Surah Mulk Verse 9

Ayah 9 of 30 · Para 29

Surah Al-Mulk verse 9: They will say: “Yes indeed, a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said: Allah has never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.”

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Arabic Text

قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدۡ جَاۤءَنَا نَذِیرࣱ فَكَذَّبۡنَا وَقُلۡنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَیۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ كَبِیرࣲ

Transliteration

Qaaloo balaa qad jaaa'anaa nazeerun fakazzabnaa wa qulnaa maa nazzalal laahu min shai in in antum illaa fee dalaalin kabeer

English Translation

They will say: “Yes indeed, a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said: Allah has never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.”

— Sahih International style rendering

Word-by-Word

  • قَالُوا۟ Qaaloo
  • بَلَىٰ balaa
  • قَدۡ qad
  • جَاۤءَنَا jaaa'anaa
  • نَذِیرࣱ nazeerun
  • فَكَذَّبۡنَا fakazzabnaa
  • وَقُلۡنَا wa
  • مَا qulnaa
  • نَزَّلَ maa
  • ٱللَّهُ nazzalal
  • مِن laahu
  • شَیۡءٍ min
  • إِنۡ shai
  • أَنتُمۡ in
  • إِلَّا in
  • فِی antum
  • ضَلَـٰلࣲ illaa
  • كَبِیرࣲ fee

Tafsir Note

Chests torn apart in regret illustrates the moment disbelievers recognize truth too late — no intercession accepted then.

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Key Lessons

  • Regret on Judgment Day is unbearable
  • Accept truth in this life
  • Intercession has limits and conditions

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Mishary Rashid Alafasy

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