| | Safi Kaskas rendition of Surah The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom(al-Mulk)
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| 67:1 | | Exalted is He who has all Sovereignty in His Hand, who has power over all things |
| 67:1 | | Exalted is He who has all Sovereignty in His Hand, who has power over all things |
| 67:2 | | He who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving, |
| 67:2 | | He who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving, |
| 67:3 | | it is He who created seven heavens in total harmony with one another. You will not see any discrepancy in the creation of the Merciful-to-all. Look again, do you see any gaps? |
| 67:3 | | it is He who created seven heavens in total harmony with one another. You will not see any discrepancy in the creation of the Merciful-to-all. Look again, do you see any gaps? |
| 67:4 | | Then look again, and again, and your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted. |
| 67:4 | | Then look again, and again, and your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted. |
| 67:5 | | We have beautified the lowest heaven with lit objects and use them as tools to stone devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blazing fire. |
| 67:5 | | We have beautified the lowest heaven with lit objects and use them as tools to stone devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blazing fire. |
| 67:6 | | For those who reject their Lord, there is the punishment of Hell, a miserable destination. |
| 67:6 | | For those who reject their Lord, there is the punishment of Hell, a miserable destination. |
| 67:7 | | When they are thrown into it, they will hear it roaring, as it seethes. |
| 67:7 | | When they are thrown into it, they will hear it roaring, as it seethes. |
| 67:8 | | It almost bursts with rage. Every time a group is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did no one come to warn you?" |
| 67:8 | | It almost bursts with rage. Every time a group is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did no one come to warn you?" |
| 67:9 | | They will say, "Yes, someone came to warn us, but we did not believe in him and said, 'God has not sent down anything. You are in greatly misguided.' " |
| 67:9 | | They will say, "Yes, someone came to warn us, but we did not believe in him and said, 'God has not sent down anything. You are in greatly misguided.' " |
| 67:10 | | They will say, "Had we listened or reasoned, we would not have been included among the inhabitants of the Blazing fire." |
| 67:10 | | They will say, "Had we listened or reasoned, we would not have been included among the inhabitants of the Blazing fire." |
| 67:11 | | So they will come to realize and admit their sin. Away with the inhabitants of the Blazing fire. |
| 67:11 | | So they will come to realize and admit their sin. Away with the inhabitants of the Blazing fire. |
| 67:12 | | Forgiveness and great reward await those who stand in awe of their Lord although He is beyond the reach of their perception. |
| 67:12 | | Forgiveness and great reward await those who stand in awe of their Lord although He is beyond the reach of their perception. |
| 67:13 | | Whether you keep your thoughts to yourself, or state them openly, He knows what is within the heart. |
| 67:13 | | Whether you keep your thoughts to yourself, or state them openly, He knows what is within the heart. |
| 67:14 | | Would He who created not know, when He is the Most Subtle, the Totally Aware? |
| 67:14 | | Would He who created not know, when He is the Most Subtle, the Totally Aware? |
| 67:15 | | It is He who tamed the earth for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provision. To Him you will be resurrected. |
| 67:15 | | It is He who tamed the earth for you, so travel its regions, and eat of His provision. To Him you will be resurrected. |
| 67:16 | | Do you feel confident that He who is in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you as it spins? |
| 67:16 | | Do you feel confident that He who is in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you as it spins? |
| 67:17 | | Or are you confident that He who is in heaven would not unleash a violent storm of stones against you?Then you will know how true My warning was. |
| 67:17 | | Or are you confident that He who is in heaven would not unleash a violent storm of stones against you?Then you will know how true My warning was. |
| 67:18 | | Those before them had already denied my warnings, and how terrible was My condemnation. |
| 67:18 | | Those before them had already denied my warnings, and how terrible was My condemnation. |
| 67:19 | | Have they not seen the birds above them, with wings outspread or folded in? None holds them except the Merciful-to-all. He is, The Ever Insightful. |
| 67:19 | | Have they not seen the birds above them, with wings outspread or folded in? None holds them except the Merciful-to-all. He is, The Ever Insightful. |
| 67:20 | | Or who can be a force to protect you other than the Merciful-to-all? The unbelievers are really living in delusion. |
| 67:20 | | Or who can be a force to protect you other than the Merciful-to-all? The unbelievers are really living in delusion. |
| 67:21 | | Or who can provide for you if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in their disrespect and evasion. |
| 67:21 | | Or who can provide for you if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in their disrespect and evasion. |
| 67:22 | | Is he who walks, stumbles and falls on his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path? |
| 67:22 | | Is he who walks, stumbles and falls on his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path? |
| 67:23 | | Say, "It is He who brought you into being; and gave you hearing and vision and understanding. But you are rarely grateful." |
| 67:23 | | Say, "It is He who brought you into being; and gave you hearing and vision and understanding. But you are rarely grateful." |
| 67:24 | | Say, "It is He who scattered you on earth, and to Him you will be gathered." |
| 67:24 | | Say, "It is He who scattered you on earth, and to Him you will be gathered." |
| 67:25 | | And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?" |
| 67:25 | | And they say, "When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?" |
| 67:26 | | Say, "God alone has knowledge of this, and I am only delivering a clear warning." |
| 67:26 | | Say, "God alone has knowledge of this, and I am only delivering a clear warning." |
| 67:27 | | But when they see it approaching, the unbelievers' faces will turn gloomy, and it will be said, "This is what you were calling for." |
| 67:27 | | But when they see it approaching, the unbelievers' faces will turn gloomy, and it will be said, "This is what you were calling for." |
| 67:28 | | Say, "Just think: Should God destroy me and those with me, or if He decides to have mercy on us, who will protect the unbelievers from a painful punishment?" |
| 67:28 | | Say, "Just think: Should God destroy me and those with me, or if He decides to have mercy on us, who will protect the unbelievers from a painful punishment?" |
| 67:29 | | Say, "He is the Merciful-to-all; We have believed in Him, and in Him We trust. You will come to know who is in evident error." |
| 67:29 | | Say, "He is the Merciful-to-all; We have believed in Him, and in Him We trust. You will come to know who is in evident error." |
| 67:30 | | Say, "Just think: if your water drains away, who will bring you pure flowing water?" |
| 67:30 | | Say, "Just think: if your water drains away, who will bring you pure flowing water?" |
