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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Infinitely Gracious, the Most Merciful.
سَاَلَ سَآىٕلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَّاقِعٍ(1)
An asker (i.e. Nadr Bin Haarith) is (mockingly) asking for that punishment.
A questioner asked for the definitely occurring punishment
لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ لَیْسَ لَهٗ دَافِعٌ(2)
Which is going to take place upon the disbelievers; no one can avert it.
for the disbelievers, none can prevent it;
مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ذِی الْمَعَارِجِﭤ(3)
That (punishment) will be from Allah, the Owner of the heights.
˹it is˺ from Allah, the Possessor of the ways of ascent.
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ وَ الرُّوْحُ اِلَیْهِ فِیْ یَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهٗ خَمْسِیْنَ اَلْفَ سَنَةٍ(4)
The angels and Jibra'eel ascend towards His Majestic Court, that punishment will befall the disbelievers on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years (according to the worldly calculation of time).
The angels and the Sacred Spirit ascend towards His Court, ˹the punishment will be˺ on a Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years.