AL RAHMAN
(Revealed at Medinah – contains 78 verses – 3 sections)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | الرَّحْمَٰنُ |
| Allah, the Most Gracious | |
| 2 | عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ |
| Has taught the Qur’an to His beloved Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him). | |
| 3 | خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ |
| Has created Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessings be upon him) as the soul of mankind. | |
| 4 | عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ |
| Has taught him the knowledge of the past and the future. | |
| 5 | الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ |
| The sun and the moon are scheduled. | |
| 6 | وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ |
| And the plants and the trees prostrate (for Him). | |
| 7 | وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ |
| And Allah has raised the sky; and He has set the balance. | |
| 8 | أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ |
| In order that you may not corrupt the balance. | |
| 9 | وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ |
| And establish the measures justly, nor decrease the due weight. | |
| 10 | وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ |
| And He appointed the earth for the creatures. | |
| 11 | فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ |
| In which are fruits, and covered dates. | |
| 12 | وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ |
| And grain covered with husk, and fragrant flowers. | |
| 13 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 14 | خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ |
| He created man from clay like that of earthenware. | |
| 15 | وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ |
| And created jinn from the flame of fire. | |
| 16 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 17 | رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ |
| Lord of both the Easts, and Lord of both the Wests! | |
| 18 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 19 | مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ |
| He has set flowing two seas that appear to meet. | |
| 20 | بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ |
| Whereas there is a barrier between them so they cannot encroach upon one another. | |
| 21 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 22 | يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ |
| Pearls and coral-stone come forth from them. | |
| 23 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 24 | وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ |
| To Him only belong the sailing ships, raised above the sea like hills. | |
| 25 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 26 | كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ |
| For everything on the earth is extinction. | |
| 27 | وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ |
| And everlasting is the Entity of your Lord, the Most Majestic and the Most Honourable. | |
| 28 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 29 | يَسْأَلُهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ |
| All those who are in the heavens and the earth seek only from Him; every day is an enterprise for Him. | |
| 30 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 31 | سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ |
| Disposing all works quickly We tend towards your account, O you two large groups! | |
| 32 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 33 | يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ |
| O the groups of jinns and men, if you can cross the boundaries of the heavens and the earth, then cross them; wherever you may go, His is the kingdom! | |
| 34 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 35 | يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ |
| Flames of smokeless fire and black smoke without flames, will be let loose on you, so you will not be able to retaliate. | |
| 36 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 37 | فَإِذَا انشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ |
| And when the heaven will split, it will appear like a rose painted red. | |
| 38 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 39 | فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ |
| On that day no sinner will be questioned about his sins, from men or from jinns. | |
| 40 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 41 | يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ |
| The criminals will be recognised from their faces, so will be caught by their forelocks and feet, and thrown into hell. | |
| 42 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 43 | هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ |
| This is hell, which the criminals deny. | |
| 44 | يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ |
| They shall keep going back and forth between it and the extremely hot boiling water. | |
| 45 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 46 | وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ |
| And for one who fears to stand before his Lord, are two Gardens. | |
| 47 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 48 | ذَوَاتَا أَفْنَانٍ |
| Having numerous branches. | |
| 49 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 50 | فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ |
| In the two Gardens flow two springs. | |
| 51 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 52 | فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ |
| In which are fruits of all kinds, each of two varieties. | |
| 53 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 54 | مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ۚ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ |
| Reclining upon thrones that are lined with brocade, with the fruit of both Gardens close enough to be picked from under. | |
| 55 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 56 | فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ |
| Upon thrones are the women who do not gaze at men except their husbands, and before them, are untouched by any man or jinn. | |
| 57 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 58 | كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ |
| They are like rubies and coral-stone. | |
| 59 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 60 | هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ |
| What is the reward of virtue except virtue (in return)? | |
| 61 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 62 | وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ |
| And besides them, there are two more Gardens. | |
| 63 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 64 | مُدْهَامَّتَانِ |
| Densely covered with foliage, appearing dark. | |
| 65 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 66 | فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ |
| In the Gardens are two springs, overflowing with abundance. | |
| 67 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 68 | فِيهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ |
| In them are fruits (of all kinds), and dates and pomegranate. | |
| 69 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 70 | فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ |
| In them are women of good behaviour and gorgeous faces. | |
| 71 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 72 | حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ |
| They are houris (maidens of Paradise), hidden from view, in pavilions. | |
| 73 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 74 | لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ |
| Untouched by any man or jinn, before them. | |
| 75 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 76 | مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ |
| Reclining on green cushions and beautiful decorated carpets. | |
| 77 | فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ |
| So O men and jinns! Which favour of your Lord will you deny? | |
| 78 | تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ |
| Most Auspicious is the name of your Lord, the Most Majestic and the Most Honourable. | |