سورة المعَارج
Surah Al-Ma‘ârij 70:1
The Ways of Ascent · Verse 1 of 44
سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
A solicitor solicited the punishment which is bound to befall.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
Ahmed Ali
AN INQUIRER ASKED for the affliction that is to come
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Ali Unal
A questioner (in mocking denial of the Day of Resurrection) has asked about the punishment certain to befall,
Daryabadi
There hath asked an asker for the torment about to befall.
Faridul Haque
A requester seeks the punishment that will take place -
Maulana Muhammad Ali
A questioner asks about the chastisement to befall
Maulvi Sher Ali
An inquirer inquires concerning the punishment about to befall
Muhammad Asad
ONE who is minded to ask might ask about the suffering which [in the hereafter] is bound to befall
Muhammad Musin Khan
A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Muhammad Pickthall
A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
Muhammad Sarwar
Someone has (needlessly) demanded to experience the torment (of God),
Muhammed ali Shakir
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Rashad Khalifa
A questioner may question the inevitable retribution.
Shabbir Ahmed
A questioner might ask about the catastrophe that is bound to fall.