Surah Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)

الرحمن

Madani · 78 ayahs

ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ

55:1 The Most Compassionate

عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ

55:2 taught the Quran,

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

55:3 created humanity,

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ

55:4 [and] taught them speech.

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

55:5 The sun and the moon [travel] with precision.

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

55:6 The stars and the trees bow down [in submission].

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

55:7 As for the sky, He raised it [high], and set the balance [of justice]

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

55:8 so that you do not defraud the scales.

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

55:9 Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

55:10 He laid out the earth for all beings.

فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ

55:11 In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,

وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ

55:12 and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:13 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you [humans and jinn] both deny?

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

55:14 He created humankind from [sounding] clay like pottery,

وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

55:15 and created jinn from a [smokeless] flame of fire.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:16 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

55:17 [He is] Lord of the two easts and the two wests.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:18 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

55:19 He merges the two bodies of [fresh and salt] water,

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

55:20 yet between them is a barrier they never cross.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:21 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

55:22 Out of both [waters] come forth pearls and coral.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:23 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِ

55:24 To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:25 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

55:26 Every being on earth is bound to perish.

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

55:27 Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain [forever].

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:28 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ

55:29 All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:30 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

55:31 We will soon attend to you [for judgment], O two multitudes [of jinn and humans]!

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:32 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ

55:33 O assembly of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then do so. [But] you cannot do that without [Our] authority.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:34 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

55:35 Flames of fire and [molten] copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:36 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ

55:37 [How horrible will it be] when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like [burnt] oil!

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:38 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

55:39 On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:40 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ

55:41 The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by [their] forelocks and feet.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:42 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

55:43 [They will be told,] “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ

55:44 They will alternate between its flames and scalding water.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:45 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

55:46 And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:47 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ

55:48 [Both will be] with lush branches.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:49 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

55:50 In each [Garden] will be two flowing springs.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:51 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ

55:52 In each will be two types of every fruit.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:53 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ

55:54 Those [believers] will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:55 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِنَّ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

55:56 In both [Gardens] will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:57 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

55:58 Those [maidens] will be [as elegant] as rubies and coral.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:59 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنُ

55:60 Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:61 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

55:62 And below these two [Gardens] will be two others.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:63 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ

55:64 Both will be dark green.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:65 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

55:66 In each will be two gushing springs.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:67 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ

55:68 In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:69 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌ

55:70 In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:71 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ

55:72 [They will be] maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:73 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

55:74 No human or jinn has ever touched these [maidens] before.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:75 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍ

55:76 All [believers] will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

55:77 Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

55:78 Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour.