Surah Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent)
Medinan · 78 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.
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Verses
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
The Beneficent
55:1عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
Hath made known the Qur'an
55:2خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
He hath created man
55:3عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ
He hath taught him utterance
55:4ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ
The sun and the moon are made punctual
55:5وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ
The stars and the trees prostrate
55:6وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure
55:7أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ
That ye exceed not the measure
55:8وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof
55:9وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures
55:10فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees
55:11وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ
Husked grain and scented herb
55:12فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:13خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ
He created man of clay like the potter's
55:14وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نَّارٖ
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire
55:15فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:16رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests
55:17فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:18مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet
55:19بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخٞ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ
There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other)
55:20فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:21يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone
55:22فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:23وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners
55:24فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:25كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ
Everyone that is thereon will pass away
55:26وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ
There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory
55:27فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:28يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنٖ
All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power
55:29فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:30سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn)
55:31فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:32يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ
O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction
55:33فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:34يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape
55:35فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:36فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ
And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide
55:37فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:38فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٞ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin
55:39فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:40يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ
The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet
55:41فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:42هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
This is hell which the guilty deny
55:43يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٖ
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water
55:44فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:45وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ
But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens
55:46فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:47ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانٖ
Of spreading branches
55:48فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:49فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ
Wherein are two fountains flowing
55:50فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:51فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوۡجَانِ
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs
55:52فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:53مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقٖۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانٖ
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand
55:54فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:55فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them
55:56فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:57كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡيَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone
55:58فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:59هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness
55:60فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:61وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
And beside them are two other gardens
55:62فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:63مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ
Dark green with foliage
55:64فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:65فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ
Wherein are two abundant springs
55:66فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:67فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَنَخۡلٞ وَرُمَّانٞ
Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate
55:68فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:69فِيهِنَّ خَيۡرَٰتٌ حِسَانٞ
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful
55:70فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:71حُورٞ مَّقۡصُورَٰتٞ فِي ٱلۡخِيَامِ
Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions
55:72فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:73لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them
55:74فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:75مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرٖ وَعَبۡقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٖ
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets
55:76فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
55:77تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious
55:78
Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani (public domain). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall, “The Meaning of the Glorious Koran” (1930) — public domain.
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