Surah 55 of 114

Surah Ar-Rahman

سُورَةُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ

The Beneficent · Medinan · 78 ayat · from page 531 of the Madinah muṣḥaf

Also written Ar-Raḥmān, Ar-Rahmaan.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ

    The Most Merciful

    55:1
  2. عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ

    Taught the Qur'an,

    55:2
  3. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ

    Created man,

    55:3
  4. عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ

    [And] taught him eloquence.

    55:4
  5. ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانࣲ

    The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

    55:5
  6. وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

    And the stars and trees prostrate.

    55:6
  7. وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance

    55:7
  8. أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

    That you not transgress within the balance.

    55:8
  9. وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

    55:9
  10. وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

    And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.

    55:10
  11. فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةࣱ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ

    Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]

    55:11
  12. وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ

    And grain having husks and scented plants.

    55:12
  13. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:13
  14. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلࣲ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

    He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

    55:14
  15. وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجࣲ مِّن نَّارࣲ

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

    55:15
  16. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:16
  17. رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

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

    55:17
  18. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:18
  19. مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

    He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];

    55:19
  20. بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخࣱ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

    Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.

    55:20
  21. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:21
  22. يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

    From both of them emerge pearl and coral.

    55:22
  23. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:23
  24. وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِ

    And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.

    55:24
  25. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:25
  26. كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانࣲ

    Everyone upon the earth will perish,

    55:26
  27. وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

    55:27
  28. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:28
  29. يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنࣲ

    Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.

    55:29
  30. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:30
  31. سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

    We will attend to you, O prominent beings.

    55:31
  32. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:32
  33. يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنࣲ

    O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].

    55:33
  34. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:34
  35. يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظࣱ مِّن نَّارࣲ وَنُحَاسࣱ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

    There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.

    55:35
  36. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:36
  37. فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةࣰ كَٱلدِّهَانِ

    And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -

    55:37
  38. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:38
  39. فَيَوْمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسࣱ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.

    55:39
  40. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:40
  41. يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ

    The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

    55:41
  42. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:42
  43. هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    This is Hell, which the criminals deny.

    55:43
  44. يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانࣲ

    They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].

    55:44
  45. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:45
  46. وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

    But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -

    55:46
  47. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:47
  48. ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانࣲ

    Having [spreading] branches.

    55:48
  49. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:49
  50. فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

    In both of them are two springs, flowing.

    55:50
  51. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:51
  52. فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةࣲ زَوْجَانِ

    In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.

    55:52
  53. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:53
  54. مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقࣲ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانࣲ

    [They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.

    55:54
  55. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:55
  56. فِيهِنَّ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -

    55:56
  57. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:57
  58. كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

    As if they were rubies and coral.

    55:58
  59. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:59
  60. هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنُ

    Is the reward for good [anything] but good?

    55:60
  61. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:61
  62. وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

    And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -

    55:62
  63. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:63
  64. مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ

    Dark green [in color].

    55:64
  65. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:65
  66. فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

    In both of them are two springs, spouting.

    55:66
  67. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:67
  68. فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةࣱ وَنَخْلࣱ وَرُمَّانࣱ

    In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.

    55:68
  69. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:69
  70. فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانࣱ

    In them are good and beautiful women -

    55:70
  71. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:71
  72. حُورࣱ مَّقْصُورَٰتࣱ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ

    Fair ones reserved in pavilions -

    55:72
  73. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:73
  74. لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    Untouched before them by man or jinni -

    55:74
  75. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

    55:75
  76. مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرࣲ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانࣲ

    Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.

    55:76
  77. فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

    55:77
  78. تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

    55:78

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