سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ

Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 63

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لَّهُۥ مَقَالِيدُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿63﴾
To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, such are they who will be the losers.
لَّهُۥ lahu For Him
مَقَالِيدُ maqālīdu (are the) keys
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ wal-arḍi and the earth
وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who
كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ biāyāti in (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika those
هُمُ humu they
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (are) the losers

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63. 1 Maqalid is the plural of Miqleed and Miqlad. Fath al-Qadeer. Some have translated it as "keys" and some as "treasures." The meaning is the same in both: all matters are under His control.

63. 2 That is, complete loss, because as a result of this disbelief, they went to Hell.