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English - Chapter 67 - Al-Mulk

Translation by Aisha Bewley — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:1

Blessed be He who has the Kingdom in His Hand! He has power over all things

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:2

He who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:3

He who created the seven heavens in layers. You will not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful. Look again — do you see any gaps

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:4

Then look again and again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:5

We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and made some of them stones for the shaytans for whom We have prepared the punishment of the Blaze

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:6

Those who reject their Lord will have the punishment of Hell. What an evil destination

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:7

When they are flung into it they will hear it gasping harshly as it seethes

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:8

It all but bursts with rage. Each time a group is flung into it its custodians will question them: ´Did no warner come to you?´

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:9

They will say, ´Yes indeed, a warner did come to us but we denied him and said, "Allah has sent nothing down. You are just greatly misguided."´

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:10

They will say, ´If only we had really listened and used our intellect, we would not have been Companions of the Blaze.´

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:11

Then they will acknowledge their wrong actions. Away with the Companions of the Blaze

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:12

Those who fear their Lord in the Unseen will have forgiveness and an immense reward

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:13

Whether you keep your words secret or say them out loud He knows what the heart contains

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:14

Does He who created not then know? He is the All-Pervading, the All-Aware

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:15

It is He who made the earth submissive to you, so walk its broad trails and eat what it provides. The Resurrection is to Him

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:16

Do you feel secure against Him Who is in heaven causing the earth to swallow you up when suddenly it rocks from side to side

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:17

Or do you feel secure against Him Who is in heaven releasing against you a sudden squall of stones, so that you will know how true My warning was

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:18

Those before them also denied but then how great was My denial

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:19

Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings outspread and folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-Merciful. He sees all things

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:20

Who is there who could be a force for you, to come to your support, apart from the All-Merciful? The kafirun are only living in delusion

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:21

Who is there who could provide for you if He withholds His provision? Yet still they obstinately persist in insolence and evasion

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:22

Who is better guided: he who goes grovelling on his face or he who walks upright on a straight path

Verse 23 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:23

Say: ´It is He who brought you into being and gave you hearing, sight and hearts. What little thanks you show!´

Verse 24 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:24

Say: ´It is He who scattered you about the earth and you will be gathered to Him.´

Verse 25 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:25

They say, ´When will this promise come about if you are telling the truth?´

Verse 26 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:26

Say: ´The knowledge is with Allah alone and I am only a clear warner.´

Verse 27 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:27

When they see it right up close, the faces of those who are kafir will be appalled and they will be told, ´This is what you were calling for.´

Verse 28 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:28

Say: ´What do you think? If Allah destroys me and those with me, or if He has mercy on us, who can shelter the kafirun from a painful punishment?´

Verse 29 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:29

Say: ´He is the All-Merciful. We have iman in Him and trust in Him. You will soon know who is clearly misguided.´

Verse 30 — Surah Al-Mulk 67:30

Say: ´What do you think? If, one morning, your water disappears into the earth who will bring you running water?´