The words, “Lord of the seven earths and all that they bear,” derive from the sense of bearing; what is meant is all that they carry upon their surfaces, including people, animals, trees, and other things.

The words, “Lord of the devils and all whom they lead astray,” refer to their leading people astray—that is, seducing them and turning them away from the path of Allah. Allah Almighty says: “They invoke none besides Him but female deities, and they invoke none but a rebellious Satan, whom Allah has cursed. He said, ‘I will surely take from among Your servants an allotted share. I will surely lead them astray and fill them with false hopes. I will command them, and they will slit the ears of livestock; and I will command them, and they will alter Allah’s creation.’ Whoever takes Satan as an ally instead of Allah has indeed suffered a manifest loss. He makes them promises and fills them with false hopes, but Satan promises them nothing but delusion.” 1.

When a servant knows that Allah—Glorified and Exalted is He—is the Lord and Sovereign of all things, that He encompasses all things, that His power extends over all things, and that His will takes effect in all things—nothing on earth or in heaven being able to thwart Him—he turns to Him alone, seeks refuge in Him alone, and fears none besides Him.

The words, “Lord of the winds and all that they scatter,” refer to the winds scattering or blowing things away. Hence the words of Allah Almighty: “Then it became withered debris, scattered by the winds. And Allah has power over all things.” 2.

The words, “Indeed, we ask You for the good of this settlement, the good of its inhabitants, and the good within it,” contain a plea to Allah—Glorified and Exalted is He—to make this settlement a source of blessing for him, grant him of its good, and facilitate his residence there in safety and well-being. “The good of its inhabitants” means what they possess