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67. Al-MulkThe Sovereignty

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

67:1

Blessed isHein Whose Hand(is) the Dominionand He(is) overeverythingAll-Powerful(1)

Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all authority. And He is Most Capable of everything.

67:2

The One Whocreateddeathand lifethat He may test youwhich of you(is) bestﱒﱓ(in) deedAnd He(is) the All-Mightythe Oft-Forgiving(2)

˹He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving.

67:3

The One Whocreatedsevenheavensﱜﱝone above anotherNotyou seein(the) creation(of) the Most GraciousanyﱤﱥfaultSo returnthe visioncanyou seeanyflaw(3)

˹He is the One˺ Who created seven heavens, one above the other. You will never see any imperfection in the creation of the Most Compassionate.1 So look again: do you see any flaws?

67:4

Thenreturnthe visiontwice (again)Will returnto youthe visionhumbledwhile it(is) fatigued(4)

Then look again and again—your sight will return frustrated and weary.

67:5

And certainlyWe have beautifiedthe heavennearestwith lampsand We have made them(as) missilesﱿﲀfor the devilsand We have preparedfor thempunishment(of) the Blaze(5)

And indeed, We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps, and made them ˹as missiles˺ for stoning ˹eavesdropping˺ devils, for whom We have also prepared the torment of the Blaze.1

67:6

And for those whodisbelievedin their Lord(is the) punishmentﲊﲋ(of) Helland wretched isthe destination(6)

Those who disbelieve in their Lord will suffer the punishment of Hell. What an evil destination!

67:7

Whenthey are thrownthereinthey will hearfrom itan inhalingwhile itboils up(7)

When they are tossed into it, they will hear its roaring as it boils over,

67:8

It almostburstsfromﲛﲜrageEvery timeis thrownthereina group(will) ask themits keepersDid notcome to youa warner(8)

almost bursting in fury. Every time a group is cast into it, its keepers will ask them, “Did a warner not come to you?”

67:9

They will sayYesindeedcame to usa warnerbut we deniedand we saidNothas sent downAllahanythingNotyou (are)butinerrorgreat(9)

They will reply, “Yes, a warner did come to us, but we denied and said, ‘Allah has revealed nothing. You are extremely astray.’”

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And they will sayIfwe hadlistenedorﲿreasonednotwe (would) have beenamong(the) companions(of) the Blaze(10)

And they will lament, “If only we had listened and reasoned, we would not be among the residents of the Blaze!”

67:11

Then they (will) confesstheir sinsso away with(the) companions(of) the Blaze(11)

And so they will confess their sins. So away with the residents of the Blaze!

67:12

Indeedthose whofeartheir Lordunseenfor them(is) forgivenessand a rewardgreat(12)

Indeed, those in awe of their Lord without seeing Him1 will have forgiveness and a mighty reward.