70. Al-Ma'aarij - (The Ways of Ascent)

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Recitation:
English Yusuf Ali: [70:1]
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:2]
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:3]
(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:4]
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:5]
Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:6]
They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:7]
But We see it (quite) near.
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:8]
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:9]
And the mountains will be like wool,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:10]
And no friend will ask after a friend,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:11]
Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:12]
His wife and his brother,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:13]
His kindred who sheltered him,
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:14]
And all, all that is on earth,- so it could deliver him:
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English Yusuf Ali: [70:15]
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell!-