سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ   

70.1 . A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall

لِّلْكَافِرينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ   

70.2 . Upon the disbelievers , which none can repel ,

مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ   

70.3 . From Allah , Lord of the Ascending Stairways

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ   

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

فَاصْبِرْ صَبْراً جَمِيلاً   

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

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيداً   

70.6 . Lo! they behold it afar off

وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيباً   

70.7 . While We behold it nigh :

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاء كَالْمُهْلِ   

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

وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ   

70.9 . And the hills become as flakes of wool ,

وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيماً   

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