Sūra LXVII.: Mulk, or Dominion.

Section 1

1. Tabaraka allathee biyadihi almulku wahuwa AAala kulli shay-in qadeerun

1. Blessed be HeIn Whose handsIs Dominion;And He over all thingsHath Power;—

2. Allathee khalaqa almawta waalhayata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu AAamalan wahuwa alAAazeezu alghafooru

2. He Who created DeathAnd Life, that HeMay try which of youIs best in deed:And He is the ExaltedIn Might, Oft-Forgiving;—

3. Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatin tibaqan ma tara fee khalqi alrrahmani min tafawutin fairjiAAi albasara hal tara min futoorin

3. He Who createdThe seven heavensOne above another:No want of proportionWilt thou seeIn the CreationOf (God) Most Gracious.So turn thy vision again:Seest thou any flaw?

4. Thumma irjiAAi albasara karratayni yanqalib ilayka albasaru khasi-an wahuwa haseerun

4. Again turn thy visionA second time: (thy) visionWill come back to theeDull and discomfited,In a state worn out.

5. Walaqad zayyanna alssamaa alddunya bimasabeeha wajaAAalnaha rujooman lilshshayateeni waaAAtadna lahum AAathaba alssaAAeeri

5. And We have,(From of old),Adorned the lowest heavenWith Lamps, and WeHave made such (Lamps)(As) missiles to driveAway the Evil Ones,And have prepared for themThe PenaltyOf the Blazing Fire.

6. Walillatheena kafaroo birabbihim AAathabu jahannama wabi/sa almaseeru

6. For those who rejectTheir Lord (and Cherisher)Is the Penalty of Hell:And evil is (such) destination.

7. Itha olqoo feeha samiAAoo laha shaheeqan wahiya tafooru

7. When they are cast therein,They will hearThe (terrible) drawing inOf its breathEven as it blazes forth,

8. Takadu tamayyazu mina alghaythi kullama olqiya feeha fawjun saalahum khazanatuha alam ya/tikum natheerun

8. Almost bursting with fury:Every time a GroupIs cast therein, its KeepersWill ask, "Did no WarnerCome to you?"

9. Qaloo bala qad jaana natheerun fakaththabna waqulna ma nazzala Allahu min shay-in in antum illa fee dalalin kabeerin

9. They will say: "Yes indeed;A Warner did come to us,But we rejected himAnd said, "God neverSent down any (Message):Ye are innothing butAn egregious delusion!"

10. Waqaloo law kunna nasmaAAu aw naAAqilu ma kunna fee as-habi alssaAAeeri

10. They will further say:"Had we but listenedOr used our intelligence,We should not (now)Be among the CompanionsOf the Blazing Fire!"

11. FaiAAtarafoo bithanbihim fasuhqan li-as-habi alssaAAeeri

11. They will then confessTheir sins: but farWill be (Forgiveness)From the CompanionsOf the Blazing Fire!

12. Inna allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi lahum maghfiratun waajrun kabeerun

12. As for those whoFear their Lord unseen,For them is ForgivenessAnd a great Reward.

13. Waasirroo qawlakum awi ijharoo bihi innahu AAaleemun bithati alssudoori

13. And whether ye hideYour word or publish it,He certainly has (full) knowledge,Of the secrets of (all) hearts.

14. Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefu alkhabeeru

14. Should He not know,—He that created?And He is the OneThat understands the finestMysteries (and) isWell-acquainted (with them).

15. Huwa allathee jaAAala lakumu al-arda thaloolan faimshoo fee manakibiha wakuloo min rizqihi wa-ilayhi alnnushooru

15. It is He Who hasMade the earth manageableFor you, so traverseYe through its tractsAnd enjoy of the SustenanceWhich He furnishes: butUnto Him is the Resurrection.

16. Aamintum man fee alssama-i an yakhsifa bikumu al-arda fa-itha hiya tamooru

16. Do ye feel secure thatHe Who is in HeavenWill not cause youTo be swallowed upBy the earth when itShakes (as in an earthquake)?

17. Am amintum man fee alssama-i an yursila AAalaykum hasiban fasataAAlamoona kayfa natheeri

17. Or do ye feel secureThat He Who is in HeavenWill not send against youA violent tornado(With showers of stones),So that ye shallKnow how (terrible)Was My warning?

18. Walaqad kaththaba allatheena min qablihim fakayfa kana nakeeri

18. But indeed men before themRejected (My warning):Then how (terrible) wasMy rejection (of them)?

19. Awa lam yaraw ila alttayri fawqahum saffatin wayaqbidna ma yumsikuhunna illa alrrahmanu innahu bikulli shay-in baseerun

19. Do they not observeThe birds above them,Spreading their wingsAnd folding them in?None can uphold themExcept (God) Most Gracious:Truly it is HeThat watches over all things.

20. Amman hatha allathee huwa jundun lakum yansurukum min dooni alrrahmani ini alkafiroona illa fee ghuroorin

20. Nay, who is thereThat can help you,(Even as) an army,Besides (God) Most Merciful?In nothing but delusionAre the Unbelievers.

21. Amman hatha allathee yarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu bal lajjoo fee AAutuwwin wanufoorin

21. Or who is thereThat can provide youWith Sustenance if HeWere to withhold His provision?Nay, they obstinately persistIn insolent impietyAnd flight (from the Truth).

22. Afaman yamshee mukibban AAala wajhihi ahda amman yamshee sawiyyan AAala siratin mustaqeemin

22. Is then one whoWalks headlong, with his faceGrovelling, better guided,—Or one who walksEvenly on a Straight Way?

23. Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waal-absara waal-af-idata qaleelan ma tashkuroona

23. Say: "It is He WhoHas created you (and madeYou grow), and madeFor you the facultiesOf hearing, seeing,Feeling and understanding:Little thanks it is ye give.

24. Qul huwa allathee tharaakum fee al-ardi wa-ilayhi tuhsharoona

24. Say: "It is He WhoHas multiplied youThrough the earth,And to Him shall yeBe gathered together."

25. Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena

25. They ask: When willThis promise be (fulfilled)?—If ye are tellingThe truth.

26. Qul innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi wa-innama ana natheerun mubeenun

26. Say: "As to the knowledgeOf the time, it isWith God alone:I am (sent) onlyTo warn plainly in public."

27. Falamma raawhu zulfatan see-at wujoohu allatheena kafaroo waqeela hatha allathee kuntum bihi taddaAAoona

27. At length, when theySee it close at hand,Grieved will be the facesOf the Unbelievers,And it will be said(To them): "This is(The promise fulfilled),Which ye were calling for!"

28. Qul araaytum in ahlakaniya Allahu waman maAAiya aw rahimana faman yujeeru alkafireena min AAathabin aleemin

28. Say: "See ye?—If God wereTo destroy me,And those with me,

Or if He bestowsHis Mercy on us,—Yet who can deliverThe Unbelievers fromA grievous Penalty?"

29. Qul huwa alrrahmanu amanna bihi waAAalayhi tawakkalna fasataAAlamoona man huwa fee dalalin mubeenin

29. Say: "He is (God)Most Gracious: we haveBelieved in Him,And on Him have wePut our trust:So, soon will ye knowWhich (of us) it isThat is in manifest error."

30. Qul araaytum in asbaha maokum ghawran faman ya/teekum bima-in maAAeenin

30. Say: "See ye?—If your stream beSome morning lost(In the underground earth),Who then can supply youWith clear-flowing water?"

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