Tafseer of The Criterion · Al-Furqaan · 25:26
True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَنِ — that is to say: true sovereignty on that Day belongs exclusively to the All-Merciful (al-Raḥmān), and no one else shares in it, and the kingdoms on that Day have perished except for His. In the worldly life there were kings, but all sovereignty has perished on that Day except for the sovereignty of the Almighty. وَكَانَ يَوْمًا عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَسِيرًا — that is to say: the Day on which the heaven is split asunder by the cloud is for those who disbelieve in Allah a difficult day — that is to say: harsh and severe.
