Surah Al-Mulk (الملك) • The Sovereignty

Quran 67:2

67:2

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

alladhī khalaqa l-mawta wal-ḥayata liyabluwakum ayyukum aḥsanu ʿamalan wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ghafūru

[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 -

— Saheeh International

who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
ٱلْمَوْتَl-mawtadeath
وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَwal-ḥayataand life
لِيَبْلُوَكُمْliyabluwakumthat He may test you
أَيُّكُمْayyukumwhich of you
أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) best
عَمَلًۭاۚʿamalan(in) deed
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūruthe Oft-Forgiving