Surah Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty)
Surah Al-Mulk in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرٌ ﴿1﴾
67:1 Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent -
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تَبَـٰرَكَ Blessed is · ٱلَّذِى He · بِيَدِهِ in Whose Hand · ٱلْمُلْكُ (is) the Dominion · وَهُوَ and He · عَلَىٰ (is) over · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · قَدِيرٌ All-Powerful
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلࣰ اۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ﴿2﴾
67:2 [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 -
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلْمَوْتَ death · وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ and life · لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ that He may test you · أَيُّكُمْ which of you · أَحْسَنُ (is) best · عَمَلًۭا ۚ (in) deed · وَهُوَ And He · ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty · ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتࣲ طِبَاقࣰ اۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلۡقِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتࣲۖ فَٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ هَلۡ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورࣲ ﴿3﴾
67:3 [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?
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · خَلَقَ created · سَبْعَ seven · سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ heavens · طِبَاقًۭا ۖ one above another · مَّا Not · تَرَىٰ you see · فِى in · خَلْقِ (the) creation · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ (of) the Most Gracious · مِن any · تَفَـٰوُتٍۢ ۖ fault · فَٱرْجِعِ So return · ٱلْبَصَرَ the vision · هَلْ can · تَرَىٰ you see · مِن any · فُطُورٍۢ flaw
ثُمَّ ٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيۡنِ يَنقَلِبۡ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ خَاسِئࣰ ا وَهُوَ حَسِيرࣱ ﴿4﴾
67:4 Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued.
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ثُمَّ Then · ٱرْجِعِ return · ٱلْبَصَرَ the vision · كَرَّتَيْنِ twice (again) · يَنقَلِبْ Will return · إِلَيْكَ to you · ٱلْبَصَرُ the vision · خَاسِئًۭا humbled · وَهُوَ while it · حَسِيرٌۭ (is) fatigued
وَلَقَدۡ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا رُجُومࣰ ا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿5﴾
67:5 And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · زَيَّنَّا We have beautified · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven · ٱلدُّنْيَا nearest · بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ with lamps · وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا and We have made them · رُجُومًۭا (as) missiles · لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ for the devils · وَأَعْتَدْنَا and We have prepared · لَهُمْ for them · عَذَابَ punishment · ٱلسَّعِيرِ (of) the Blaze
وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ﴿6﴾
67:6 And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination.
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وَلِلَّذِينَ And for those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · بِرَبِّهِمْ in their Lord · عَذَابُ (is the) punishment · جَهَنَّمَ ۖ (of) Hell · وَبِئْسَ and wretched is · ٱلْمَصِيرُ the destination
إِذَآ أُلۡقُواْ فِيهَا سَمِعُواْ لَهَا شَهِيقࣰ ا وَهِيَ تَفُورُ ﴿7﴾
67:7 When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up.
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إِذَآ When · أُلْقُوا۟ they are thrown · فِيهَا therein · سَمِعُوا۟ they will hear · لَهَا from it · شَهِيقًۭا an inhaling · وَهِىَ while it · تَفُورُ boils up
تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَيۡظِۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلۡقِيَ فِيهَا فَوۡجࣱ سَأَلَهُمۡ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَذِيرࣱ ﴿8﴾
67:8 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?"
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تَكَادُ It almost · تَمَيَّزُ bursts · مِنَ from · ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ rage · كُلَّمَآ Every time · أُلْقِىَ is thrown · فِيهَا therein · فَوْجٌۭ a group · سَأَلَهُمْ (will) ask them · خَزَنَتُهَآ its keepers · أَلَمْ Did not · يَأْتِكُمْ come to you · نَذِيرٌۭ a warner
قَالُواْ بَلَىٰ قَدۡ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرࣱ فَكَذَّبۡنَا وَقُلۡنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ كَبِيرࣲ ﴿9﴾
67:9 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.'"
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قَالُوا۟ They will say · بَلَىٰ Yes · قَدْ indeed · جَآءَنَا came to us · نَذِيرٌۭ a warner · فَكَذَّبْنَا but we denied · وَقُلْنَا and we said · مَا Not · نَزَّلَ has sent down · ٱللَّهُ Allah · مِن any · شَىْءٍ thing · إِنْ Not · أَنتُمْ you (are) · إِلَّا but · فِى in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error · كَبِيرٍۢ great
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡ كُنَّا نَسۡمَعُ أَوۡ نَعۡقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيٓ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿10﴾
67:10 And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze."
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say · لَوْ If · كُنَّا we had · نَسْمَعُ listened · أَوْ or · نَعْقِلُ reasoned · مَا not · كُنَّا we (would) have been · فِىٓ among · أَصْحَـٰبِ (the) companions · ٱلسَّعِيرِ (of) the Blaze
فَٱعۡتَرَفُواْ بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسُحۡقࣰ ا لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿11﴾
67:11 And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze.
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فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ Then they (will) confess · بِذَنۢبِهِمْ their sins · فَسُحْقًۭا so away with · لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ (the) companions · ٱلسَّعِيرِ (of) the Blaze
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣱ وَأَجۡرࣱ كَبِيرࣱ ﴿12﴾
67:12 Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · يَخْشَوْنَ fear · رَبَّهُم their Lord · بِٱلْغَيْبِ unseen · لَهُم for them · مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ (is) forgiveness · وَأَجْرٌۭ and a reward · كَبِيرٌۭ great
وَأَسِرُّواْ قَوۡلَكُمۡ أَوِ ٱجۡهَرُواْ بِهِۦٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿13﴾
67:13 And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
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وَأَسِرُّوا۟ And conceal · قَوْلَكُمْ your speech · أَوِ or · ٱجْهَرُوا۟ proclaim · بِهِۦٓ ۖ it · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · عَلِيمٌۢ (is the) All-Knower · بِذَاتِ of what (is in) · ٱلصُّدُورِ the breasts
أَلَا يَعۡلَمُ مَنۡ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُ ﴿14﴾
67:14 Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted?
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أَلَا Does not · يَعْلَمُ know · مَنْ (the One) Who · خَلَقَ created · وَهُوَ And He · ٱللَّطِيفُ (is) the Subtle · ٱلْخَبِيرُ the All-Aware
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ ذَلُولࣰ ا فَٱمۡشُواْ فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُواْ مِن رِّزۡقِهِۦۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ ﴿15﴾
67:15 It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection.
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هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · جَعَلَ made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · ذَلُولًۭا subservient · فَٱمْشُوا۟ so walk · فِى in · مَنَاكِبِهَا (the) paths thereof · وَكُلُوا۟ and eat · مِن of · رِّزْقِهِۦ ۖ His provision · وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him · ٱلنُّشُورُ (is) the Resurrection
ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخۡسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُ ﴿16﴾
67:16 Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
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ءَأَمِنتُم Do you feel secure · مَّن (from Him) Who · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven · أَن not · يَخْسِفَ He will cause to swallow · بِكُمُ you · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · فَإِذَا when · هِىَ it · تَمُورُ sways
أَمۡ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حَاصِبࣰ اۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ كَيۡفَ نَذِيرِ ﴿17﴾
67:17 Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.
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أَمْ Or · أَمِنتُم do you feel secure · مَّن (from Him) Who · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven · أَن that · يُرْسِلَ He will send · عَلَيْكُمْ against you · حَاصِبًۭا ۖ a storm of stones · فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ Then you would know · كَيْفَ how · نَذِيرِ (was) My warning
وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ﴿18﴾
67:18 And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
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وَلَقَدْ And indeed · كَذَّبَ denied · ٱلَّذِينَ those · مِن from · قَبْلِهِمْ before them · فَكَيْفَ and how · كَانَ was · نَكِيرِ My rejection
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّيۡرِ فَوۡقَهُمۡ صَٰٓفَّٰتࣲ وَيَقۡبِضۡنَۚ مَا يُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءِۭ بَصِيرٌ ﴿19﴾
67:19 Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing.
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أَوَلَمْ Do not · يَرَوْا۟ they see · إِلَى [to] · ٱلطَّيْرِ the birds · فَوْقَهُمْ above them · صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ spreading (their wings) · وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ and folding · مَا Not · يُمْسِكُهُنَّ holds them · إِلَّا except · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ۚ the Most Gracious · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · بِكُلِّ (is) of every · شَىْءٍۭ thing · بَصِيرٌ All-Seer
أَمَّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي هُوَ جُندࣱ لَّكُمۡ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ إِنِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِي غُرُورٍ ﴿20﴾
67:20 Or who is it that could be an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion.
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أَمَّنْ Who is · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلَّذِى the one · هُوَ he · جُندٌۭ (is) an army · لَّكُمْ for you · يَنصُرُكُم to help you · مِّن from · دُونِ besides · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ the Most Gracious · إِنِ Not · ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ (are) the disbelievers · إِلَّا but · فِى in · غُرُورٍ delusion
أَمَّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرۡزُقُكُمۡ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَ رِزۡقَهُۥۚ بَل لَّجُّواْ فِي عُتُوࣲّ وَنُفُورٍ ﴿21﴾
67:21 Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion.
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أَمَّنْ Who is · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلَّذِى the one · يَرْزُقُكُمْ to provide you · إِنْ if · أَمْسَكَ He withheld · رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ His provision · بَل Nay · لَّجُّوا۟ they persist · فِى in · عُتُوٍّۢ pride · وَنُفُورٍ and aversion
أَفَمَن يَمۡشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦٓ أَهۡدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمۡشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِيمࣲ ﴿22﴾
67:22 Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path?
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أَفَمَن Then is he who · يَمْشِى walks · مُكِبًّا fallen · عَلَىٰ on · وَجْهِهِۦٓ his face · أَهْدَىٰٓ better guided · أَمَّن or (he) who · يَمْشِى walks · سَوِيًّا upright · عَلَىٰ on · صِرَٰطٍۢ (the) Path · مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ Straight
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَكُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ ﴿23﴾
67:23 Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful."
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قُلْ Say · هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who · أَنشَأَكُمْ produced you · وَجَعَلَ and made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing · وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ and the vision · وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ and the feelings · قَلِيلًۭا Little · مَّا (is) what · تَشْكُرُونَ you give thanks
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ ﴿24﴾
67:24 Say, "It is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered."
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قُلْ Say · هُوَ He · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · ذَرَأَكُمْ multiplied you · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him · تُحْشَرُونَ you will be gathered
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿25﴾
67:25 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
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وَيَقُولُونَ And they say · مَتَىٰ When · هَـٰذَا (is) this · ٱلْوَعْدُ promise · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿26﴾
67:26 Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّمَا Only · ٱلْعِلْمُ the knowledge · عِندَ (is) with · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَإِنَّمَآ and only · أَنَا۠ I am · نَذِيرٌۭ a warner · مُّبِينٌۭ clear
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ زُلۡفَةࣰ سِيٓـَٔتۡ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ ﴿27﴾
67:27 But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."
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فَلَمَّا But when · رَأَوْهُ they (will) see it · زُلْفَةًۭ approaching · سِيٓـَٔتْ (will be) distressed · وُجُوهُ (the) faces · ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · وَقِيلَ and it will be said · هَـٰذَا This · ٱلَّذِى (is) that which · كُنتُم you used to · بِهِۦ for it · تَدَّعُونَ call
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَهۡلَكَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ أَوۡ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمࣲ ﴿28﴾
67:28 Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered: whether Allah should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?"
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen · إِنْ if · أَهْلَكَنِىَ destroys me · ٱللَّهُ Allah · وَمَن and whoever · مَّعِىَ (is) with me · أَوْ or · رَحِمَنَا has mercy upon us · فَمَن then who · يُجِيرُ (can) protect · ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers · مِنْ from · عَذَابٍ a punishment · أَلِيمٍۢ painful
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ هُوَ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿29﴾
67:29 Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied. And you will [come to] know who it is that is in clear error."
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قُلْ Say · هُوَ He · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ (is) the Most Gracious · ءَامَنَّا we believe · بِهِۦ in Him · وَعَلَيْهِ and upon Him · تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ we put (our) trust · فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ So you will know · مَنْ who · هُوَ (is) it · فِى (that is) in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error · مُّبِينٍۢ clear
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَصۡبَحَ مَآؤُكُمۡ غَوۡرࣰ ا فَمَن يَأۡتِيكُم بِمَآءࣲ مَّعِينِۭ ﴿30﴾
67:30 Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?"
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen · إِنْ if · أَصْبَحَ becomes · مَآؤُكُمْ your water · غَوْرًۭا sunken · فَمَن then who · يَأْتِيكُم could bring you · بِمَآءٍۢ water · مَّعِينٍۭ flowing