Al-Mulk
The Sovereignty
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الملك
تَبَـٰرَكَ Blessed is tabāraka He alladhī in Whose Hand biyadihi (is) the Dominion l-mul'ku and He wahuwa (is) over ʿalā every kulli thing shayin All-Powerful qadīrun
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī created khalaqa death l-mawta and life wal-ḥayata that He may test you liyabluwakum which of you ayyukum (is) best aḥsanu (in) deed ʿamalan And He wahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Oft-Forgiving l-ghafūru
[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī created khalaqa seven sabʿa heavens samāwātin one above another ṭibāqan Not mā you see tarā in fī (the) creation khalqi (of) the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni any min fault tafāwutin So return fa-ir'jiʿi the vision l-baṣara can hal you see tarā any min flaw fuṭūrin
[And] who created seven heavens in layers.1 You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
ثُمَّ Then thumma return ir'jiʿi the vision l-baṣara twice (again) karratayni Will return yanqalib to you ilayka the vision l-baṣaru humbled khāsi-an while it wahuwa (is) fatigued ḥasīrun
Then return [your] vision twice again.1 [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We have beautified zayyannā the heaven l-samāa nearest l-dun'yā with lamps bimaṣābīḥa and We have made them wajaʿalnāhā (as) missiles rujūman for the devils lilshayāṭīni and We have prepared wa-aʿtadnā for them lahum punishment ʿadhāba (of) the Blaze l-saʿīri
And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars] and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils1 and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
وَلِلَّذِينَ And for those who walilladhīna disbelieved kafarū in their Lord birabbihim (is the) punishment ʿadhābu (of) Hell jahannama and wretched is wabi'sa the destination l-maṣīru
And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.
إِذَآ When idhā they are thrown ul'qū therein fīhā they will hear samiʿū from it lahā an inhaling shahīqan while it wahiya boils up tafūru
When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.
تَكَادُ It almost takādu bursts tamayyazu from mina rage l-ghayẓi Every time kullamā is thrown ul'qiya therein fīhā a group fawjun (will) ask them sa-alahum its keepers khazanatuhā Did not alam come to you yatikum a warner nadhīrun
It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?"
قَالُوا۟ They will say qālū Yes balā indeed qad came to us jāanā a warner nadhīrun but we denied fakadhabnā and we said waqul'nā Not mā has sent down nazzala Allah l-lahu any min thing shayin Not in you (are) antum but illā in fī error ḍalālin great kabīrin
They will say, "Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allāh has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"
وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say waqālū If law we had kunnā listened nasmaʿu or aw reasoned naʿqilu not mā we (would) have been kunnā among fī (the) companions aṣḥābi (of) the Blaze l-saʿīri
And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."
فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ Then they (will) confess fa-iʿ'tarafū their sins bidhanbihim so away with fasuḥ'qan (the) companions li-aṣḥābi (of) the Blaze l-saʿīri
And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation1 for the companions of the Blaze.
إِنَّ Indeed inna those who alladhīna fear yakhshawna their Lord rabbahum unseen bil-ghaybi for them lahum (is) forgiveness maghfiratun and a reward wa-ajrun great kabīrun
Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.