Ar-Rahman

ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ١

The Most Compassionate

عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٢

taught the Quran

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ٣

created humanity

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ ٤

˹and˺ taught them speech

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ ٥

The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ٦

The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ٧

As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْاْ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ ٨

so that you do not defraud the scales

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُواْ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ٩

Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure

وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ ١٠

He laid out the earth for all beings

فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ ١١

In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks

وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ ١٢

and grain with husks, and aromatic plants

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ١٤

He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery

وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ ١٥

and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٦

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

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ١٧

˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٨

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

مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ١٩

He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ ٢٠

yet between them is a barrier they never cross

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢١

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

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ٢٢

Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٣

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

وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔـاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِ ٢٤

To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٥

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

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ ٢٦

Every being on earth is bound to perish

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ٢٧

Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٨

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

يَسْــَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ‌ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ ٢٩

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 ٣٠

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

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ٣١

We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٢

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

يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُواْ‌ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ ٣٣

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 ٣٤

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

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ٣٥

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 ٣٦

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

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٨

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

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْــَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ ٣٩

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

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٠

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

يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٲصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ ٤١

The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٢

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

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٤٣

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ ٤٤

They will alternate between its flames and scalding water

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٥

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

وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ ٤٦

And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٧

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

ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ ٤٨

˹Both will be˺ with lush branches

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٩

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

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ ٥٠

In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥١

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

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ ٥٢

In each will be two types of every fruit

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٣

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

مُتَّكِــِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ‌ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ ٥٤

Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٥

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

فِيهِنَّ قَـٰصِرَٲتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ ٥٦

In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٧

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

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ٥٨

Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٩

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

هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنُ ٦٠

Is there any reward for goodness except goodness

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦١

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

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ ٦٢

And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٣

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

مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ ٦٤

Both will be dark green

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٥

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

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ ٦٦

In each will be two gushing springs

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٧

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

فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ ٦٨

In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٩

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

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٲتٌ حِسَانٌ ٧٠

In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧١

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

حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَٲتٌ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ ٧٢

˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٣

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

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ ٧٤

No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٥

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

مُتَّكِــِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍ ٧٦

All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٧

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

تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ٧٨

Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour