الـرحـمـن

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Beneficent

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Most Gracious (Allah)!

1 Alrrahmanu

2 Hath made known the Qur'an.

2 He has taught (you mankind) the Qur'an (by His Mercy).

2 AAallama alqurana

3 He hath created man.

3 He created man.

3 Khalaqa alinsana

4 He hath taught him utterance.

4 He taught him eloquent speech.

4 AAallamahu albayana

5 The sun and the moon are made punctual.

5 The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning).

5 Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

6 The stars and the trees adore.

6 And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate themselves (to Allah - See V.22:18) (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

6 Waalnnajmu waalshshajaru yasjudani

7 And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,

7 And the heaven: He has raised it high, and He has set up the Balance.

7 Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana

8 That ye exceed not the measure,

8 In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.

8 Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

9 But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

9 And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.

9 Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

10 And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,

10 And the earth: He has put down (laid) for the creatures.

10 Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

11 Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm - trees,

11 Therein are fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).

11 Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu alakmami

12 Husked grain and scented herb.

12 And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.

12 Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

13 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

13 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

13 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

14 He created man of clay like the potter's,

14 He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.

14 Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari

15 And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

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

15 Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin

16 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

16 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

16 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

17 Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

17 (He is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter).

17 Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayni

18 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

18 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

18 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

19 He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

19 He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water) meeting together.

19 Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

20 There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).

20 Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.

20 Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

21 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

21 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

21 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

22 There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral - stone.

22 Out of them both come out pearl and coral.

22 Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

23 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

23 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

23 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

24 His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.

24 And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.

24 Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaalaAAlami

25 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

25 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

25 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

26 Everyone that is thereon will pass away;

26 Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.

26 Kullu man AAalayha fanin

27 There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.

27 And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever.

27 Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thoo aljalali waalikrami

28 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

28 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

28 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

29 All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.

29 Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He is (engaged) in some affair (such as giving honour or disgrace to some, life or death to some, etc.)!

29 Yasaluhu man fee alssamawati waalardi kulla yawmin huwa fee shanin

30 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

30 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

30 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

31 We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).

31 We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!

31 Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

32 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

32 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

32 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

33 O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.

33 O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!

33 Ya maAAshara aljinni waalinsi ini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari alssamawati waalardi faonfuthoo la tanfuthoona illa bisultanin

34 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

34 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

34 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

35 There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.

35 There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.

35 Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathun min narin wanuhasun fala tantasirani

36 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

36 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

36 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

37 And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -

37 Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide - [See V.70:8]

37 Faitha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani

38 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -

38 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

38 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

39 On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.

39 So on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinns as to his sin, [because they have already been known from their faces either white (dwellers of Paradise - true believers of Islamic Monotheism) or black (dwellers of Hell - polytheists; disbelievers, criminals)].

39 Fayawmaithin la yusalu AAan thanbihi insun wala jannun

40 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

40 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

40 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

41 The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

41 The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

41 YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahum fayukhathu bialnnawasee waalaqdami

42 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

42 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

42 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

43 This is hell which the guilty deny.

43 This is the Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) denied.

43 Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

44 They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.

44 They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!

44 Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

45 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

45 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

45 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

46 But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.

46 But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).

46 Waliman khafa maqama rabbihi jannatani

47 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

47 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

47 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

48 Of spreading branches.

48 With spreading branches.

48 Thawata afnanin

49 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

49 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

49 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

50 Wherein are two fountains flowing.

50 In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free).

50 Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

51 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

51 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

51 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

52 Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.

52 In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.

52 Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani

53 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

53 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

53 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

54 Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.

54 Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand.

54 Muttakieena AAala furushin batainuha min istabraqin wajana aljannatayni danin

55 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

55 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

55 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

56 Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.

56 Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf [chaste females (wives) restraining their glances, desiring none except their husbands], with whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.

56 Feehinna qasiratu alttarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

57 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

57 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

57 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

58 (In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral - stone.

58 (In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.

58 Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

59 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

59 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

59 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

60 Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?

60 Is there any reward for good other than good?

60 Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

61 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

61 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

61 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

62 And beside them are two other gardens,

62 And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).

62 Wamin doonihima jannatani

63 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

63 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

63 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

64 Dark green with foliage.

64 Dark green (in colour).

64 Mudhammatani

65 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

65 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

65 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

66 Wherein are two abundant springs.

66 In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.

66 Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

67 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

67 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

67 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

68 Wherein is fruit, the date - palm and pomegranate.

68 In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.

68 Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

69 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

69 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

69 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

70 Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -

70 Therein (Gardens) will be Khairatun-Hisan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];

70 Feehinna khayratun hisanun

71 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -

71 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

71 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

72 Fair ones, close - guarded in pavilions -

72 Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;

72 Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

73 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -

73 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

73 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

74 Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -

74 With whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.

74 Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

75 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

75 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

75 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

76 Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.

76 Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.

76 Muttakieena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin

77 Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

77 Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?

77 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

78 Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!

78 Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour.

78 Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waalikrami