70:1سَأَلَSaʹalaAskedسَآئِلُۢsaaʹiluma questionerبِعَذَابٖbiʻAẓaabiñwabout a punishmentوَاقِعٖwaaq̣iʻ―bound to happen١
70:2لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَLil-kaafireenaTo the disbelieversلَيۡسَlaysanotلَهُۥlahooof itدَافِعٞdaafiʻ,―any preventer٢
70:4تَعۡرُجُTaʻrujulAscendٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُmalaaaʹikatuthe Angelsوَٱلرُّوحُwar-Rooḥuand the Spiritإِلَيۡهِʹilayhito HimفِيfeeinيَوۡمٖYawmiña Dayكَانَkaana[is]مِقۡدَارُهُۥmiq̣daaruhooits measureخَمۡسِينَkhamseena(is) fiftyأَلۡفَʹalfathousandسَنَةٖsanah:year(s)٤
70:8يَوۡمَYawma(The) Day تَكُونُtakoonuswill beٱلسَّمَآءُsamaaaʹuthe skyكَٱلۡمُهۡلِkalmuhl,like molten copper٨
70:10وَلَاWa-laaAnd notيَسۡـَٔلُyasʹaluwill askحَمِيمٌḥameemuna friendحَمِيمٗاḥameemaa,(about) a friend١٠
70:11يُبَصَّرُونَهُمۡۚYubaṣṣaroonahum,:They will be made to see each otherيَوَدُّyawaddulWould wishٱلۡمُجۡرِمُmujrimuthe criminalلَوۡlawifيَفۡتَدِيyaftadeehe (could be) ransomedمِنۡminfromعَذَابِʻAẓaabi(the) punishmentيَوۡمِئِذِۭYawmiʹiẓim(of) that Dayبِبَنِيهِbibaneeh,by his children١١
70:13وَفَصِيلَتِهِWa-faṣeelatihilAnd his nearest kindredٱلَّتِيlateewhoتُـٔۡوِيهِtuʹweeh,sheltered him١٣
70:14وَمَنWa-mañAnd whoeverفِيfil(is) onٱلۡأَرۡضِʹarḍithe earthجَمِيعٗاjameeʻañallثُمَّs̤ummathenيُنجِيهِyuñjeeh:it (could) save him١٤
70:17تَدۡعُواْTadʻooInvitingمَنۡman(him) whoأَدۡبَرَʹadbaraturned his backوَتَوَلَّىٰwa-tawallaa,and went away١٧
70:19۞إِنَّʹInnalIndeedٱلۡإِنسَٰنَʹiñsaanathe manخُلِقَkhuliq̣awas createdهَلُوعًاhalooʻaa;―anxious ١٩
70:21وَإِذَاWa-ʹiẓaaAnd whenمَسَّهُmassahultouches himٱلۡخَيۡرُkhayruthe goodمَنُوعًاmanooʻaa;―withholding٢١
70:23ٱلَّذِينَʹAllaẓeenaThose whoهُمۡhum[they]عَلَىٰʻalaaatصَلَاتِهِمۡṢalaatihimtheir prayerدَآئِمُونَdaaaʹimoon;(are) constant٢٣
70:24وَٱلَّذِينَWallaẓeenaAnd those whoفِيٓfeeeinأَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡʹamwaalihimtheir wealthحَقّٞḥaq̣q̣um(is) a rightمَّعۡلُومٞmaʻloomknown٢٤