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Sura Lxx. Ma'arij, Or The Ways Of Ascent

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

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Sra Lxx.

\"MA'RIJ," Or The Ways Of Ascent.

In the name of God, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful.

1. A
questioner asked

About a Penalty

To befall--

2.
The Unbelievers,

The which there is none

To ward off,--

3. (a Penalty
) from God,

Lord of the Ways

Of Ascent.

4.
The angels and

The Spirit ascend

Unto Him in a Day

The measure wher

Is (as) fifty thousand years:

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5.
Therefore do thou hold

Patience,--a Patience

Of beautiful (contentment).

6.
They see the (Day) indeed

As a far-off (event):

7.
But We see it

(Quite) near.

8.
The Day that

The sky will be like

Molten brass,

9.
And the mountains will be

Like wool,

10.
And no friend will ask

After a friend,

11.
Though they will be put

In sight of each other,--

The sinner's desire will be:

Would that he could

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Redeem himself from

The Penalty of that Day

By (sacrificing) his children,

12.
His wife and his brother,

13.
His kindred who sheltered him,

14.
And all, all that is

On earth,--so it could

Deliver him:

15.
By no means!

For it would be

The Fire of Hell!--

16.
Plucking out (his being)

Right to the skull!--

17.
Inviting (all) such

As turn their backs

And turn away their faces

(From the Right),

18.
And collect (wealth)

And hide it (from use)!

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19.
Truly man was created

Very impatient;--

20.
Fretful when evil

Touches him;

21.
And niggardly when

Good reaches him;--

22.
Not so those devoted

To Prayer;--

23.
Those who remain steadfast

To their prayer;

24.
And those in whose wealth

Is a recognised right

25.
For the (needy) who asks

And him who is prevented

(For some reason from asking);

26.
And those who hold

To the truth of the Day

Of Judgment;

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27.
And those who fear

The displeasure of their Lord,--

28.
For their Lord's displeasure

Is the opposite of Peace

And Tranquillity;--

29.
And those who guard

Their chastity,

30.
Except with their wives

And the (captives) whom

Their right hands possess,--

For (then) they are not

To be blamed,

31.
But those who trespass

Beyond this are transgressors;--

32.
And those who respect

Their trusts and covenants;

33.
And those who stand firm

In their testimonies;

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34.
And those who guard

(The sacredness) of their

worship;--

35.
Such will be

The honoured ones

In the Gardens (of Bliss).

Section 2.

36.
Now what is

The matter with the Unbelievers

That they rush madly

Before thee--

37.
From the right

And from the left,

In crowds?

38.
Does every man of them

Long to enter

The Garden of Bliss?

39.
By no means!

For We have created them

Out of the (base matter)

They know!

40.
Now I do

Call to witness

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The Lord of all points

In the East and the West

That We can certainly--

41.
Substitute for them

Better (men) than they;

And We are not

To be defeated

(In Our Plan).

42.
So leave them

To plunge in vain talk

And play about,

Until they encounter

That Day of theirs which

They have been promised!--

43.
The Day whereon

They will issue

From their sepulchres

In sudden haste

As if they were

Rushing to a goal-post

(Fixed for them),--

44.
Their eyes lowered

In dejection,

Ignominy covering them

(All over)!

Such is the Day

The which they

Are promised!

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