55. Sūrat Ar-Rahman · The Beneficent
The Most Compassionate
The Beneficent
THE MOST GRACIOUS
The Most Affectionate
The Most Compassionate (is He)
taught the Quran,
Hath made known the Qur'an.
has imparted this Qur’an [unto man].
Taught the Quran to His beloved.
Who (Himself) taught the Qur’an to (the Arab Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]).
created humanity,
He hath created man.
He has created man:
He created Mohammad, the soul of humanity.
He is the One Who created (this Absolutely Perfect) man
˹and˺ taught them speech.
He hath taught him utterance.
He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.
He taught him speech regarding whatever had already happened and whatever will happen.
He alone taught him the art of expression and communication (i.e., taught the True Messenger ma kana wa ma yakun).
The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.
The sun and the moon are made punctual.
[At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses;
The sun and the moon are according to a reckoning.
The sun and the moon are rotating according to the configuration determined (by Him)
The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺.
The stars and the trees prostrate.
[before Him] prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.
And the green plants and trees prostrate.
And the herbs spread over the earth, and all (species of) the trees prostrate themselves (to Him alone)
As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,
And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure,
And the sky, Allah has elevated it and set the balance.
And He is the One Who has maintained the sky raised high and (He is the One) Who has set up the balance (for justice)
so that you do not defraud the scales.
That ye exceed not the measure,
so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right]:
That you may not transgress in the balance.
So that you violate not the balance whilst weighing
Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!
And keep up the weight with justice, and shorten not the weight.
And keep weighing justly and do not make the balance fall short
He laid out the earth for all beings.
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
And the earth has He spread out for all living beings,
And the earth, He has laid for the creatures.
He is the One Who has spread out the earth for the creatures
In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,
with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates],
There in are fruits and palm trees with sheaths.
There are fruits in it and blossom-bearing date-palms
and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.
Husked grain and scented herb.
and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
And grain with husk and fray. rant flowers.
And chaff-covered grain and fragrant (fruits and) blooms
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord wills O Jinn and men you twain will deny?
So, (O assembly of jinn and men,) which of your Lord’s blessings will you deny
He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,
He created man of clay like the potter's,
He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery,
He made man from ringing clay, it is like a potsherd.
He is the One Who created man from a dry mud sounding like earthenware
and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire.
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire.
And the Jinn He created from the flame of the fire.
And created the jinn from a flame of fire
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests.
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!
[He is] the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunrise, and the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunset.
He is the Lord of the two easts and the two wests'.
(He alone is) the Lord of the two easts and (He alone is) the Lord of the two wests
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water,
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
He has given freedom to the two great bodies of water, so that they might meet:
He made flow two seas that look to be joined.
He is the One Who has made the two seas flow that join each other
yet between them is a barrier they never cross.
There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).
[yet] between them is a barrier which they may not transgress.
And there is Carriers in between them that one can not excel the other.
There is a barrier between them; they cannot breach (their respective) limits
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral.
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone.
Out of these two [bodies of water] come forth pearls, both great and small.
There comes out from them pearl and the Corel.
The pearls (shading green) and corals (shading red) come forth from both (the seas)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny.
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains.
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.
And His are the lofty ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas.
His are the Carriers that they are raised up in the sea like mountains.
And (under) His (control) are (also) the big vessels with lofty sails raised high (anchoring or sailing) in the sea like mountains
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord, will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Every being on earth is bound to perish.
Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
All that lives on earth or in the heavens is bound to pass away:
All that is on earth is to perish.
Whoever is on the earth will perish
Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.
There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.
but forever will abide thy Sustainer’s Self, full of majesty and glory.
And there is abiding for ever is the Entity of your Lord Majestic and Venerable.
And the essence of your Lord, Who is the Master of glory and splendour and the Master of bounty and honour, will remain
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.
All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.
On Him depends all creatures in the heavens and on earth; [and] every day He manifests Himself in yet another [wondrous] way.
To Him beg all that are in the heavens and in the earth Every day, He has a work.
All that are in the heavens and the earth beg from Him alone. Every moment His Glory manifests anew
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺!
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
[ONE DAY] We shall take you to task, O you sin-laden two!
Soon after finishing all works We proceed to your reckoning, O you two heavy groups.
O both the groups (of men and jinn), soon shall We attend to your account
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
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.
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.
O you who live in close communion with [evil] invisible beings and humans! If you [think that you] can pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, pass beyond them! [But] you cannot pass beyond them, save by a sanction [from God]!
'O Company of Jinn and men, if you can that you may go out of the boundaries of the heavens and the earth then do go. Wherever you will go, His is the Kingdom.
O company of the jinn and men! If you have the power to go across the boundaries of the heaven and the earth (and overpower the universe), then go ahead. Whichever station (i.e., heavenly sphere) you will go to, there too will be His Kingdom alone
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.
There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.
A flash of fire will be let loose upon you, and smoke, and you will be left without succour!
On you shall be loosed the flame of the fire without smoke and black smoke without flame, then you could not be able to take revenge.
The flames of pure (i.e., smokeless) fire will be sent upon both of you and (flameless) smoke (too will be sent) and you both will be unable to escape from them
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!
And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -
And when the sky is rent asunder and becomes red like [burning] oil
And when the sky will split it will become rose like red hide.
And when the heavens will split apart and will become rosy like burnt oil (or red leather)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.
On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.
For on that Day neither man nor invisible being will be asked about his sins.
Then on that day the sinner shall not be asked about his sin, neither man nor Jinn
That Day no man or jinn will be asked about his sin
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet.
The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized!
The culprits shall be recognized by their faces and after being seized by the forelocks and feet will be cast in the hell.
The evildoers will be recognized by the darkness of their faces and so they will be pulled, seized by their forelocks and feet
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”
This is hell which the guilty deny.
This will be the hell which those who are lost in sin [now] call a lie:
This is the Hell, which the culprits belie.
(It will be said to them:) ‘It is this Hell which the evildoers used to deny.
They will alternate between its flames and scalding water.
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
between it and [their own] burning-hot despair will they wander to and fro!
They will go round between it and fierce boiling water.
They will move about in that (Hell) and in the boiling hot water
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens.
But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.
BUT FOR THOSE who of their Sustainer’s Presence stand in fear, two gardens [of paradise are readied] -
But for him who fears to stand before his Lord there are two Paradises.
And whoever fears standing before his Lord (for meeting), for him are two Gardens
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? –
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
˹Both will be˺ with lush branches.
Of spreading branches.
[two gardens] of many wondrous hues.
Having many branches.
They are (green and fresh Gardens) with deep thick branches
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs.
Wherein are two fountains flowing.
In [each of] these two [gardens] two springs will flow.
In them two fountains run.
Two springs are flowing in both of them
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In each will be two types of every fruit.
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
In [each of] these two will two kinds of every fruit be [found].
In them are two kinds of each fruit.
In them are two kinds of every fruit
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours Of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach.
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.
[In such a paradise the blest will dwell,] reclining upon carpets lined with rich brocade; and the fruit of both these gardens will be within easy reach.
Reclining on beds whose linings are of brocades and the fruits of both so low that you may pick up with your hands.
The residents of Paradise will be reclining on couches lined with fine and thick brocade (i.e., satin) and the fruits of both the Gardens will be hanging low (over them)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before.
Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.
In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then.
On the beds there are the maidens that they glance towards none save their husbands untouched before them by any man or Jinn
And in them will be (chaste maidens) with downcast gazes, untouched either by any man or jinn
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral.
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone.
[When you are promised splendours] as though [of] rubies and [of] pearls –
As if they are rubies and corals.
As if they (chaste maidens) were rubies and pearls
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness?
Could the reward of good be aught but good?
What is the recompense of goodness, but goodness?
The reward of good cannot be anything but good
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others.
And beside them are two other gardens,
And besides those two will be yet two [other] gardens -
And besides them, there are two other gardens.
And apart from these two there are also two more gardens (for them)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? –
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Both will be dark green.
Dark green with foliage.
two [gardens] of the deepest green.
From deep green, giving black reflection.
Both appear deep green tinting black
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In each will be two gushing springs.
Wherein are two abundant springs.
In [each of] these two [gardens] will two springs gush forth.
In them there are two springs gushing forth.
There are two springs which will be gushing with force in these two (as well)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.
Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.
In both of them will be [all kinds of] fruit, and date-palms and pomegranates.
In them, there are fruits dates and pomegranates.
In both of them there are also fruits, date-palms and pomegranates
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates.
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
In these [gardens] will be [all] things most excellent and beautiful.
In them there are maidens good natured, beautiful.
In them are pious and beautiful (chaste maidens as well)
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.
Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions -
[There the blest will live with their] companions pure and modest, in pavilions [splendid] -
There are houris, ( virgins of paradise ) confined in tents,
The maidens who are veiling, confined in tents
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? –
which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before.
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -
[companions] whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then.
Neither man nor jinn have touched them before.
Untouched before either by any man or jinn
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
[In such a paradise will they dwell,] reclining upon meadows green and carpets rich in beauty.
Reclining on green beds and painted lovely carpets.
(The residents of Paradise) will be (sitting) reclining on cushions over green carpets and rare and exquisite, fine rugs
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?
Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?
So which of your Lord’s blessings will you both deny
Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour.
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!
HALLOWED be thy Sustainer’s name, full of majesty and glory!
Greatly Blessed is the name of your Lord, Majestic and Venerable.
Most Blessed is the Name of your Lord, the Master of glory and splendour and the Master of bounty and honour