Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty) in English

1. فلما رأوه زلفة سيئت وجوه الذين كفروا وقيل هذا الذي كنتم به تدعون

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   When they see it brought near, the countenances of the faithless will be contorted, and [they will be] told, ‘This is what you were asking for!’

   fa-lammā raʾawhu zulfatan sīʾat wujūhu lladhīna kafarū wa-qīla hādhā lladhī kuntum bihī taddaʿūna

2. قل أرأيتم إن أهلكني الله ومن معي أو رحمنا فمن يجير الكافرين من عذاب أليم

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   Say, ‘Tell me, whether Allah destroys me and those who are with me, or He has mercy on us, who will shelter the faithless from a painful punishment?’

   qul ʾa-raʾaytum ʾin ʾahlakaniya llāhu wa-man maʿiya ʾaw raḥimanā fa-man yujīru l-kāfirīna min ʿadhābin ʾalīmin

3. قل هو الرحمن آمنا به وعليه توكلنا فستعلمون من هو في ضلال مبين

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   Say, ‘He is the All-beneficent; we have faith in Him, and in Him do we trust. Soon you will know who is in manifest error.’

   qul huwa r-raḥmānu ʾāmannā bihī wa-ʿalayhi tawakkalnā fa-sa-taʿlamūna man huwa fī ḍalālin mubīnin

4. قل أرأيتم إن أصبح ماؤكم غورا فمن يأتيكم بماء معين

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   Say, ‘Tell me, should your water sink down [into the ground], who will bring you running water?’

   qul ʾa-raʾaytum ʾin ʾaṣbaḥa māʾukum ghawran fa-man yaʾtīkum bi-māʾin maʿīnin