المُلك

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[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 - (2)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

[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? (3)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (5)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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?" (8)

‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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.'" (9)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (15)

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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? (16)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (17)

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (19)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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. (20)

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

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

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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." (27)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

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?" (28)

‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏

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." (29)

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

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