Al-Mulk
Return Your Gaze
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion, and He is capable of all things,
بسم ٱلله ٱلرحمن ٱلرحيم تبرك ٱلذي بيده ٱلملك وهو على كل شىء قديرwho created death and life to test you: which of you acts best.
ٱلذي خلق ٱلموت وٱلحيوة ليبلوكم أيكم أحسن عملاAnd He is the All-Powerful, the Most-Forgiving.
وهو ٱلعزيز ٱلغفورHe who created seven heavens in layers.
ٱلذي خلق سبع سموت طباقاYou do not see in the creation of the All-Benevolent any disharmony.
ما ترى في خلق ٱلرحمن من تفوتReturn your gaze: do you see any fissure?
فٱرجع ٱلبصر هل ترى من فطورThen return your gaze twice more: your gaze will return to you humbled and exhausted.
ثم ٱرجع ٱلبصر كرتين ينقلب إليك ٱلبصر خاسئا وهو حسيرWe have indeed adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and made them missiles against the Diverters, and We have prepared for them the punishment of the Inferno.
ولقد زينا ٱلسمآء ٱلدنيا بمصبيح وجعلنها رجوما للشيطين وأعتدنا لهم عذاب ٱلسعيرAnd for those who disowned their Guardian is the punishment of Jahannam,
وللذين كفروا بربهم عذاب جهنمand what an evil destination!
وبئس ٱلمصيرWhen they are thrown into it, they will hear it roaring as it boils, almost bursting with fury.
إذآ ألقوا فيها سمعوا لها شهيقا وهي تفور تكاد تميز من ٱلغيظEvery time a crowd is thrown into it, its keepers will ask them: 'Did no warner come to you?'
كلمآ ألقي فيها فوج سألهم خزنتهآ ألم يأتكم نذيرThey will say: 'Yes, a warner did come to us, but we denied him and said: God has not sent down anything, you are only in great error.'
قالوا بلى قد جآءنا نذير فكذبنا وقلنا ما نزل ٱلله من شىء إن أنتم إلا في ضلل كبيرAnd they will say: 'If we had listened or reasoned, we would not be among the companions of the Inferno.'
وقالوا لو كنا نسمع أو نعقل ما كنا في أصحب ٱلسعيرSo they will acknowledge their offense:
فٱعترفوا بذنبهمso away with the companions of the Inferno!
فسحقا لأصحب ٱلسعيرThose who fear their Guardian without seeing Him will have forgiveness and a great reward.
إن ٱلذين يخشون ربهم بٱلغيب لهم مغفرة وأجر كبيرWhether you keep your speech secret or proclaim it,
وأسروا قولكم أو ٱجهروا بهHe is indeed All-Knowing of what the chests contain.
إنه عليم بذات ٱلصدورWould He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Informed?
ألا يعلم من خلق وهو ٱللطيف ٱلخبيرIt is He who made the earth manageable for you; so walk through its expanses and eat from His provision.
هو ٱلذي جعل لكم ٱلأرض ذلولا فٱمشوا في مناكبها وكلوا من رزقهAnd to Him is the Awakening.
وإليه ٱلنشورDo you feel secure that He who is in the heaven will not cause the earth to swallow you, whereupon it sways?
ءأمنتم من في ٱلسمآء أن يخسف بكم ٱلأرض فإذا هي تمورOr do you feel secure that He who is in the heaven will not send against you a storm of stones?
أم أمنتم من في ٱلسمآء أن يرسل عليكم حاصباThen you will know how My warning was.
فستعلمون كيف نذيرThose before them certainly denied,
ولقد كذب ٱلذين من قبلهمand how was My disavowal!
فكيف كان نكيرHave they not observed the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings?
أولم يروا إلى ٱلطير فوقهم صفت ويقبضنNothing holds them up except the All-Benevolent.
ما يمسكهن إلا ٱلرحمنHe sees perfectly all things.
إنه بكل شىء بصيرOr who is it that would be an army for you and help you, besides the All-Benevolent?
أمن هذا ٱلذي هو جند لكم ينصركم من دون ٱلرحمنThose who disown are only in delusion.
إن ٱلكفرون إلا في غرورOr who is it that would provide for you, if He withheld His provision?
أمن هذا ٱلذي يرزقكم إن أمسك رزقهYet they persist in insolence and aversion.
بل لجوا في عتو ونفورIs he who walks fallen on his face better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path?
أفمن يمشي مكبا على وجهه أهدى أمن يمشي سويا على صرط مستقيمSay: 'It is He who brought you into being and gave you hearing, sight, and Consciences.'
قل هو ٱلذي أنشأكم وجعل لكم ٱلسمع وٱلأبصر وٱلأفدةHow little you are grateful!
قليلا ما تشكرونSay: 'It is He who scattered you upon the earth, and to Him you will be gathered.'
قل هو ٱلذي ذرأكم في ٱلأرض وإليه تحشرونAnd they say: 'When will this promise be, if you are truthful?'
ويقولون متى هذا ٱلوعد إن كنتم صدقينSay: 'The knowledge is only with God; I am only a clear warner.'
قل إنما ٱلعلم عند ٱلله وإنمآ أنا نذير مبينThen, when they see it near, the faces of those who disowned will be grieved, and it will be said: 'This is what you used to call for.'
فلما رأوه زلفة سيت وجوه ٱلذين كفروا وقيل هذا ٱلذي كنتم به تدعونSay: 'Consider: whether God annihilates me and those with me, or has benevolence on us, who will shield those who disown from a painful punishment?'
قل أرءيتم إن أهلكني ٱلله ومن معي أو رحمنا فمن يجير ٱلكفرين من عذاب أليمSay: 'He is the All-Benevolent; we believe in Him and upon Him we rely.'
قل هو ٱلرحمن ءامنا به وعليه توكلناYou will soon know who is in manifest error.
فستعلمون من هو في ضلل مبينSay: "Consider: if your water were to sink into the ground, who then would bring you spring water?"
قل أرءيتم إن أصبح مآؤكم غورا فمن يأتيكم بمآء معين