70:1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍۢ وَاقِعٍۢ ﴿١﴾
Sa ala saaa'ilum bi'azaa binw-waaqi'
Surah Al-Maarij, The Ascending Stairways
All 44 ayat of Surah Al-Maarij (also written Surah Maarij or Al-Ma'arij) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 29 (para 29).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
70:2
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌۭ ﴿٢﴾
Lilkaafireen laisa lahoo daafi'
70:3
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ ﴿٣﴾
Minal laahi zil ma'aarij
70:4
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ﴿٤﴾
Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah
70:5
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًۭا جَمِيلًا ﴿٥﴾
Fasbir sabran jameelaa
70:6
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًۭا ﴿٦﴾
Inaahum yarawnahoo ba'eedaa
70:7
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًۭا ﴿٧﴾
Wa naraahu qareebaa
70:8
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ ﴿٨﴾
Yawma takoonus samaaa'u kalmuhl
70:9
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ ﴿٩﴾
Wa takoonul jibaalu kal'ihn
70:10
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًۭا ﴿١٠﴾
Wa laa yas'alu hameemun hameemaa
70:11
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ ﴿١١﴾
Yubassaroonahum; ya waddul mujrimu law yaftadee min 'azaabi yawma'izim bibaneeh
70:12
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ ﴿١٢﴾
Wa saahibatihee wa akheeh
70:13
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ ﴿١٣﴾
Wa faseelathil latee tu'weeh
70:14
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ ﴿١٤﴾
Wa man fil ardi jamee'an summa yunjeeh
70:15
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ ﴿١٥﴾
Kallaa innahaa lazaa
70:16
نَزَّاعَةًۭ لِّلشَّوَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾
Nazzaa'atal lishshawaa
70:17
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٧﴾
Tad'oo man adbara wa tawallaa
70:18
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ ﴿١٨﴾
W jama'a fa aw'aa
70:19
۞ إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ﴿١٩﴾
Innal insaana khuliqa haloo'aa
70:20
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًۭا ﴿٢٠﴾
Izaa massahush sharru jazoo'aa
70:21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ﴿٢١﴾
Wa izaa massahul khairu manoo'aa
70:22
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٢٢﴾
Illal musalleen
70:23
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
Allazeena hum 'alaa Salaatihim daaa'imoon
70:24
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ﴿٢٤﴾
Wallazeena feee amwaalihim haqqum ma'loom
70:25
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ﴿٢٥﴾
Lissaaa 'ili walmahroom
70:26
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٢٦﴾
Wallazeena yusaddiqoona bi yawmid Deen
70:27
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾
Wallazeena hum min 'azaabi Rabbihim mushfiqoon
70:28
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍۢ ﴿٢٨﴾
Inna 'azaaba Rabbihim ghairu maamoon
70:29
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾
Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon
70:30
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿٣٠﴾
Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aymaanuhum fainnahum ghairu maloomeen
70:31
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ﴿٣١﴾
Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon
70:32
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾
Wallazeena hum li amaa naatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon
70:33
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾
Wallazeena hum bishahaadaatihim qaaa'imoon
70:34
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾
Wallazeena hum 'alaa salaatihim yuhaafizoon
70:35
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ مُّكْرَمُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾
Ulaaa'ika fee jannaatim mukramoon
70:36
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾
Famaa lil lazeena kafaroo qibalaka muhti'een
70:37
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾
'Anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali 'izeen
70:38
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۢ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍۢ ﴿٣٨﴾
Ayatma'u kullum ri'im minhum anyyudkhala jannata Na'eem
70:39
كَلَّآ ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾
Kallaaa innaa khalaq nahum mimmaa ya'lamoon
70:40
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ﴿٤٠﴾
Falaaa uqsimu bi Rabbil mashaariqi wal maghaaribi innaa laqaadiroon
70:41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ﴿٤١﴾
'Alaaa an nubaddila khairam minhum wa maa Nahnu bimasbooqeen
70:42
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾
Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yaw mahumul lazee yoo'adoon
70:43
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًۭا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍۢ يُوفِضُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾
Yawma yakhrujoona minal ajdaasi siraa'an ka anna hum ilaa nusubiny yoofidoon
70:44
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾
Khaashi'atan absaaruhum tarhaquhum zillah; zaalikal yawmul lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon
Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.
About this surah
About Surah Al-Maarij, at a glance
- Surah number
- 70 of 114
- Ayat
- 44
- Revealed in
- Makkah (Meccan)
- Juz (para)
- Juz 29 (para 29)
- Rukus
- 2
- Mushaf pages
- 568 to 570 (Madinah mushaf)
Surah Al-Maarij (سُورَةُ المَعَارِجِ), "The Ascending Stairways", is surah 70 of the Quran. It has 44 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 29 (para 29), and covers pages 568 to 570 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Maarij
We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah Al-Maarij. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.
Questions
Good to know
How many ayat are in Surah Al-Maarij?
Surah Al-Maarij has 44 ayat.
Is Surah Al-Maarij Meccan or Medinan?
It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.
What does Al-Maarij mean?
Al-Maarij means "The Ascending Stairways".
Which juz (para) is Surah Al-Maarij in?
Surah Al-Maarij is in juz 29 (para 29).