فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحَمْدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ · وَلَهُ ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
"Praise belongs to God, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of all beings. To Him belongs greatness in the heavens and the earth; He is the Mighty, the Wise."
In the close the word rabb is repeated three times: Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of all beings. The third already includes the first two — that is, the repetition is not there to add information but to widen the scope step by step.
And the choice of the word ties back to the whole sūra: in the eighth verse the type who resists was characterised as mustakbiran (making himself great) — the same root.
| Verse | Word | Of whom |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mustakbiran | Man — resisting by making himself great |
| 37 | al-Kibriyāʾ | God — greatness is His |
The sūra closes by returning to its place the attribute man had taken upon himself. This is a repetition that can be verified from the text, and it is the cleanest ring in the sūra.