| 67 ) Mulk | |||
| 1 | Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion: and He over all things Hath Power | ||
| 2 | He Who created Death and Life that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might Oft-Forgiving | ||
| 3 | He Who created the seven heavens one above another; no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of ( Allah ) Most Gracious so turn thy vision again: Seest thou any flaw?. | ||
| 4 | Again turn thy vision a second time; ( thy ) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited in a state worn out. | ||
| 5 | And We have ( from of old ) adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps and We have made such ( Lamps ) ( as ) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. | ||
| 6 | For those who reject their Lord ( and Cherisher ) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is ( such ) destination. | ||
| 7 | When they are cast therein they will hear the ( terrible ) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth. | ||
| 8 | Almost bursting with fury: every time a Group is cast therein its Keepers will ask " Did no Warner come to you? " | ||
| 9 | They will say: " Yes indeed: a Warner did come to us but we rejected him and said 'Allah never sent down any ( Message ): ye are in nothing but an egregious delusion!' ". | ||
| 10 | They will further say: " Had we but listened or used our intelligence we should not ( now ) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire! " | ||
| 11 | They will then confess their sins: but far will be ( Forgiveness ) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire! | ||
| 12 | As for those who fear their Lord unseen for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. | ||
| 13 | And whether ye hide your word or publish it He certainly has ( full ) knowledge of the secrets of ( all ) hearts. | ||
| 14 | Should He not know He that created? And He is the One that understands the finest mysteries ( and ) is well-acquainted ( with them ). | ||
| 15 | It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. | ||
| 16 | Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes ( as in an earthquake )?. | ||
| 17 | Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado ( with showers of stones ) so that ye shall know how ( terrible ) was My warning?. | ||
| 18 | But indeed men before them rejected ( My warning ): then how ( terrible ) was My rejection ( of them )?. | ||
| 19 | Do they not observe the birds above them spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except ( Allah ) Most Gracious: truly it is He that watches over all things. | ||
| 20 | Nay who is there that can help you ( even as ) an army besides ( Allah ) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers. | ||
| 21 | Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight ( from the Truth ). | ||
| 22 | Is then one who walks headlong with his face grovelling better guided or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?. | ||
| 23 | Say: " It is He Who has created you ( and made you grow ) and made for you the faculties of hearing seeing feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give. " | ||
| 24 | Say: " It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth and to Him shall ye be gathered together. " | ||
| 25 | They ask: When will this promise be ( fulfilled )? If ye are telling the truth. | ||
| 26 | Say: " As to the knowledge of the time it is with Allah alone: I am ( sent ) only to warn plainly in public. " | ||
| 27 | At length when they see it close at hand grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers and it will be said ( to them ): " This is ( the promise fulfilled ) which ye were calling for! " | ||
| 28 | Say: " See ye? If Allah were to destroy me and those with me or if He bestows His Mercy on us yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty? " | ||
| 29 | Say: " He is ( Allah ) Most Gracious: we have believed in Him and on Him have we put our trust: so soon will ye know which ( of us ) it is that is in manifest error. " | ||
| 30 | Say: " See ye? If your stream be some morning lost ( in the underground earth ) who then can supply you with clear-flowing water? " | ||