Surah Al-Mulk Verse 27 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : But when they see it approaching, the faces of those…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Mulk

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيئَتْ وُجُوهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَدَّعُونَ ۝٢٧

🔤 Transliteration

Falaammaa ra-awhu zulfatan seee`at wujoohul lazeena kafaroo wa qeela haazal lazee kuntum bihee tadda`oon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

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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Word Meanings:

Zulfah (زُلْفَةً): Near, close at hand.
Sī'at (سِيئَتْ): Became ugly, darkened, and filled with distress and gloom.
Tadda'ūn (تَدَّعُونَ): You were demanding, calling for, or challenging (i.e., asking for it to be hastened).

Explanation of the Verse:

When the disbelievers see the punishment of Allah drawing near—and on the Day of Resurrection they will actually witness it with their own eyes—their faces will turn dark and ugly, overwhelmed with grief, humiliation, and despair. Every trace of arrogance and mockery will vanish, replaced by utter disgrace. At that moment, the keepers of Hell will say to them, rebuking them: "This is the very punishment you used to challenge for and demand to be hastened in the worldly life. You used to say mockingly, 'O Allah, if this is the truth, then rain down stones upon us or bring us a painful punishment.' Now you see it before your eyes—so taste what you once denied and ridiculed."

A Call to Reflection:

This verse is a profound reminder of the certainty of Allah's promise. The disbelievers in this life, in their arrogance, would challenge the truth and ask for the punishment to come quickly, thinking they would never be resurrected. But on that Day, when they see it with their own eyes, their faces will betray their inner ruin. How different is the state of the believer, whose face will shine with light and joy upon seeing the reward of patience and faith!

Dear reader, do not wait until you see the punishment with your own eyes to believe. The Qur'an has already told you the end of every nation that denied the truth. Allah's promise is true, and His justice is perfect. The wise person is the one who prepares for that Day before it arrives, when faces will either be radiant with the light of faith or darkened by the shadow of disbelief. Choose now, while the door of repentance is still open, and let your face be among those that will shine with the mercy of your Lord on the Day when neither wealth nor children will avail—only a sound heart that turned to Allah in this life.

📜 Verse 25-29 — Al-Mulk

25وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

26قُلْ إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner."

27فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةً سِيئَتْ وُجُوهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَدَّعُونَ

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."

28قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِيَ اللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ

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?"

29قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ آمَنَّا بِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ

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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Surah Al-Mulk Verse 27 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : But when they see it approaching, the faces of those…

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