بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ سَأَلَ سائِلٌ بِعَذابٍ واقِعٍ
A questioner asked for a punishment bound to happen.
لِلكافِرينَ لَيسَ لَهُ دافِعٌ
For the unbelievers, there is none to avert it.
مِنَ اللَّهِ ذِي المَعارِجِ
From God, the Lord of the ascending pathways.
تَعرُجُ المَلائِكَةُ وَالرّوحُ إِلَيهِ في يَومٍ كانَ مِقدارُهُ خَمسينَ أَلفَ سَنَةٍ
The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him, on a Day that spans fifty thousand years.
فَاصبِر صَبرًا جَميلًا
So, be patient with a beautiful patience.
إِنَّهُم يَرَونَهُ بَعيدًا
They perceive it as far off.
وَنَراهُ قَريبًا
But We see it as near.
يَومَ تَكونُ السَّماءُ كَالمُهلِ
On that Day, the sky will resemble molten copper.
وَتَكونُ الجِبالُ كَالعِهنِ
And the mountains will appear like tufts of wool.