Surah Al-Mulk 67:10 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

English: They will say, ‘If only we had listened, or reasoned, we would not be with the inhabitants of the blazing fire,’ and

Bengali: তারা আরও বলবেঃ যদি আমরা শুনতাম অথবা বুদ্ধি খাটাতাম, তবে আমরা জাহান্নামবাসীদের মধ্যে থাকতাম না।

Meaning & Reflection

'They will say: Had we only listened or used reason, we would not be among the people of the Fire.' al-Biqa'i notes they name exactly two faculties — listening (that actually receives the truth) and reasoning (that actually weighs it) — because these are the two gates through which guidance enters a responsible soul. They possessed both, and used neither for what mattered. Ask yourself: I 'hear' constantly and 'think' constantly — but this verse means something sharper: hearing that lets truth land, and reasoning that follows it where it leads. On the questions that decide my life, am I really listening and really thinking — or just processing noise and calling it thought?

Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Biqa'i, al-Razi, Ibn Kathir.

Reflect with the Five Lenses

Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Mulk 67:10:

• Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
• Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
• Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
• Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
• General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?