Surah Mulk Verse 4

Ayah 4 of 30 · Para 29

Surah Al-Mulk verse 4: Then repeat the look again, and yet again, your sight will return to you humbled and it is worn out

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Arabic Text

ثُمَّ ٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ كَرَّتَیۡنِ یَنقَلِبۡ إِلَیۡكَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ خَاسِئࣰا وَهُوَ حَسِیرࣱ

Transliteration

Summar ji'il basara karrataini yanqalib ilaikal basaru khaasi'anw wa huwa haseer

English Translation

Then repeat the look again, and yet again, your sight will return to you humbled and it is worn out

— Sahih International style rendering

Word-by-Word

  • ثُمَّ Summar
  • ٱرۡجِعِ ji'il
  • ٱلۡبَصَرَ basara
  • كَرَّتَیۡنِ karrataini
  • یَنقَلِبۡ yanqalib
  • إِلَیۡكَ ilaikal
  • ٱلۡبَصَرُ basaru
  • خَاسِئࣰا khaasi'anw
  • وَهُوَ wa
  • حَسِیرࣱ huwa

Tafsir Note

The humbled, weary vision after repeated looking illustrates human limits and Allah's flawless design — a rhetorical proof against atheism.

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Key Lessons

  • Human perception is limited
  • Humility before Allah's design is warranted
  • Denial of the Creator is intellectually untenable

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Mishary Rashid Alafasy

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