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Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Ma'arij)
  1. Ayah 1

    سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ

    Asked a questioner about a punishment bound to happen

  2. Ayah 2

    لِّلْكَـٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ

    To the disbelievers not of it any preventer

  3. Ayah 3

    مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ

    From Allah Owner (of) the ways of ascent

  4. 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)

  5. Ayah 5

    فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

    So be patient a patience good

  6. Ayah 6

    إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

    Indeed, they see it (as) far off

  7. Ayah 7

    وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

    But We see it near

  8. Ayah 8

    يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

    (The) Day will be the sky like molten copper

  9. Ayah 9

    وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ

    And will be the mountains like wool

  10. Ayah 10

    وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا

    And not will ask a friend (about) a friend

  11. 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

  12. Ayah 12

    وَصَـٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

    And his spouse and his brother

  13. Ayah 13

    وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ

    And his nearest kindred who sheltered him

  14. Ayah 14

    وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

    And whoever (is) on the earth all then it (could) save him

  15. Ayah 15

    كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

    By no means Indeed, it (is) surely a Flame of Hell

  16. Ayah 16

    نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ

    A remover of the skin of the head

  17. Ayah 17

    تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Inviting (him) who turned his back and went away

  18. Ayah 18

    وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ

    And collected and hoarded

  19. Ayah 19

    ۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

    Indeed the man was created anxious

  20. Ayah 20

    إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

    When touches him the evil distressed

  21. Ayah 21

    وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

    And when touches him the good withholding

  22. Ayah 22

    إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

    Except those who pray

  23. Ayah 23

    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ

    Those who [they] at their prayer (are) constant

  24. Ayah 24

    وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ

    And those who in their wealth (is) a right known

  25. Ayah 25

    لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

    For the one who asks and the deprived

  26. Ayah 26

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

    And those who accept (the) truth (of the) Day (of) the Judgment

  27. Ayah 27

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

    And those who [they] of (the) punishment (of) their Lord (are) fearful

  28. Ayah 28

    إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ

    Indeed (the) punishment (of) your Lord (is) not to be felt secure (of)

  29. Ayah 29

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ

    And those who [they] their modesty (are) guardians

  30. 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

  31. Ayah 31

    فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

    But whoever seeks beyond that then those [they] (are) the transgressors

  32. Ayah 32

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ

    And those who [they] of their trusts and their promise (are) observers

  33. Ayah 33

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ

    And those who [they] in their testimonies stand firm

  34. Ayah 34

    وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

    And those who [they] on their prayer keep a guard

  35. Ayah 35

    أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ

    Those (will be) in Gardens honored

  36. Ayah 36

    فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

    So what is with those who disbelieve before you (they) hasten

  37. Ayah 37

    عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

    On the right and on the left (in) separate groups

  38. Ayah 38

    أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ

    Does long every person among them that he enters a Garden (of) Delight

  39. Ayah 39

    كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

    By no means Indeed, We [We] have created them from what they know

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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.