Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Ma'arij)
Ayah 1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Asked a questioner about a punishment bound to happen
Ayah 2
لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
To the disbelievers not of it any preventer
Ayah 3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
From Allah Owner (of) the ways of ascent
Ayah 4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Ascend the Angels and the Spirit to Him in a Day [is] its measure (is) fifty thousand year(s)
Ayah 5
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
So be patient a patience good
Ayah 6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
Indeed, they see it (as) far off
Ayah 7
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
But We see it near
Ayah 8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
(The) Day will be the sky like molten copper
Ayah 9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And will be the mountains like wool
Ayah 10
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
And not will ask a friend (about) a friend
Ayah 11
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
They will be made to see each other Would wish the criminal if he (could be) ransomed from (the) punishment (of) that Day by his children
Ayah 12
وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his spouse and his brother
Ayah 13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And his nearest kindred who sheltered him
Ayah 14
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
And whoever (is) on the earth all then it (could) save him
Ayah 15
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
By no means Indeed, it (is) surely a Flame of Hell
Ayah 16
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
A remover of the skin of the head
Ayah 17
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Inviting (him) who turned his back and went away
Ayah 18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
And collected and hoarded
Ayah 19
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Indeed the man was created anxious
Ayah 20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
When touches him the evil distressed
Ayah 21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
And when touches him the good withholding
Ayah 22
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Except those who pray
Ayah 23
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
Those who [they] at their prayer (are) constant
Ayah 24
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
And those who in their wealth (is) a right known
Ayah 25
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
For the one who asks and the deprived
Ayah 26
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who accept (the) truth (of the) Day (of) the Judgment
Ayah 27
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
And those who [they] of (the) punishment (of) their Lord (are) fearful
Ayah 28
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
Indeed (the) punishment (of) your Lord (is) not to be felt secure (of)
Ayah 29
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ
And those who [they] their modesty (are) guardians
Ayah 30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
Except from their spouses or what they possess rightfully then indeed, they (are) not blameworthy
Ayah 31
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
But whoever seeks beyond that then those [they] (are) the transgressors
Ayah 32
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who [they] of their trusts and their promise (are) observers
Ayah 33
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who [they] in their testimonies stand firm
Ayah 34
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
And those who [they] on their prayer keep a guard
Ayah 35
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Those (will be) in Gardens honored
Ayah 36
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
So what is with those who disbelieve before you (they) hasten
Ayah 37
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
On the right and on the left (in) separate groups
Ayah 38
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Does long every person among them that he enters a Garden (of) Delight
Ayah 39
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
By no means Indeed, We [We] have created them from what they know
Ayah 40
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَـٰدِرُونَ
But nay I swear by (the) Lord (of) the risings and the settings that We (are) surely Able
Ayah 41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
[On] to [We] replace (with) better than them and not We (are) to be outrun
Ayah 42
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَـٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
So leave them (to) converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised
Ayah 43
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
(The) Day they will come out from the graves rapidly as if they (were) to a goal hastening
Ayah 44
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ
Humbled their eyesights will cover them humiliation That (is) the Day which they were promised
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Ma'arij?
Surat Al-Ma'arij (المعارج) has 44 verses.
Was Surat Al-Ma'arij revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Ma'arij was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Ma'arij on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Ma'arij spans pages 568 to 570.
What is Surat Al-Ma'arij about?
The Surah takes its name from the word dhil Ma'arij in verse 3.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.