧)

Wanarahu qareeban

7 . While We behold it nigh :

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ(٨)

Yawma takoonu alssamao kaalmuhli

8 . The day when the sky will become as molten copper ,

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ(٩)

Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni

9 . And the hills become as flakes of wool ,

وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا(١٠)

Wala yasalu hameemun hameeman

10 . And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend