Read Surah Mulk in Arabic (سورة الملك)

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

تَبٰرَكَ الَّذِیْ بِیَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ٘- وَ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرُ ﴿۱﴾  الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَ الْحَیٰوةَ لِیَبْلُوَكُمْ اَیُّكُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلًاؕ-وَ هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْغَفُوْرُ ﴿۲﴾ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ طِبَاقًاؕ-مَا تَرٰى فِیْ خَلْقِ الرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْ تَفٰوُتٍؕ-فَارْجِـعِ الْبَصَرَۙ-هَلْ تَرٰى مِنْ فُطُوْرٍ ﴿۳﴾  ثُمَّ ارْجِـعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَیْنِ یَنْقَلِبْ اِلَیْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَّ هُوَ حَسِیْرٌ ﴿۴﴾ وَ لَقَدْ زَیَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْیَا بِمَصَابِیْحَ وَ جَعَلْنٰهَا رُجُوْمًا لِّلشَّیٰطِیْنِ وَ اَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ السَّعِیْرِ ﴿۵﴾ وَ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَؕ-وَ بِئْسَ الْمَصِیْرُ ﴿۶﴾  اِذَاۤ اُلْقُوْا فِیْهَا سَمِعُوْا لَهَا شَهِیْقًا وَّ هِیَ تَفُوْرُ ﴿۷﴾ تَكَادُ تَمَیَّزُ مِنَ الْغَیْظِؕ-كُلَّمَاۤ اُلْقِیَ فِیْهَا فَوْجٌ سَاَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَاۤ اَلَمْ یَاْتِكُمْ نَذِیْرٌ ﴿۸﴾ قَالُوْا بَلٰى قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِیْرٌ ﳔ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَ قُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَیْءٍ ۚۖ-اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ كَبِیْرٍ ﴿۹﴾ وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ اَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِیْۤ اَصْحٰبِ السَّعِیْرِ ﴿۱۰﴾ فَاعْتَرَفُوْا بِذَنْۢبِهِمْۚ-فَسُحْقًا لِّاَصْحٰبِ السَّعِیْرِ ﴿۱۱﴾ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَیْبِ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَّ اَجْرٌ كَبِیْرٌ ﴿۱۲﴾ وَ اَسِرُّوْا قَوْلَكُمْ اَوِ اجْهَرُوْا بِهٖؕ-اِنَّهٗ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ ﴿۱۳﴾ اَلَا یَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَؕ-وَ هُوَ اللَّطِیْفُ الْخَبِیْرُ ﴿۱۴﴾ هُوَ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ ذَلُوْلًا فَامْشُوْا فِیْ مَنَاكِبِهَا وَ كُلُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِهٖؕ-وَ اِلَیْهِ النُّشُوْرُ ﴿۱۵﴾ ءَاَمِنْتُمْ مَّنْ فِی السَّمَآءِ اَنْ یَّخْسِفَ بِكُمُ الْاَرْضَ فَاِذَا هِیَ تَمُوْرُ ﴿۱۶﴾ اَمْ اَمِنْتُمْ مَّنْ فِی السَّمَآءِ اَنْ یُّرْسِلَ عَلَیْكُمْ حَاصِبًاؕ-فَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَ كَیْفَ نَذِیْرِ ﴿۱۷﴾ وَ لَقَدْ كَذَّبَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَیْفَ كَانَ نَكِیْرِ ﴿۱۸﴾ اَوَ لَمْ یَرَوْا اِلَى الطَّیْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صٰٓفّٰتٍ وَّ یَقْبِضْنَﰉ مَا یُمْسِكُهُنَّ اِلَّا الرَّحْمٰنُؕ-اِنَّهٗ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍۭ بَصِیْرٌ ﴿۱۹﴾ اَمَّنْ هٰذَا الَّذِیْ هُوَ جُنْدٌ لَّكُمْ یَنْصُرُكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ الرَّحْمٰنِؕ-اِنِ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ اِلَّا فِیْ غُرُوْرٍ ﴿۲۰﴾ اَمَّنْ هٰذَا الَّذِیْ یَرْزُقُكُمْ اِنْ اَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهٗۚ-بَلْ لَّجُّوْا فِیْ عُتُوٍّ وَّ نُفُوْرٍ ﴿۲۱﴾ اَفَمَنْ یَّمْشِیْ مُكِبًّا عَلٰى وَجْهِهٖۤ اَهْدٰۤى اَمَّنْ یَّمْشِیْ سَوِیًّا عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ﴿۲۲﴾ قُلْ هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْشَاَ كُمْ وَ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَ الْاَبْصَارَ وَ الْاَفْـٕدَةَؕ-قَلِیْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ ﴿۲۳﴾ قُلْ هُوَ الَّذِیْ ذَرَاَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَ اِلَیْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ ﴿۲۴﴾ وَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ﴿۲۵﴾ قُلْ اِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ۪-وَ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنَا نَذِیْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ﴿۲۶﴾ فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِیْٓــٴَـتْ وُجُوْهُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَ قِیْلَ هٰذَا الَّذِیْ كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ تَدَّعُوْنَ ﴿۲۷﴾ قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ اِنْ اَهْلَكَنِیَ اللّٰهُ وَ مَنْ مَّعِیَ اَوْ رَحِمَنَاۙ-فَمَنْ یُّجِیْرُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِیْمٍ ﴿۲۸﴾ قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ اٰمَنَّا بِهٖ وَ عَلَیْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَاۚ-فَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَ مَنْ هُوَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ﴿۲۹﴾ قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ اِنْ اَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًا فَمَنْ یَّاْتِیْكُمْ بِمَآءٍ مَّعِیْنٍ ﴿۳۰﴾ 

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A Quick Note about Surah Mulk Text

This is the standard Uthmani script, the same orthography used in printed Mushafs across the Muslim world, so what you read here matches what you’d see on the page of a physical Quran. The diacritical marks (tashkeel) are included throughout to support correct recitation.

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What’s Next?

Now that you’ve read the Arabic, here’s where to go depending on what you need:

  • Want to understand what it says? Read the English translation or the Urdu translation.
  • Can’t read Arabic script fluently yet? Try the Roman English transliteration to follow along phonetically.
  • Want to hear it recited properly while you read along? Visit our reciters page for Mishary Al-Afasy, As-Sudais, and others.
  • Need this offline or for printing? Download the Surah Al-Mulk PDF.
  • Curious what each verse actually means? See our verse-by-verse Tafsir.
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A Few Common Questions

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