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70. Surah Al-Ma'arij

The Ascending Stairways

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Ma'arij (Chapter 70), consisting of 44 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 29), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
70:14
ومن في الارض جميعا ثم ينجيه ١٤
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ١٤
وَمَن
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
جَمِيعٗا
ثُمَّ
يُنجِيهِ
١٤
and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.
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70:15
كلا انها لظى ١٥
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ١٥
كـَلَّآۖ
إِنَّهَا
لَظَىٰ
١٥
But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame
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70:16
نزاعة للشوى ١٦
نَزَّاعَةًۭ لِّلشَّوَىٰ ١٦
نَزَّاعَةٗ
لِّلشَّوَىٰ
١٦
ripping off scalps.
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70:17
تدعو من ادبر وتولى ١٧
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٧
تَدۡعُواْ
مَنۡ
أَدۡبَرَ
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
١٧
It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,
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70:18
وجمع فاوعى ١٨
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ ١٨
وَجَمَعَ
فَأَوۡعَىٰٓ
١٨
and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.
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70:19
۞ ان الانسان خلق هلوعا ١٩
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ١٩
۞ إِنَّ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
خُلِقَ
هَلُوعًا
١٩
Indeed, humankind was created impatient:
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70:20
اذا مسه الشر جزوعا ٢٠
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًۭا ٢٠
إِذَا
مَسَّهُ
ٱلشَّرُّ
جَزُوعٗا
٢٠
distressed when touched with evil,
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70:21
واذا مسه الخير منوعا ٢١
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١
وَإِذَا
مَسَّهُ
ٱلۡخَيۡرُ
مَنُوعًا
٢١
and withholding when touched with good—
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70:22
الا المصلين ٢٢
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ٢٢
إِلَّا
ٱلۡمُصَلِّينَ
٢٢
except those who pray,
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70:23
الذين هم على صلاتهم دايمون ٢٣
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ٢٣
ٱلَّذِينَ
هُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
صَلَاتِهِمۡ
دَآئِمُونَ
٢٣
consistently performing their prayers;
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