Quran 67:2 — Al-Mulk, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving;
الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ
alladhī khalaqa l-mawta wal-ḥayata liyabluwakum ayyukum aḥsanu ʿamalan wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ghafūru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- who created death and life, that He might try you which of you is fairest in works; and He is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving --
- Muhammad Asad
- He who has created death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test [and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and [make you realize that] He alone is almighty, truly forgiving.
- Sahih International
- [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | The One Who | — |
| 2 | خَلَقَkhalaqa | created | خلق |
| 3 | ٱلْمَوْتَl-mawta | death | موت |
| 4 | وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَwal-ḥayata | and life | حيي |
| 5 | لِيَبْلُوَكُمْliyabluwakum | that He may test you | بلو |
| 6 | أَيُّكُمْayyukum | which of you | — |
| 7 | أَحْسَنُaḥsanu | (is) best | حسن |
| 8 | عَمَلًۭا ۚʿamalan | (in) deed | عمل |
| 9 | وَهُوَwahuwa | And He | — |
| 10 | ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu | (is) the All-Mighty | عزز |
| 11 | ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūru | the Oft-Forgiving | غفر |