Al Mulk

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion; and He is Able to do all things.

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.

2 Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;

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,

3 Who has created the seven heavens one above another; you can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?"

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 ?

4 Then look again and yet again: your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out.

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

5 And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps , and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.

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.

6 And for those who disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.

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

7 When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.

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

8 It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?"

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 ?

9 They will say: "Yes, indeed a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation); you are only in great error.'"

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.

10 And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!"

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

11 Then they will confess their sin. So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire!

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

12 Verily,, those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His punishment in the Hereafter), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

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

13 And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, Verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).

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

14 Should not He Who has created know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves), All-Aware (of everything).

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

15 He it is Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it); so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision. And to Him will be the Resurrection.

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).

16 Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake?

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 ?

17 Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning.

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.

18 And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?

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

19 Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.

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.

20 Who is he besides the Most Gracious that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.

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.

21 Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth).

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.

22 Is he who walks prone (without seeing) on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on the Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism)?

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

23 Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears) and seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give.

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!

24 Say: "It is He Who has created you on the earth, and to Him shall you be gathered (in the Hereafter)."

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

25 They say: "When will this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass if you are telling the truth.?"

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

26 Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "The knowledge (of its exact time) is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner."

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

27 But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will change and turn black with sadness and in grief and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!"

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.

28 Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"

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 ?

29 Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who it is that is in manifest error."

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.

30 Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to sink away, who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water?"

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