Al-Mulk
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do
all things. (1) Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of
you is best in deed.[] And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving; (2) Who has created the
seven heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creation of the
Most Gracious. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?" (3) Then look again and
yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out
(4) And indeed We have
adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as)
missiles to drive away the Shayâtin (devils), and have prepared for them the
torment of the blazing Fire (5) And for those who disbelieve in their Lord
(Allâh) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination (6) When they are cast
therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes
forth (7) It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast
therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?" (8) They will say:
"Yes indeed a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allâh
never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.'" (9) And they will say:
"Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been
among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" (10) Then they will
confess their sin. So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire (11) Verily, those who
fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His Punishment in the
Hereafter), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). (12) And whether you keep
your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the
breasts (of men). (13) Should not He Who has created
know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves) All-Aware (of
everything). (14) He it is, Who has made the earth
subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on
it), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be
the Resurrection. (15) Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven
(Allâh), will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it as in an should quake? (16) Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over
the heaven (Allâh), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall
know how (terrible) has been My Warning. (17) And indeed those before them belied
(the Messengers of Allâh), then how terrible was My
denial (punishment)? (18) Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their
wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allâh).
Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything. (19) Who is he besides the
Most Gracious that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in
nothing but delusion (20) Who is he that can provide for
you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride,
and (they) flee (from the truth). (21) Is he who walks (without seeing) on his face,
more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on a