| | Wahiduddin Khan rendition of Surah The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom(al-Mulk)
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| 67:1 | | Blessed is He in whose hand is the Kingdom: He has power over all things |
| 67:2 | | He created death and life so that He might test you, and find out which of you is best in conduct. He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving One |
| 67:3 | | He created seven heavens one above the other in layers. You will not find any flaw in the creation of the Gracious One. Then look once again: can you see any flaw |
| 67:4 | | Then look again and again. Your gaze will come back to you confused and exhausted |
| 67:5 | | We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps, and We have made them for driving away devils. For them We have prepared the punishment of the blazing Fire |
| 67:6 | | Those who are bent on blaspheming against their Lord will have the punishment of Hell: an evil destination |
| 67:7 | | When they are cast into it, they will hear its roaring as it boils up |
| 67:8 | | as though bursting with rage. Each time a group is cast into it, its keepers will ask them, Did no warner come to you |
| 67:9 | | They will say, Of course, a warner did come to us, but we belied him and we said, God has revealed nothing; you are in gross error |
| 67:10 | | They will say, If we had only listened or understood, we should not now be among the inmates of Hell |
| 67:11 | | and thus they will confess their sin; far from God's mercy are the inmates of Hell |
| 67:12 | | As for those who fear their Lord in the unseen will have forgiveness and a rich reward |
| 67:13 | | Whether you speak in secret or aloud, He knows what is in every heart |
| 67:14 | | How could He who created not know His own creation, when He alone is the Most Subtle in His wisdom and the All Aware |
| 67:15 | | It is He who has made the earth subservient to you, so traverse its regions and eat its provisions. To Him you shall all be resurrected |
| 67:16 | | Do you feel secure that He who is in heaven will not cause the earth to sink beneath you and then begin to quake |
| 67:17 | | Do you feel secure that the One in heaven will not send against you a whirlwind to pelt you with stones, so that you will know how [true] My warning was |
| 67:18 | | Those who went before them belied [the truth]: then how great was My rejection of them |
| 67:19 | | Do they not see the birds above them spreading and closing their wings? None save the Merciful sustains them. Surely, He observes all things |
| 67:20 | | Who is there to defend you like an army, besides the Lord of Mercy? Those who deny the truth are in deception |
| 67:21 | | Who can provide for you, if He withholds His provision? Yet they obstinately persist in rebellion and avoidance of the truth |
| 67:22 | | Is he who walks grovelling upon his face better guided, or he who walks upright upon a straight path |
| 67:23 | | Say, It is He who brought you into being, and made ears and eyes and hearts for you, yet you are seldom grateful |
| 67:24 | | Say, It is He who has scattered you on the earth; and it is to Him that you shall all be gathered [on the Day of Resurrection] |
| 67:25 | | They ask, When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful |
| 67:26 | | Say, God alone has knowledge of that; and I am only a plain warner |
| 67:27 | | But when they see it drawing near, the faces of those who deny the truth will turn gloomy and they will be told, This is what you were calling for |
| 67:28 | | Say, Have you thought: if God destroys me and those who are with me, or treats us mercifully, then who will protect those who deny the truth from a painful chastisement |
| 67:29 | | Say, He is the Most Gracious: we believe in Him and we put our trust in Him. You will soon come to know who is in evident error |
| 67:30 | | Say, Have you considered if your water were to sink into the ground, who could then bring you flowing water |
