بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ

сə`əлə сəə`илюмм-би'əз̃əəбиу-вəəќи'

An asker asked for a punishment sure to befall

لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ

ли-ль-кəəфириинə лэйсə лəhу дəəфи'

—which none can avert from the faithless —

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ

минəл-лаhи з̃ииль-мə'əəридж

from Allah, Lord of the lofty stations.

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

тə'руджуль-мəлəə`икəту вəр-рууhу илəйhи фии йəумин кəəнə миќдəəруhу хōмсиинə əльфə сəнəh

The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose span is fifty thousand years.

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

фəəсбир сōбрōн джəмиилə

So be patient, with a patience that is graceful.

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

иннəhум йəрōунəhу бə'иидə

Indeed they see it to be far off,

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

вəнəрōōhу ќōриибə

and We see it to be near.

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

йəумə тəкуунус-сəмəə`у кəəльмуhль

The day when the sky will be like molten copper,

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ

вəтəкуунуль-джибəəлю кəəль'иhн

and the mountains like [tufts of] dyed wool,

وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا

вəлəə йəс`əлю həмиимун həмиимə

and no friend will inquire about [the welfare of his] friend,