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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Ma‘ārij   Ayah:
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Al-Ma‘ārij

Ayah: 1

سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
A challenger asked for a punishment bound to come[1]
[1] In the Hereafter. The pagans of Makkah had challenged the Prophet (ﷺ) in ridicule by asking Allah to bring upon them His punishment. See 8:32.
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Ayah: 2

لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ لَيۡسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٞ
upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
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Ayah: 3

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِي ٱلۡمَعَارِجِ
from Allah, Lord of the pathways of ascent,
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Ayah: 4

تَعۡرُجُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيۡهِ فِي يَوۡمٖ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُۥ خَمۡسِينَ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ
by which the angels and the Spirit[2] will ascend to Him on a Day[3] the length of which is fifty thousand years.
[2] i.e., the angel Gabriel.
[3] The Day of Judgment will be an extremely long day.
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Ayah: 5

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرٗا جَمِيلًا
So be patient [O Prophet] with beautiful patience.
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Ayah: 6

إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا
Indeed, they see this [punishment] far off,
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Ayah: 7

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبٗا
but We see it to be close at hand.
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Ayah: 8

يَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ
On the Day when the sky will be like molten brass[4]
[4] Or "murky oil."
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Ayah: 9

وَتَكُونُ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَٱلۡعِهۡنِ
and the mountains will be like dyed wool[5],
[5] While disintegrating.
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Ayah: 10

وَلَا يَسۡـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمٗا
and no close friend will ask about another,
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