Ar-Rahmaan

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ

The Most Compassionate,

عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ

has taught the Qur’an,

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ

He created man,

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ

and taught him speech.

ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

The sun and the moon follow their precise courses,

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

and the stars¹ and trees prostrate [to Allah]².

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

He raised the heaven and enjoined justice

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

so that you may not transgress the limits of justice.

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

Therefore establish weights in justice, and do not give short measure.

وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

He has spread out the earth for all creatures,

فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ

in which there are fruits and palm trees with date stalks,

وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ

and grain having chaff, and fragrant plants.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you³ deny?

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

He created man from dry clay like pottery,

وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

and He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets⁴.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

He merges the two seas meeting together⁵,

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

yet between them is a barrier so that they do not cross⁶.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

Out of both of them emerge pearls and coral.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ

To Him belong the sailing ships raised up in the sea like mountains.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

Everyone on earth will perish,

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

but there will remain the Face of your Lord⁷, full of Majesty and Honor.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ

All those in the heavens and earth ask of Him; every day He is engaged in some matters⁸.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

We will attend to you, O two multitudes [of men and jinn].

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٍ

O assembly of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the realms of the heavens and earth, then pass; you cannot pass without [Our] authority.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

There will be sent against you a flame of fire and smoke⁹, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ

When the heaven is split asunder and becomes crimson like [burnt] oil¹⁰.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

On that Day no human or jinn will be asked about his sin¹¹.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ

The wicked will be known by their marks and will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

[They will be told] “This is the Hell that the wicked used to deny.”

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ

They will go round between it and scalding water.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny¹²?

وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

For those who fear of standing before their Lord¹³ will be two Gardens.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ

Shaded by spreading branches.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

In each there are two flowing springs.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ

In each there are two kinds of every fruit.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ

They will recline on couches lined with rich brocade, with the fruits of both gardens within reach.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

In them there will be maidens of restrained gaze¹⁴, untouched¹⁵ before them by any man or jinn.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

As if they were rubies and pearls¹⁶.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ

Is the reward for goodness anything but goodness?

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

And besides these two there will be two other gardens.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ

Both of the deepest green.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

In each there are two gushing springs.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ

In each there are fruits, palm trees, and pomegranates.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌ

In them there are beautiful noble women.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ

Maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

No human or jinn has ever touched them before.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍ

[They will be] reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?