Surah 70 · verse 8
Al-Ma'arij 70:8
Sign in to listenيَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ
yawma takun as-sama' ka-al-muhl
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
So be patient with gracious patience.
Verse 6إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Verse 7وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا
But We see it [as] near.
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ
And the mountains will be like wool,
Verse 10وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
Verse 11يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children