| | Abdel Haleem rendition of Surah The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom(al-Mulk)
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| 67:1 | | Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things |
| 67:2 | | who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving |
| 67:3 | | who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look again! Can you see any flaw |
| 67:4 | | Look again! And again! Your sight will turn back to you, weak and defeated |
| 67:5 | | We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and made them [missiles] for stoning devils for whom We have also prepared the torment of a blazing fire |
| 67:6 | | For those who defy their Lord We have prepared the torment of Hell: an evil destination |
| 67:7 | | They will hear it drawing in its breath when they are thrown in. It blazes forth |
| 67:8 | | almost bursting with rage. Its keepers will ask every group that is thrown in, ‘Did no one come to warn you?&rsquo |
| 67:9 | | They will reply, ‘Yes, a warner did come to us, but we did not believe him. We said, “God has revealed nothing: you are greatly misguided”.&rsquo |
| 67:10 | | They will say, ‘If only we had listened, or reasoned, we would not be with the inhabitants of the blazing fire,’ an |
| 67:11 | | they will confess their sins. Away with the inhabitants of the blazing fire |
| 67:12 | | But there is forgiveness and a great reward for those who fear their Lord though they cannot see Him |
| 67:13 | | Whether you keep your words secret or state them openly, He knows the contents of every heart |
| 67:14 | | How could He who created not know His own creation, when He is the Most Subtle, the All Aware |
| 67:15 | | It is He who has made the earth manageable for you––travel its regions; eat His provision- and to Him you will be resurrected |
| 67:16 | | Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not make the earth swallow you up with a violent shudder |
| 67:17 | | Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not send a whirlwind to pelt you with stones? You will come to know what My warning means |
| 67:18 | | Those who went before them also disbelieved- how terrible was My condemnation |
| 67:19 | | Do they not see the birds above them spreading and closing their wings? It is only the Lord of Mercy who holds them up: He watches over everything |
| 67:20 | | What force can help you if the Lord of Mercy does not? The disbelievers are truly deluded |
| 67:21 | | Who can provide for you if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in their insolence and their avoidance of the Truth |
| 67:22 | | Who is better guided: someone who falls on his face, or someone who walks steadily on a straight path |
| 67:23 | | Say [Prophet], ‘It is He who brought you into being, He who endowed you with hearing, sight, and understanding- what small thanks you give!&rsquo |
| 67:24 | | Say, ‘It is He who scattered you throughout the earth, He to whom you will be gathered.&rsquo |
| 67:25 | | They say, ‘If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?&rsquo |
| 67:26 | | Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of this: my only duty is to give clear warning.&rsquo |
| 67:27 | | When they see it close at hand, the disbelievers’ faces will be gloomy, and it will be said, ‘This is what you were calling for.&rsquo |
| 67:28 | | Say, ‘Just think- regardless of whether God destroys me and my followers or has mercy on us- who will protect the disbelievers from an agonizing torment?&rsquo |
| 67:29 | | Say, ‘He is the Lord of Mercy; we believe in Him; we put our trust in Him. You will come to know in time who is in obvious error.&rsquo |
| 67:30 | | Say, ‘Just think: if all your water were to sink deep into the earth who could give you flowing water in its place?&rsquo |
