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)!

2 Hath made known the Qur'an.

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

3 He hath created man.

3 He created man.

4 He hath taught him utterance.

4 He taught him eloquent speech.

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).

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)

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.

8 That ye exceed not the measure,

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

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

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

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

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

11 Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm - trees,

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

12 Husked grain and scented herb.

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

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?

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

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

15 And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

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

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?

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).

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?

19 He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

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

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.

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?

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

22 Out of them both come out pearl and coral.

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?

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.

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?

26 Everyone that is thereon will pass away;

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

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.

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?

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.)!

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?

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)!

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?

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)!

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?

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.

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?

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]

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?

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)].

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?

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.

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?

43 This is hell which the guilty deny.

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

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

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

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?

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).

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?

48 Of spreading branches.

48 With spreading branches.

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?

50 Wherein are two fountains flowing.

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

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?

52 Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.

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

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?

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.

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?

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.

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?

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

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

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?

60 Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?

60 Is there any reward for good other than good?

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?

62 And beside them are two other gardens,

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

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?

64 Dark green with foliage.

64 Dark green (in colour).

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?

66 Wherein are two abundant springs.

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

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?

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

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

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?

70 Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -

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

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?

72 Fair ones, close - guarded in pavilions -

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

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?

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

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

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?

76 Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.

76 Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.

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?

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.