[70:1] A questioner asked about an inevitable punishment.

[70:2] The unfaithful have no defender against-

[70:3] God , possessor of the highest heights.

[70:4] The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a day that its length is fifty thousand years.

[70:5] Therefore be patient, a graceful patience.

[70:6] They surely see it far away.

[70:7] And We see it near.

[70:8] The Day when the sky becomes like molten lava.

[70:9] And the mountains will be like fluffy wool.

[70:10] And no friend will ask about a friend.

[70:11] You will see them. The guilty wishes he could ransom his son on that day to avoid the suffering.

[70:12] And his spouse and his brother.

[70:13] And his tribe who raised him.

[70:14] And everyone on the land, if only it could save him.

[70:15] No way, there will be surely the Hellfire,-

[70:16] -aggressive, ready to burn.

[70:17] Calling on those who turned their back and fled.

[70:18] And hoarded and counted.

[70:19] Truly, the human was created impatient.

[70:20] When he suffers any hardship, he whines.

[70:21] And when he is blessed, he becomes stingy.

[70:22] Except those who observe their contact prayers.

[70:23] Those who regularly observe their contact prayer.

[70:24] And those who set aside a rightful share from their money-

[70:25] -for the beggar and the deprived.

[70:26] And those who acknowledge the truth regarding the Day of Faith.

[70:27] And those who fear the punishment of their Lord.

[70:28] Indeed there is no security from the punishment of their Lord.

[70:29] And those who keep their chastity.

[70:30] Except with their spouses or those who are rightfully theirs, then they are not to be blamed.

[70:31] But those who transgress beyond this, then these are in opposition.

[70:32] And those who are highly trustworthy and keep their word.

[70:33] And those who stand by their testimonies.

[70:34] And those who remember their contact prayers.

[70:35] These will dwell as honored ones in the Gardens.

[70:36] Therefore, what is preventing the unfaithful from joining you?-

[70:37] -From the right and from the left, en masse?

[70:38] Does every one of them wish to enter the blissful Paradise?

[70:39] No way, We have created them and they know from what.

[70:40] Therefore, I swear by the Lord of all eastern locations and the western locations that We are indeed fully capable-

[70:41] -of substituting instead of them, those who are better than them and We will never be overtaken.

[70:42] Therefore, let them blunder and play around until they come face to face with their appointed day.

[70:43] The day when they come out of the graves in a hurry, as though they are herded to the altars.

[70:44] With their eyes subdued, humility overwhelms them. This is the day that was promised.