الـرحـمـن

1 Alrrahmanu

1 The Beneficent Allah,

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

2 AAallama alqurana

2 Taught the Quran.

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

3 Khalaqa alinsana

3 He created man,

3 He created man.

4 AAallamahu albayana

4 Taught him the mode of expression.

4 He taught him eloquent speech.

5 Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

5 The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.

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

6 Waalnnajmu waalshshajaru yasjudani

6 And the herbs and the trees do prostrate (to Him).

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

7 Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana

7 And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance

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

8 Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

8 That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure.

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

9 Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

9 And keep up the balance with equity and do not make the measure deficient.

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

10 Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

10 And the earth, He has set it for living creatures;

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

11 Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu alakmami

11 Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,

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

12 Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

12 And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.

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

13 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

13 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

14 Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari

14 He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,

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

15 Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin

15 And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.

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

16 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

16 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

17 Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayni

17 Lord of the East and Lord of the West.

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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

18 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

19 Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

19 He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together:

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

20 Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

20 Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.

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

21 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

21 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

22 Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

22 There come forth from them pearls, both large and small.

22 Out of them both come out pearl and coral.

23 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

23 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

24 Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaalaAAlami

24 And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.

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

25 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

25 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

26 Kullu man AAalayha fanin

26 Everyone on it must pass away.

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

27 Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thoo aljalali waalikrami

27 And there will endure for ever the person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.

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

28 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

28 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

29 Yasaluhu man fee alssamawati waalardi kulla yawmin huwa fee shanin

29 All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him; every moment He is in a state (of glory).

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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

30 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

31 Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

31 Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.

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

32 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

32 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

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

33 O assembly of the jinn and the men! If you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through; you cannot pass through but with authority.

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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

34 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

35 Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathun min narin wanuhasun fala tantasirani

35 The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.

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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

36 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

37 Faitha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani

37 And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red 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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

38 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

39 Fayawmaithin la yusalu AAan thanbihi insun wala jannun

39 So on that day neither man nor jinni shall be asked about 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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

40 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

41 YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahum fayukhathu bialnnawasee waalaqdami

41 The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized 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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

42 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

43 Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

43 This is the hell which the guilty called a lie.

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

44 Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

44 Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.

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

45 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

45 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

46 Waliman khafa maqama rabbihi jannatani

46 And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two gardens.

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

47 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

47 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

48 Thawata afnanin

48 Having in them various kinds.

48 With spreading branches.

49 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

49 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

50 Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

50 In both of them are two fountains flowing.

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

51 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

51 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

52 Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani

52 In both of them are two pairs of every fruit.

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

53 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

53 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

54 Muttakieena AAala furushin batainuha min istabraqin wajana aljannatayni danin

54 Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach.

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

55 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

55 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

56 Feehinna qasiratu alttarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

56 In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinni shall have touched 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 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

57 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

58 Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

58 As though they were rubies and pearls.

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

59 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

59 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

60 Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

60 Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?

60 Is there any reward for good other than good?

61 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

61 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

62 Wamin doonihima jannatani

62 And besides these two are two (other) gardens:

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

63 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

63 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

64 Mudhammatani

64 Both inclining to blackness.

64 Dark green (in colour).

65 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

65 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

66 Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

66 In both of them are two springs gushing forth.

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

67 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

67 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

68 Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

68 In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates.

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

69 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

69 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

70 Feehinna khayratun hisanun

70 In them are goodly things, beautiful ones.

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

71 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

71 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

72 Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

72 Pure ones confined to the pavilions.

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

73 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

73 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

74 Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

74 Man has not touched them before them nor jinni.

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

75 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

75 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

76 Muttakieena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin

76 Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.

76 Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.

77 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

77 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?

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

78 Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waalikrami

78 Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor!

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