Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Mulk Verse 1

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Glorious is the One in whose hand is the Kingdom (of the whole universe), and He is powerful over every thing,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all authority. And He is Most Capable of everything.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Most Capable of all things.

A. J. Arberry

Blessed be He in whose hand is the Kingdom -- He is powerful over everything --

Abdul Haleem

Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things;

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Blest be He in whose hand is the dominion, and He is over everything Potent.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;-

Abul Ala Maududi

Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion of the Universe, and Who has power over everything;

Ahmed Ali

BLESSED BE HE who holds the (reins of) Kingship in His hand, who has power over everything,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Most Auspicious is He in Whose control is the entire kingship; and He is Able to do all things.

Ali Quli Qarai

Blessed is He in whose hands is all sovereignty, and He has power over all things.

Ali Ünal

Blessed and Supreme is He in Whose Hand is the Sovereignty; and He has full power over everything.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Blessed is He Who holds complete Supreme power. He is the Possessor of prudential power to do every desired thing.

English Literal

Blessed who with His hand (is) the ownership/kingdom , and He is on every thing capable/able.

Faridul Haque

Most Auspicious is He in Whose control is the entire kingship; and He is Able to do all things.

Hamid S. Aziz

Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and He has power to do all things,

Hilali & Khan

Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Who created the seven heavens alike. Thou seest no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent. Then look again: Canst thou see any disorder?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Blessed is He in Whose hand is the Sovereignty, and, He is Able to do all things.

Muhammad Sarwar

Blessed is He in whose hands is the Kingdom and who has power over all things.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Blessed be He in whose Hand is the Kingdom, He is powerful over all things,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion; and He is Able to do all things.

Wahiduddin Khan

Blessed is He in whose hand is the Kingdom: He has power over all things;

Talal Itani

Blessed is He in whose hand is the sovereignty, and Who has power over everything.

Tafsir jalalayn

Blessed, exalted above the attributes of created beings, is He in Whose hand, at Whose disposal, is [all] sovereignty, [all] authority and power, and He has power over all things.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Glorification of Allah and mentioning the Creation of Death, Life, the Heavens and the Stars

Allah the Exalted glorifies His Noble Self by saying,

تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ


Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion;

Allah the Exalted glorifies His Noble Self and informs that the dominion is in His Hand. This means that He deals with all of His creatures however He wishes and there is none who can reverse His decree. He is not questioned concerning what He does because of His force, His wisdom and His justice.

For this reason Allah says,

وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ




and He is Able to do all things.

Then Allah says