Chotha Kalma in Arabic: Meaning, Translation and Copy Text
Read the Fourth Kalma Tawheed in Arabic with its English and Urdu meaning, transliteration, pronunciation guide and authentic Islamic references.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ أَبَدًا أَبَدًا، ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah. Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd. Yuḥyī wa yumīt. Wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūtu abadan abadan. Dhul-jalāli wal-ikrām. Biyadihil-khayr, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr.
Chotha Kalma Meaning
Read and copy the English and Urdu translations of the Fourth Kalma Tawheed.
There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise. He gives life and causes death. He is the Ever-Living who never dies, forever and ever. He is the Possessor of Majesty and Honour. In His Hand is all good, and He has power over everything.
اللہ کے سوا کوئی معبودِ برحق نہیں۔ وہ اکیلا ہے، اس کا کوئی شریک نہیں۔ اسی کی بادشاہی ہے اور اسی کے لیے تمام تعریفیں ہیں۔ وہی زندگی دیتا ہے اور وہی موت دیتا ہے۔ وہ ہمیشہ زندہ ہے اور کبھی نہیں مرے گا۔ وہ عظمت اور بزرگی والا ہے۔ تمام بھلائی اسی کے ہاتھ میں ہے اور وہ ہر چیز پر قدرت رکھنے والا ہے۔
Chotha Kalma Transliteration
A readable Roman transliteration to help with pronunciation and memorization.
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah. Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd. Yuḥyī wa yumīt. Wa huwa ḥayyun lā yamūtu abadan abadan. Dhul-jalāli wal-ikrām. Biyadihil-khayr, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ
يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ
وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ أَبَدًا أَبَدًا
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Source of the Fourth Kalma
Understanding the traditional Kalma arrangement and the Islamic sources behind its wording.
Important Reference Note
The six Kalmas are commonly arranged as a teaching and memorization system, especially in South Asian Muslim communities. The complete text traditionally taught as the Fourth Kalma is not one continuous Quranic verse. Its central declaration of Tawheed is established in authentic hadith, while related phrases also appear in the Quran and Islamic supplications.
Established Dhikr of Tawheed
SahihThis central declaration of Allah’s oneness, sovereignty, praise and complete power is established in Sahih al-Bukhari.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
He Gives Life and Causes Death
SahihA narration concerning the remembrance made at As-Safa and Al-Marwah includes the words affirming that Allah gives life, causes death and has power over everything.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
All Good Is in Allah’s Hand
Quran 3:26Surah Ali ‘Imran contains related wording affirming that all good is in Allah’s Hand and that He has power over everything.
بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Possessor of Majesty and Honour
Quran 55:27Surah Ar-Rahman describes Allah as the Possessor of Majesty and Honour.
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Kalma Tawheed in Hadith
Authentic narrations concerning this declaration of Allah’s oneness.
Reciting the Declaration One Hundred Times
SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever recites the declaration of Tawheed one hundred times in a day receives a great reward. One hundred good deeds are recorded, one hundred sins are removed, and the recitation becomes protection from Satan until the evening.
Remembrance at As-Safa and Al-Marwah
SahihIt is narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited a declaration affirming that none is worthy of worship except Allah alone, that the dominion and praise belong to Him, that He gives life and death, and that He has power over all things.
Chotha Kalma Arabic Image
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