سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
Sa'ala saaa'ilun bi 'azaabinw waaqi'
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
— Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج), 70:1

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سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖ
Sa'ala saaa'ilun bi 'azaabinw waaqi'
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
— Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج), 70:1
سَأَلَ سَآئِلُۢ بِعَذَابٖ وَاقِعٖTransliteration: Sa'ala saaa'ilun bi 'azaabinw waaqi'
Translation (Yusuf Ali): A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall-
This is verse 1 of Surah Al-Ma'arij (ٱلْمَعَارِج, meaning "The Elevated Passages"), the 70th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 44 total verses.