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.
وَلا يَسأَلُ حَميمٌ حَميمًا
No friend will ask of a friend.
يُبَصَّرونَهُم ۚ يَوَدُّ المُجرِمُ لَو يَفتَدي مِن عَذابِ يَومِئِذٍ بِبَنيهِ
Although they will be shown to each other, the criminal would wish to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by offering his children.
وَصاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخيهِ
And his girlfriend and his brother.
وَفَصيلَتِهِ الَّتي تُؤويهِ
And his family that sheltered him.