| | Talal A. Itani (new translation) 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 Who has power over everything |
| 67:2 | | He who created death and life—to test you—as to which of you is better in conduct. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving |
| 67:3 | | He who created seven heavens in layers. You see no discrepancy in the creation of the Compassionate. Look again. Can you see any cracks |
| 67:4 | | Then look again, and again, and your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted |
| 67:5 | | We have adorned the lower heaven with lanterns, and made them missiles against the devils; and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze |
| 67:6 | | For those who reject their Lord, there is the torment of Hell. What an evil destination |
| 67:7 | | When they are thrown into it, they will hear it roaring, as it seethes |
| 67:8 | | It almost bursts with fury. Every time a batch is thrown into it, its keepers will ask them, 'Has no warner come to you?' |
| 67:9 | | They will say, 'Yes, a warner did come to us, but we disbelieved, and said, 'God did not send down anything; you are very much mistaken.'' |
| 67:10 | | And they will say, 'Had we listened or reasoned, we would not have been among the inmates of the Blaze.' |
| 67:11 | | So they will acknowledge their sins. So away with the inmates of the Blaze |
| 67:12 | | As for those who fear their Lord in secret—for them is forgiveness and a great reward |
| 67:13 | | Whether you keep your words secret, or declare them—He is Aware of the inner thoughts |
| 67:14 | | Would He not know, He Who created? He is the Refined, the Expert |
| 67:15 | | It is He who made the earth manageable for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provisions. To Him is the Resurgence |
| 67:16 | | Are you confident that the One in heaven will not cause the earth to collapse beneath you as it spins |
| 67:17 | | Or are you confident that the One in Heaven will not unleash against you a violent storm? Then you will know what My warning is like |
| 67:18 | | Those before them also denied the truth; and how was My disapproval |
| 67:19 | | Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading their wings, and folding them? None holds them except the Compassionate. He is Perceiver of everything |
| 67:20 | | Or who is this who is a force for you to protect you against the Compassionate? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion |
| 67:21 | | Or who is this that will provide for you, if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in defiance and aversion |
| 67:22 | | Is he who walks bent on his own design better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path |
| 67:23 | | Say, 'It is He who produced you; and made for you the hearing, and the vision, and the organs. But rarely do you give thanks.' |
| 67:24 | | Say, 'It is He who scattered you on earth, and to Him you will be rounded up.' |
| 67:25 | | And they say, 'When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?' |
| 67:26 | | Say, 'Knowledge is with God, and I am only a clear warner.' |
| 67:27 | | But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieved will turn gloomy, and it will be said, 'This is what you used to call for.' |
| 67:28 | | Say, 'Have you considered? Should God make me perish, and those with me; or else He bestows His mercy on us; who will protect the disbelievers from an agonizing torment?' |
| 67:29 | | Say, 'He is the Compassionate. We have faith in Him, and in Him we trust. Soon you will know who is in evident error.' |
| 67:30 | | Say, 'Have you considered? If your water drains away, who will bring you pure running water?' |
