70:1 A challenger has demanded a punishment bound to come

70:2 for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

70:3 from Allah, Lord of pathways of ˹heavenly˺ ascent,

70:4 ˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.

70:5 So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

70:6 They truly see this ˹Day˺ as impossible,

70:7 but We see it as inevitable.

70:8 On that Day the sky will be like molten brass

70:9 and the mountains like ˹tufts of˺ wool.

70:10 And no close friend will ask ˹about˺ their friends,

70:11 ˹although˺ they will be made to see each other. The wicked will wish to ransom themselves from the punishment of that Day by their children,

70:12 their spouses, their siblings,

70:13 their clan that sheltered them,

70:14 and everyone on earth altogether, just to save themselves.

70:15 But no! There will certainly be a raging Flame

70:16 ripping off scalps.

70:17 It will summon whoever turned their backs ˹on Allah˺ and turned away ˹from the truth˺,

70:18 and gathered and hoarded ˹wealth˺.

70:19 Indeed, humankind was created impatient:

70:20 distressed when touched with evil,

70:21 and withholding when touched with good—

70:22 except those who pray,

70:23 consistently performing their prayers;

70:24 and who give the rightful share of their wealth

70:25 to the beggar and the poor;

70:26 and who ˹firmly˺ believe in the Day of Judgment;

70:27 and those who fear the punishment of their Lord—

70:28 ˹knowing that˺ none should feel secure from their Lord’s punishment—

70:29 and those who guard their chastity

70:30 except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame,

70:31 but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.

70:32 ˹The faithful are˺ also those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

70:33 and who are honest in their testimony;

70:34 and who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

70:35 These will be in Gardens, held in honour.

70:36 So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

70:37 from the right and the left, in groups ˹to mock you˺?

70:38 Does every one of them expect to be admitted into a Garden of Bliss?

70:39 But no! Indeed, they ˹already˺ know what We created them from.

70:40 So, I do swear by the Lord of ˹all˺ the points of sunrise and sunset that We are truly capable

70:41 of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.

70:42 So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been threatened with—

70:43 the Day they will come forth from the graves swiftly, as if racing to an idol ˹for a blessing˺,

70:44 with eyes downcast, utterly covered with disgrace. That is the Day they have ˹always˺ been warned of.