| | Hamid S. Aziz rendition of Surah The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom(al-Mulk)
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| 67:1 | | Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and He has power to do all things |
| 67:2 | | Who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving |
| 67:3 | | Who created the seven heavens one above the other in harmony; you see no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent Allah; then look again, can you see any flaw |
| 67:4 | | Then turn back your eye again and again; your sight will return unto you weak and fatigued |
| 67:5 | | And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven with lamps and We have made these missiles for Satan, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of burning |
| 67:6 | | And for those who disbelieve in their Lord is the punishment of hell, and evil is the destination |
| 67:7 | | When they shall be cast therein, they shall hear a loud gasp as it swells |
| 67:8 | | Almost bursting for fury. Whenever a group is cast into it, its keeper shall ask them, "Did there not come to you a Warner?" |
| 67:9 | | They shall say, "Yea! Indeed there came to us a Warner, but we rejected him and said, ´Allah has not revealed anything, you are only suffering from delusions.´" |
| 67:10 | | And they shall say, "Had we but listened or pondered (used our reason or intelligence), we should not have been among the inmates of the Blazing Fire." |
| 67:11 | | So they shall acknowledge their sins, but far will be forgiveness from the inmates of the Blazing Fire |
| 67:12 | | Lo! Those who fear their Lord in secret (or unseen), they shall surely have forgiveness and a great reward |
| 67:13 | | And whether you conceal your opinion or express it; surely He is Aware of what is in the heart |
| 67:14 | | Should He not know, He Who created? And He is the Knower of the Subtleties, the Aware |
| 67:15 | | He it is Who made the earth smooth (manageable) for you, therefore go about in the spacious paths thereof, and eat of His provisions, and to Him is the Resurrection after death |
| 67:16 | | Have you taken security from Him Who is in heaven that He will not make the earth swallow you when it is shaken (convulsed) |
| 67:17 | | Or have you taken security from Him Who is in heaven that He will not send down upon you a hurricane so that you shall know how terrible was My warning |
| 67:18 | | And verily those before them rejected the truth, then how terrible was My wrath |
| 67:19 | | Have they not seen the birds above them expanding (their wings) and contracting (them)? What is it that withholds them save the Beneficent? Lo! He is Seer of all things |
| 67:20 | | Or who is it that will be an army to assist you besides the Beneficent? The unbelievers are in naught but delusion |
| 67:21 | | Or who is it that will provide you if He should withhold His sustenance? Nay! They persist in disdain and aversion (from truth) |
| 67:22 | | What! Is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a Straight Way |
| 67:23 | | Say, "He it is Who brought you into being and made for you the faculties of hearing and seeing and heart: little is it that you give thanks." |
| 67:24 | | Say, "He it is Who multiplied you in the earth and to Him you shall be gathered." |
| 67:25 | | And they say, "When shall this promise be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?" |
| 67:26 | | Say, " The knowledge thereof is only with Allah and I am only a plain Warner." |
| 67:27 | | But when they shall see it nigh, the faces of those who disbelieve shall be sorry, and it shall be said, "This is that which you used to call for." |
| 67:28 | | Say (O Muhammad), "Have you considered if Allah should cause me and those with me to be destroyed or has mercy on us, still, who will protect the disbelievers from a painful doom?" |
| 67:29 | | Say, "He is the Beneficent. We believe in Him and in Him do we put our trust. And you will come to know who it is that is in error manifest." |
| 67:30 | | Say, "Have you considered if all your water should some morning be lost down into the earth, who is it then that will supply you clear flowing water?" |
