| | Ali Quli Qara'i rendition of Surah The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom(al-Mulk)
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| 67:1 | | Blessed is He in whose hands is all sovereignty, and He has power over all things |
| 67:2 | | He, who created death and life that He may test you [to see] which of you is best in conduct. And He is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving |
| 67:3 | | He created seven heavens in layers. You do not see any discordance in the creation of the All-beneficent. Look again! Do you see any flaw |
| 67:4 | | Look again, once more. Your look will return to you humbled and weary |
| 67:5 | | We have certainly adorned the lowest heaven with lamps, and made them missiles against the devils, and We have prepared for them punishment of the Blaze |
| 67:6 | | For those who defy their Lord is the punishment of hell, and it is an evil destination |
| 67:7 | | When they are thrown in it, they hear it blaring, as it seethes |
| 67:8 | | almost exploding with rage. Whenever a group is thrown in it, its keepers will ask them, ‘Did there not come to you any warner?&rsquo |
| 67:9 | | They will say, ‘Yes, a warner did come to us, but we impugned [him] and said, ‘Allah did not send down anything; you are only in great error.&rsquo |
| 67:10 | | And they will say, ‘Had we listened or applied reason, we would not have been among inmates of the Blaze.&rsquo |
| 67:11 | | Thus they will admit their sin. So away with the inmates of the Blaze |
| 67:12 | | Indeed for those who fear their Lord in secret there will be forgiveness and a great reward |
| 67:13 | | Speak secretly, or do so loudly, indeed He knows well what is in the breasts |
| 67:14 | | Would He who has created not know? And He is the All-attentive, the All-aware |
| 67:15 | | It is He who made the earth tractable for you; so walk on its flanks and eat of His provision, and towards Him is the resurrection |
| 67:16 | | Are you secure that He who is in the sky will not make the earth swallow you while it quakes |
| 67:17 | | Are you secure that He who is in the sky will not unleash upon you a rain of stones? Soon you will know how My warning has been |
| 67:18 | | Certainly those who were before them had denied; but then how was My rebuttal |
| 67:19 | | Have they not regarded the birds above them spreading and closing their wings? No one sustains them except the All-beneficent. Indeed He sees best all things |
| 67:20 | | Who is it that is your host who may help you, besides the All-beneficent? The faithless only dwell in delusion |
| 67:21 | | Who is it that may provide for you if He withholds His provision? Rather they persist in defiance and aversion |
| 67:22 | | Is he who walks prone on his face better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path |
| 67:23 | | Say, ‘It is He who created you, and made for you hearing, eyesight, and hearts. Little do you thank.&rsquo |
| 67:24 | | Say, ‘It is He who created you on the earth, and toward Him you will be mustered.&rsquo |
| 67:25 | | They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, should you be truthful?&rsquo |
| 67:26 | | Say, ‘Its knowledge is only with Allah; I am only a manifest warner.&rsquo |
| 67:27 | | When they see it brought near, the countenances of the faithless will be distorted, and [they will be] told, ‘This is what you asked for!&rsquo |
| 67:28 | | Say, ‘Tell me, whether Allah destroys me and those with me, or He has mercy on us, who will shelter the faithless from a painful punishment?&rsquo |
| 67:29 | | Say, ‘He is the All-beneficent; we have faith in Him, and in Him do we trust. Soon you will know who is in manifest error.&rsquo |
| 67:30 | | Say, ‘Tell me, should your water sink down [into the ground], who will bring you running water?&rsquo |
