Al-Mulk

تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Tabaarakal laẓee bi-Yadihil MULK; wa-Huwa ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer:―

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

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

ʹAllaẓee khalaq̣al Mawta wal-Ḥayaata liyabluwakum ʹayyukum ʹaḥsanu ʻamalaa; wa-Huwal ʻAzeezul G̣afoor;―

[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 خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مِن تَفَـٰوُتٍ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ

ʹAllaẓee khalaq̣a sabʻa samaawaatiñ ṭibaaq̣aa: maa- taraa fee Khalq̣ir Raḥmaani miñ tafaawut. Farjiʻil baṣara hal taraa miñ fuṭoor?

[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?

ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ

S̤ummar jiʻil baṣara karratayni yañq̣alib ʹilaykal baṣaru khaasiʹañw wahuwa ḥaseer.

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

وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Wa-laq̣ad zayyannas samaaaʹad dunyaa bimaṣaabeeḥa wa-jaʻalnaahaa rujoomal lishshayaaṭeeni wa-ʹaʻtadnaa lahum ʻaẓaabas Saʻeer.

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

وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Wa-lillaẓeena kafaroo bi-Rabbihim ʻAẓaabu Jahannam: wa-biʻsal maṣeer.

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

إِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ فِيهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ

ʹIẓaaa ʹulq̣oo feehaa samiʻoo lahaa shaheeq̣añw wahiya tafoor,―

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

تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ

Takaadu tamayyazu minal g̣ayz̤̣: kullamaaa ʹulq̣iya feehaa fawjuñ saʹalahum khazanatuhaaa ʹalam yaʹtikum Naẓeer?

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 بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

Q̣aaloo balaa q̣ad jaaaʹanaa Naẓeer; fakaẓẓabnaa waq̣ulnaa maa- nazzalal laahu miñ shayʹ: ʹin ʹañtum ʹillaa fee ḍalaaliñ kabeer!

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 لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Wa-q̣aaloo law kunnaa nasmaʻu ʹaw naʻq̣ilu maa- kunnaa feee ʹAṣḥaabis Saʻeer!

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

فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًا لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Faʻtarafoo biẓambihim: fasuḥq̣al liʹAṣḥaabis Saʻeer!

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

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

ʹInnal laẓeena yakhshawna Rabbahum̃ bilg̣aybi lahum Mag̣firatuñw WaʹAjruñ kabeer.

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

وَأَسِرُّوا۟ قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ ٱجْهَرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Wa-ʹasirroo q̣awlakum ʹawij haroo bih; ʹinnahoo ʻAleemum biẓaatiṣ ṣudoor.

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

أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

ʹAlaa yaʻlamu man khalaq̣? Wa-Huwal Laṭeeful Khabeer.

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

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًا فَٱمْشُوا۟ فِى مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِهِۦ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ

Huwal laẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa ẓaloolañ famshoo fee manaakibihaa wa-kuloo mir rizq̣ih: wa-ʹilayhin Nushoor.

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.

ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ

ʹA-ʹamiñtum mañ fis Samaaaʹi ʹañy yakhsifa bikumul ʹarḍa faʹiẓaa hiya tamoor?

Do you feel secure that He who is above would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?

أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ

ʹAm ʹamiñtum mañ fis Samaaaʹi ʹañy yursila ʻalaykum ḥaaṣibaa? Fasataʻlamoona kayfa naẓeer.

Or do you feel secure that He who is above would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.

وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

Wa-laq̣ad kaẓẓabal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim fakayfa kaana nakeer?

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

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ

ʹAwalam yaraw ʹilaṭ ṭayri fawq̣ahum ṣaaaffaatiñw Wayaq̣biḍn? Maa- yum-siku-hunna ʹillar Raḥmaan: ʹinnahoo bikulli shayʹim Baṣeer.

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.

أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِى غُرُورٍ

ʹAmman haaẓal laẓee huwa juñdul lakum yañṣurukum miñ doonir Raḥmaan? ʹInil kaafiroona ʹillaa fee g̣uroor.

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.

أَمَّنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ

ʹAmman haaẓal laẓee yarzuq̣ukum ʹin ʹamsaka Rizq̣ah? Bal lajjoo fee ʻutuwwiñw Wanufoor.

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

أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

ʹAfamañy yamshee mukibban ʻalaa wajhiheee ʹahdaaa ʹammañy yamshee sawiyyan ʻalaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

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

قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

Q̣ul Huwal laẓeee ʹañshaʹakum wa-jaʻala lakumus samʻa wal-ʹabṣaara wal-ʹafʹidah: q̣aleelam maa tashkuroon.

Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts [i.e., intellect]; little are you grateful."

قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

Q̣ul Huwal laẓee ẓaraʹakum fil ʹarḍi wa-ʹilayhi tuḥsharoon.

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

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Wa-yaq̣ooloona mataa haaẓal waʻdu ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

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

قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Q̣ul ʹinnamal ʻilmu ʻiñdal laah: wa-ʹinnamaaa ʹana Naẓeerum mubeen.

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

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيٓـَٔتْ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِيلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ

Falammaa raʹawhu zulfatañ seeeʹat wujoohul laẓeena kafaroo wa-q̣eela haaẓal laẓee kuñtum̃ bihee taddaʻoon!

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."

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

Q̣ul ʹaraʹaytum ʹin ʹahlakaniyal laahu wa-mam maʻiya ʹaw raḥimanaa famañy yujeerul kaafireena min ʻAẓaabin ʹaleem.

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

قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Q̣ul Huwar Raḥmaanu ʹaamannaa bihee wa-ʻalayhi tawakkalnaa: fasataʻlamoona man huwa fee ḍalaalim mubeen.

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."

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍ مَّعِينٍۭ

Q̣ul ʹaraʹaytum ʹin ʹaṣbaḥa maaaʹukum g̣awrañ famañy yaʹteekum̃ bimaaaʹim maʻeen?

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