Surah Al-Mulk Full Text — Tabarak Alladhi Biyadihi Al-Mulk (Hafs)

تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ﴿١﴾ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ﴿٢﴾ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍۢ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍۢ﴿٣﴾ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًۭا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌۭ﴿٤﴾وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا رُجُومًۭا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ﴿٥﴾وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ﴿٦﴾إِذَآ أُلْقُوا۟ فِيهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِيقًۭا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ﴿٧﴾تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌۭ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ﴿٨﴾قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌۭ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ كَبِيرٍۢ﴿٩﴾وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ﴿١٠﴾فَٱعْتَرَفُوا۟ بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسُحْقًۭا لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ﴿١١﴾إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ وَأَجْرٌۭ كَبِيرٌۭ﴿١٢﴾وَأَسِرُّوا۟ قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ ٱجْهَرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ﴿١٣﴾أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ﴿١٤﴾هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًۭا فَٱمْشُوا۟ فِى مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِهِۦ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ﴿١٥﴾ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَمُورُ﴿١٦﴾أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًۭا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ﴿١٧﴾وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ﴿١٨﴾أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَٰٓفَّٰتٍۢ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۭ بَصِيرٌ﴿١٩﴾أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌۭ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِى غُرُورٍ﴿٢٠﴾أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ ۚ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّۢ وَنُفُورٍ﴿٢١﴾أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ﴿٢٢﴾قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۖ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ﴿٢٣﴾قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ﴿٢٤﴾وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿٢٥﴾قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٢٦﴾فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ زُلْفَةًۭ سِيٓـَٔتْ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ﴿٢٧﴾قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ﴿٢٨﴾قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ﴿٢٩﴾قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ مَآؤُكُمْ غَوْرًۭا فَمَن يَأْتِيكُم بِمَآءٍۢ مَّعِينٍۭ﴿٣٠﴾

About Surah Al-Mulk

Surah Al-Mulk is the 67th surah in the order of the mushaf, and one of the Meccan surahs — revealed to the Prophet ﷺ before the migration to Madinah. It contains 30 ayahs, and is among the surahs of greatest reward — so much so that the Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited it.

The surah opens with Allah’s words «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk» — “Blessed is He in whose hand is the sovereignty,” which is also why it is known as «Surah Tabarak». It speaks of Allah’s absolute kingship over the heavens and the earth, His vast power in creating the universe, and the destinies of the believers and the disbelievers on the Day of Judgment.

The text shown on this page is the narration of Hafs ‘an ‘Asim, the reading used in most of the Muslim world, in the Uthmani script that follows the Madinah mushaf.

Virtues of Surah Al-Mulk (Al-Munjiyah — the Saviour)

1. Intercession and forgiveness for its reader

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is a surah in the Quran of thirty ayahs that interceded for a man until he was forgiven — it is «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk».” (Reported by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and Al-Hakim; graded hasan by Al-Albani.)

2. The Saviour and Shielder from the punishment of the grave

Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported: one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ pitched his tent over a place, not realising it was a grave. Inside it a person was reciting Surah «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk» until they completed it. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I pitched my tent on a grave without knowing it, and there was a person inside reciting Surah Tabarak until he finished it.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “It is the Shielder, it is the Saviour — it saves him from the punishment of the grave.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim.)

3. The Prophetic sunnah of reading it before sleep

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited «Alif-Lam-Mim Tanzil» (Surah As-Sajdah) and «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk» (reported by At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa’i; graded sahih by Al-Albani). This shows the greatness of its reward and the Prophet’s ﷺ care to recite it every day.

Themes of the Surah

1. Sovereignty and power ([ayahs 1–5](#ayah-1))

The surah opens with Allah’s absolute kingship and the magnificence of His creation of the seven heavens, with the stars set as adornment for the lowest sky — an invitation to reflect on the cosmic signs of Allah.

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2. The punishment of the people of the Fire ([ayahs 6–11](#ayah-6))

A sharp, moving description of the state of the disbelievers in the Fire, of their confession of how they squandered their lives, and their wish that they had only listened or reasoned. A lesson in the consequence of denying the truth.

Read from ayah 6 →

3. The reward of the people of taqwa ([ayahs 12–14](#ayah-12))

Glad tidings to the believers who fear their Lord unseen — for them is forgiveness and great reward — and a reminder that Allah knows the secret and what is even more hidden.

Read from ayah 12 →

4. Signs of Allah’s power in creation ([ayahs 15–22](#ayah-15))

A call to reflect on Allah’s creation: the earth made manageable, a warning against feeling safe from His plan, the birds in the sky, and the contrast between one who walks guided and one who stumbles off the straight path.

Read from ayah 15 →

5. A reminder of blessings and the reckoning ([ayahs 23–30](#ayah-23))

A reminder of Allah’s gifts (hearing, sight, and the heart), an answer to the disbelievers’ question about when the reckoning will come, and a closing question: who would save anyone from Allah’s punishment?

Read from ayah 23 →

Tips for reading and memorising

Read it every night before sleep, following the Prophetic sunnah.
It is short (30 ayahs) and can be memorised in about a week at 4–5 ayahs a day.
Pause to reflect on its meanings — especially the verses on sovereignty and the greatness of Allah’s creation.
Use the “font size” buttons at the top of the page for a comfortable read.
You can print the surah from your browser (Ctrl+P) for a clean paper copy.

Frequently asked questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Al-Mulk?

Surah Al-Mulk has 30 ayahs. It is the 67th surah in the order of the mushaf, and it is a Meccan surah.

Why is it called Surah Al-Mulk?

It is called Surah Al-Mulk (“Sovereignty”) because it opens with Allah’s words «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk» — “Blessed is He in whose hand is the sovereignty.” It speaks of Allah’s absolute kingship over the heavens and the earth and His power and majesty in the universe.

What are the other names of Surah Al-Mulk?

Surah Al-Mulk has several names: «Tabarak» (after its opening word), «Al-Munjiyah» and «Al-Mani‘ah» (because it saves and shields its reader from the punishment of the grave), and «Al-Waqiyah» (the Protector). The Prophet ﷺ himself called it Al-Mani‘ah — the Shielder.

What is the virtue of reciting Surah Al-Mulk every night?

It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he recited Surah Al-Mulk and Surah As-Sajdah. Another narration states that this surah intercedes for its reader until they are forgiven and shields them from the punishment of the grave — which is why it is recommended to read it every night before sleep.

Does Surah Al-Mulk save one from the punishment of the grave?

Yes. In a hadith narrated by At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, the Prophet ﷺ said: “There is a surah in the Quran of thirty ayahs that interceded for a man until he was forgiven — it is «Tabaraka alladhi biyadihi al-mulk».” The Prophet ﷺ named it «Al-Mani‘ah» — the Shielder — because it shields its reader from the punishment of the grave.

When is the best time to read Surah Al-Mulk?

The best time is every night before sleep, following the Prophetic sunnah. It can of course be read at any time of the day given the greatness of its reward.

How long does it take to read the full surah?

A complete recitation of Surah Al-Mulk takes about 4 to 6 minutes at a moderate pace. It is relatively short and well suited to a daily reading before sleep.

Which recitation is the text on this page based on?

The text shown on this page is the narration of Hafs ‘an ‘Asim — the most widely used reading in the Muslim world — written in the Uthmani script that follows the Madinah mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Mulk Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Mulk is Meccan — that is, it was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ before the migration to Madinah. It is one of the surahs that focus on tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the greatness of His creation.

How can I memorise Surah Al-Mulk easily?

A simple plan: split it over five days (six ayahs per day), recite it every night before sleep to anchor what you have memorised, listen to it on Quran radio, and review it regularly. Use the font-size buttons on this page to read it comfortably.

Surah Al-Mulk — Full Text in Clear Arabic Script