Surah Al-Mulk

تَبَٰرَكَٱلَّذِىبِيَدِهِٱلْمُلْكُوَهُوَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢقَدِيرٌ

HALLOWED be He in whose hand all dominion rests, since He has the power to will anything:

ٱلَّذِىخَلَقَٱلْمَوْتَوَٱلْحَيَوٰةَلِيَبْلُوَكُمْأَيُّكُمْأَحْسَنُعَمَلًۭاوَهُوَٱلْعَزِيزُٱلْغَفُورُ

He who has created death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test [and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and [make you realize that] He alone is almighty, truly forgiving.

ٱلَّذِىخَلَقَسَبْعَسَمَٰوَٰتٍۢطِبَاقًۭامَّاتَرَىٰفِىخَلْقِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِمِنتَفَٰوُتٍۢفَٱرْجِعِٱلْبَصَرَهَلْتَرَىٰمِنفُطُورٍۢ

[Hallowed be] He who has created seven heavens in full harmony with one another: no fault will thou see in the creation of the Most Gracious. And turn thy vision [upon it] once more: canst thou see any flaw?

ثُمَّٱرْجِعِٱلْبَصَرَكَرَّتَيْنِيَنقَلِبْإِلَيْكَٱلْبَصَرُخَاسِئًۭاوَهُوَحَسِيرٌۭ

Yea, turn thy vision [upon it] again and yet again: [and every time] thy vision will fall back upon thee, dazzled and truly defeated….

وَلَقَدْزَيَّنَّاٱلسَّمَآءَٱلدُّنْيَابِمَصَٰبِيحَوَجَعَلْنَٰهَارُجُومًۭالِّلشَّيَٰطِينِوَأَعْتَدْنَالَهُمْعَذَابَٱلسَّعِيرِ

And, indeed, We have adorned the skies nearest to the earth with lights, and have made them the object of futile guesses for the evil ones [from among men]: and for them have We readied suffering through a blazing flame –

وَلِلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟بِرَبِّهِمْعَذَابُجَهَنَّمَوَبِئْسَٱلْمَصِيرُ

for, suffering in hell awaits all who are [thus] bent on blaspheming against their Sustainer: and how vile a journey's end!

إِذَآأُلْقُوا۟فِيهَاسَمِعُوا۟لَهَاشَهِيقًۭاوَهِىَتَفُورُ

When they are cast into that [hell], they will hear its breath indrawing as it boils up,

تَكَادُتَمَيَّزُمِنَٱلْغَيْظِكُلَّمَآأُلْقِىَفِيهَافَوْجٌۭسَأَلَهُمْخَزَنَتُهَآأَلَمْيَأْتِكُمْنَذِيرٌۭ

well-nigh bursting with fury; [and] every time a host [of such sinners] is flung into it, its keepers will ask them, "Has no warner ever come to you?"

قَالُوا۟بَلَىٰقَدْجَآءَنَانَذِيرٌۭفَكَذَّبْنَاوَقُلْنَامَانَزَّلَٱللَّهُمِنشَىْءٍإِنْأَنتُمْإِلَّافِىضَلَٰلٍۢكَبِيرٍۢ

They will reply: "Yea, a warner did indeed come unto us, but we gave him the lie and said, 'Never has God sent down anything [by way of revelation]! You [self-styled warners] are but lost in a great delusion!"'

وَقَالُوا۟لَوْكُنَّانَسْمَعُأَوْنَعْقِلُمَاكُنَّافِىٓأَصْحَٰبِٱلسَّعِيرِ

And they will add: "Had we but listened [to those warnings], or [at least] used our own reason, we would not [now] be among those who are destined for the blazing flame!"

فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟بِذَنۢبِهِمْفَسُحْقًۭالِّأَصْحَٰبِٱلسَّعِيرِ

Thus will they come to realize their sins: but [by that time,] remote will have become all good from those who are destined for the blazing flame.

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَخْشَوْنَرَبَّهُمبِٱلْغَيْبِلَهُممَّغْفِرَةٌۭوَأَجْرٌۭكَبِيرٌۭ

[As against this,] behold, for those who stand in awe of God although He is beyond the reach of their perception, there is forgiveness in store and a great reward.

وَأَسِرُّوا۟قَوْلَكُمْأَوِٱجْهَرُوا۟بِهِۦٓإِنَّهُۥعَلِيمٌۢبِذَاتِٱلصُّدُورِ

AND [know, O men, that] whether you keep your beliefs secret or state them openly, He has full knowledge indeed of all that is in [your] hearts.

أَلَايَعْلَمُمَنْخَلَقَوَهُوَٱللَّطِيفُٱلْخَبِيرُ

How could it be that He who has created [all] should not know [all]? Yea, He alone is unfathomable [in His wisdom], aware!

هُوَٱلَّذِىجَعَلَلَكُمُٱلْأَرْضَذَلُولًۭافَٱمْشُوا۟فِىمَنَاكِبِهَاوَكُلُوا۟مِنرِّزْقِهِۦوَإِلَيْهِٱلنُّشُورُ

He it is who has made the earth easy to live upon: go about, then, in all its regions, and partake the sustenance which He provides: but [always bear in mind that] unto Him you shall be resurrected.

ءَأَمِنتُممَّنفِىٱلسَّمَآءِأَنيَخْسِفَبِكُمُٱلْأَرْضَفَإِذَاهِىَتَمُورُ

Can you ever feel secure that He who is in heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you up when, lo and behold, it begins to quake?

أَمْأَمِنتُممَّنفِىٱلسَّمَآءِأَنيُرْسِلَعَلَيْكُمْحَاصِبًۭافَسَتَعْلَمُونَكَيْفَنَذِيرِ

Or can you ever feel secure that He who is in heaven will not let loose against you a deadly stormwind, whereupon you would come to know how [true] My warning was?

وَلَقَدْكَذَّبَٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْفَكَيْفَكَانَنَكِيرِ

And, indeed, [many of] those who lived aforetime did give the lie [to My warnings]: and how awesome was My rejection [of them]!

أَوَلَمْيَرَوْا۟إِلَىٱلطَّيْرِفَوْقَهُمْصَٰٓفَّٰتٍۢوَيَقْبِضْنَمَايُمْسِكُهُنَّإِلَّاٱلرَّحْمَٰنُإِنَّهُۥبِكُلِّشَىْءٍۭبَصِيرٌ

Have they, then, never beheld the birds above them, spreading their wings and drawing them in? None but the Most Gracious upholds them: for, verily, He keeps all things in His sight.

أَمَّنْهَٰذَاٱلَّذِىهُوَجُندٌۭلَّكُمْيَنصُرُكُممِّندُونِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِإِنِٱلْكَٰفِرُونَإِلَّافِىغُرُورٍ

[And] is there any, besides the Most Gracious, that could be a shield for you, and could succour you [against danger]? They who deny this truth are but lost in self- delusion!