Al Mulk

Transliteration

1 Tabaraka allathee biyadihi almulku wahuwa AAala kulli shayin qadeerun

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things.

Saheeh International

1 Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

2 Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,

Saheeh International

2 [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 -

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

3 Who hath created seven heavens in harmony. Thou (Muhammad) canst see no fault in the Beneficent One's creation; then look again: Canst thou see any rifts ?

Saheeh International

3 [And] who created seven heavens in layers. 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?

Transliteration

4 Thumma irjiAAi albasara karratayni yanqalib ilayka albasaru khasian wahuwa haseerun

Pickthall

4 Then look again and yet again, thy sight will return unto thee weakened and made dim.

Saheeh International

4 Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

5 And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.

Saheeh International

5 And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

Transliteration

6 Walillatheena kafaroo birabbihim AAathabu jahannama wabisa almaseeru

Pickthall

6 And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the doom of hell, a hapless journey's end!

Saheeh International

6 And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.

Transliteration

7 Itha olqoo feeha samiAAoo laha shaheeqan wahiya tafooru

Pickthall

7 When they are flung therein they hear its roaring as it boileth up,

Saheeh International

7 When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.

Transliteration

8 Takadu tamayyazu mina alghaythi kullama olqiya feeha fawjun saalahum khazanatuha alam yatikum natheerun

Pickthall

8 As it would burst with rage. Whenever a (fresh) host is flung therein the wardens thereof ask them: Came there unto you no warner ?

Saheeh International

8 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?"

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

9 They say: Yea, verily, a warner came unto us; but we denied and said: Allah hath naught revealed; ye are in naught but a great error.

Saheeh International

9 They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

Transliteration

10 Waqaloo law kunna nasmaAAu aw naAAqilu ma kunna fee ashabi alssaAAeeri

Pickthall

10 And they say: Had we been wont to listen or have sense, we had not been among the dwellers in the flames.

Saheeh International

10 And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."

Transliteration

11 FaiAAtarafoo bithanbihim fasuhqan liashabi alssaAAeeri

Pickthall

11 So they acknowledge their sins; but far removed (from mercy) are the dwellers in the flames.

Saheeh International

11 And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.

Transliteration

12 Inna allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi lahum maghfiratun waajrun kabeerun

Pickthall

12 Lo! those who fear their Lord in secret, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.

Transliteration

13 Waasirroo qawlakum awi ijharoo bihi innahu AAaleemun bithati alssudoori

Pickthall

13 And keep your opinion secret or proclaim it, lo! He is Knower of all that is in the breasts (of men).

Saheeh International

13 And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Transliteration

14 Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefu alkhabeeru

Pickthall

14 Should He not know what He created ? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.

Saheeh International

14 Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted?

Transliteration

15 Huwa allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda thaloolan faimshoo fee manakibiha wakuloo min rizqihi wailayhi alnnushooru

Pickthall

15 He it is Who hath made the earth subservient unto you, so Walk in the paths thereof and eat of His providence. And unto Him will be the resurrection (of the dead).

Saheeh International

15 It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection.

Transliteration

16 Aamintum man fee alssamai an yakhsifa bikumu alarda faitha hiya tamooru

Pickthall

16 Have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not cause the earth to swallow you when lo! it is convulsed ?

Saheeh International

16 Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?

Transliteration

17 Am amintum man fee alssamai an yursila AAalaykum hasiban fasataAAlamoona kayfa natheeri

Pickthall

17 Or have ye taken security from Him Who is in the heaven that He will not let loose on you a hurricane ? But ye shall know the manner of My warning.

Saheeh International

17 Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.

Transliteration

18 Walaqad kaththaba allatheena min qablihim fakayfa kana nakeeri

Pickthall

18 And verily those before them denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)!

Saheeh International

18 And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

Transliteration

19 Awalam yaraw ila alttayri fawqahum saffatin wayaqbidna ma yumsikuhunna illa alrrahmanu innahu bikulli shayin baseerun

Pickthall

19 Have they not seen the birds above them spreading out their wings and closing them ? Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. Lo! He is Seer of all things.

Saheeh International

19 Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

20 Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent ? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion.

Saheeh International

20 Or who is it that could be an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

21 Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence ? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness.

Saheeh International

21 Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

22 Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road ?

Saheeh International

22 Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path?

Transliteration

23 Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waalabsara waalafidata qaleelan ma tashkuroona

Pickthall

23 Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye!

Saheeh International

23 Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."

Transliteration

24 Qul huwa allathee tharaakum fee alardi wailayhi tuhsharoona

Pickthall

24 Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered.

Saheeh International

24 Say, "It is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered."

Transliteration

25 Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena

Pickthall

25 And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful ?

Saheeh International

25 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

Transliteration

26 Qul innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi wainnama ana natheerun mubeenun

Pickthall

26 Say: The knowledge is with Allah only, and I am but a plain warner;

Saheeh International

26 Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."

Transliteration

27 Falamma raawhu zulfatan seeat wujoohu allatheena kafaroo waqeela hatha allathee kuntum bihi taddaAAoona

Pickthall

27 But when they see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve will be awry, and it will be said (unto them): This is that for which ye used to call.

Saheeh International

27 But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

28 Say (O Muhammad): Have ye thought: Whether Allah causeth me (Muhammad) and those with me to perish or hath mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom ?

Saheeh International

28 Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered: whether Allah should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

29 Say: He is the Beneficent. In Him we believe and in Him we put our trust. And ye will soon know who it is that is in error manifest.

Saheeh International

29 Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied. And you will [come to] know who it is that is in clear error."

Transliteration

30 Qul araaytum in asbaha maokum ghawran faman yateekum bimain maAAeenin

Pickthall

30 Say: Have ye thought: If (all) your water were to disappear into the earth, who then could bring you gushing water ?

Saheeh International

30 Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"