Al-Mulk
The Sovereignty
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الملك
تَبَـٰرَكَ Blessed is tabāraka He alladhī in Whose Hand biyadihi (is) the Dominion l-mul'ku and He wahuwa (is) over ʿalā every kulli thing shayin All-Powerful qadīrun
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī created khalaqa death l-mawta and life wal-ḥayata that He may test you liyabluwakum which of you ayyukum (is) best aḥsanu (in) deed ʿamalan And He wahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Oft-Forgiving l-ghafūru
[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 -
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī created khalaqa seven sabʿa heavens samāwātin one above another ṭibāqan Not mā you see tarā in fī (the) creation khalqi (of) the Most Gracious l-raḥmāni any min fault tafāwutin So return fa-ir'jiʿi the vision l-baṣara can hal you see tarā any min flaw fuṭūrin
[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
ثُمَّ Then thumma return ir'jiʿi the vision l-baṣara twice (again) karratayni Will return yanqalib to you ilayka the vision l-baṣaru humbled khāsi-an while it wahuwa (is) fatigued ḥasīrun
Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We have beautified zayyannā the heaven l-samāa nearest l-dun'yā with lamps bimaṣābīḥa and We have made them wajaʿalnāhā (as) missiles rujūman for the devils lilshayāṭīni and We have prepared wa-aʿtadnā for them lahum punishment ʿadhāba (of) the Blaze l-saʿīri
And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars] and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.