Surah Al-Mulk

تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Tabarakal-lazee biyadihil-mulku wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in Qadeer

Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things.

Brief Tafseer: The surah opens by glorifying Allah whose hand holds absolute sovereignty and power over all creation.

الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ

Allazee khalaqal-mawta wal-hayata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu 'amala; wa Huwal-'Azeezul-Ghafoor

He Who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed — and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.

Brief Tafseer: Death and life are both creations of Allah, designed as a test. The purpose of existence is to excel in good deeds.

الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ

Allazee khalaqa sab'a samawaatin tibaaqaa; maa taraa fee khalqir-Rahmaani min tafaawut; farji'il-basara hal taraa min futoor

He Who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return your vision; do you see any breaks?

Brief Tafseer: The perfection of the seven heavens demonstrates Allah's flawless creative power.

ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ

Summar-ji'il-basara karrataini yanqalib ilaikal-basaru khaasi'anw-wa huwa haseer

Then return your vision twice again. Your vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.

Brief Tafseer: No matter how many times one looks, they will find no flaw in Allah's creation.

وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَاطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ السَّعِيرِ

Wa laqad zayyanas-samaa'ad-dunyaa bimasaabeha wa ja'alnaahaa rujoomal-lish-Shayaateeni wa a'tadnaa lahum 'azaabas-sa'eer

And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made them as missiles to drive away the devils, and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

Brief Tafseer: The stars serve dual purposes: beautifying the sky and as protection against evil forces.

وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ

Wa lillazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim 'azaabu Jahannama wa bi'sal-maseer

And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.

إِذَا أُلْقُوا فِيهَا سَمِعُوا لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِيَ تَفُورُ

Izaa ulqoo feehaa sami'oo lahaa shaheeqanw-wa hiya tafoor

When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a dreadful inhaling while it boils up.

تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ

Takaadu tamayyazu minal-ghaiz; kullamaaa ulqiya feehaa fawjun sa'alahum khazanatuhaa alam ya'tikum nazeer

It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, 'Did there not come to you a warner?'

قَالُوا بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَاءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ مِن شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ كَبِيرٍ

Qaaloo balaa qad jaaa'anaa nazeerun fakazzabnaa wa qulnaa maa nazzalal-laahu min shay'in in antum illaa fee dalaalin kabeer

They will say, 'Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said: Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'

وَقَالُوا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِي أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ

Wa qaaloo law kunnaa nasma'u aw na'qilu maa kunnaa fee as-haabis-sa'eer

And they will say, 'If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze.'