سُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن
The Most-Gracious
55:1
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ١
[Allāh] The Most-Gracious!1
55:2
عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٢
It is He who taught the Qur’ān.
55:3
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ ٣
He created Man:
55:4
عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ ٤
He taught him [intelligent] speech.1
55:5
ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ ٥
The Sun and the Moon follow courses [exactly] fixed;
55:6
وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ ٦
And the [creeping] herbs and the trees,1both [alike] bow [to Allāh in adoration].
55:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ ٧
And the Firmament He raised high, and He set up the Balance [of Justice],1
55:8
أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ ٨
In order that you may not transgress [due] balance [of Justice].
55:9
وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ ٩
So establish weight with justice and cause not shortage in the balance.
55:10
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ ١٠
And He it is who spread out the earth for [His] creatures:
55:11
فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ ١١
Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes [enclosing dates];
55:12
وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ ١٢
Also grain,1with [its] leaves [and straw] for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants.
55:13
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you1disacknowledge?
55:14
خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ ١٤
He created Man from sounding [unbaked, dry] clay resembling pottery,
55:15
وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نَّارٖ ١٥
And He created Jinns from [pure] mixture of fire, free of flame:
55:16
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٦
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:17
رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ ١٧
[He is] the Lord of the two Easts and the Lord of the two Wests:1
55:18
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٨
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:19
مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ ١٩
He let mix the two seas1meeting together:
55:20
بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخٞ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ ٢٠
between them is a barrier which they do not transgress:
55:21
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢١
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:22
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ٢٢
Out of them come pearls and coral:
55:23
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٣
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:24
وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ ٢٤
And His are the ships sailing smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains
55:25
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٥
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:26
كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ ٢٦
All that is on it [earth] will perish:
55:27
وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ٢٧
But will remain [forever, only] the Face of your Lord, Possessor-of-All-Majesty-1and-Glory.2
55:28
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٨
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:29
يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنٖ ٢٩
Of Him seeks [its need] every creature in the heavens and on earth: Every day in [new] splendour does He [shine]!
55:30
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٠
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:31
سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ٣١
Soon shall We devote our attention to you, both you entities!1
55:32
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٢
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:33
يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ ٣٣
O You assemblies of Jinns and humans! If you can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass you! Not without power shall you be able to pass!
55:34
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٤
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:35
يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ٣٥
On you twain will be sent [smokeless] flames of fire [to burn] and a [flash of] molten brass — no defence will you have:1
55:36
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٦
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:37
فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧
When the heaven is rent asunder and becomes red like dredge [of olive oil]:
55:38
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٨
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:39
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٞ وَلَا جَآنّٞ ٣٩
On that Day no human or Jinn will be asked a question as to his sin.1
55:40
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٠
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:41
يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ ٤١
[For] the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
55:42
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٢
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:43
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ٤٣
This is Hell which the sinners [used to] disbelieve:
55:44
يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٖ ٤٤
In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander around!
55:45
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٥
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:46
وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ ٤٦
But for such as fear the time when they will stand before their Lord,1there will be two Gardens,
55:47
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٧
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:48
ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانٖ ٤٨
[Both Gardens will be] abounding in branches [of fresh leaves].
55:49
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٩
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:50
فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ ٥٠
In both of them will be two Springs flowing [freely].
55:51
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥١
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:52
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوۡجَانِ ٥٢
In them will be fruits of every kind, two pairs of each.
55:53
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٣
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:54
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقٖۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانٖ ٥٤
They will recline on spreads whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the fruits of the two Gardens will be near [and easy of reach].
55:55
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٥
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:56
فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ ٥٦
In them will be [maidens] restraining their glances, whom no human or Jinn before them has touched.
55:57
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٧
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:58
كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡيَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ٥٨
[Those maidens will be] as if rubies and coral.
55:59
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٩
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:60
هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ ٦٠
Is there a reward for Good other than Good?1
55:61
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦١
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:62
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ ٦٢
And besides these two [Gardens], there are two other Gardens.
55:63
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٣
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:64
مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ ٦٤
[These two Gardens are] dark-green in colour [from plentiful watering].
55:65
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٥
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:66
فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ ٦٦
In them [each] are two Springs gushing forth with water in continuous abundance.
55:67
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٧
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:68
فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَنَخۡلٞ وَرُمَّانٞ ٦٨
In them are fruits, and dates and pomegranates.
55:69
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٩
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:70
فِيهِنَّ خَيۡرَٰتٌ حِسَانٞ ٧٠
In them will be [companions] nice, beautiful.
55:71
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧١
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:72
حُورٞ مَّقۡصُورَٰتٞ فِي ٱلۡخِيَامِ ٧٢
Maidens restrained [as to their glances], in [excellent] pavilions.
55:73
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٣
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:74
لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ ٧٤
Whom no human or Jinn before them has touched.
55:75
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٥
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:76
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرٖ وَعَبۡقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٖ ٧٦
[There they will be] reclining on green cushions and rich carpets of [perfect] beauty.
55:77
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٧
So which of the favours of your Lord will the two of you disacknowledge?
55:78
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ٧٨
Exalted be the name of your Lord, Possessor-of-All-Majesty-and-Glory.