Chapter 55, 78 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Most Gracious (Allah)!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Beneficent
The Beneficent Allah,
He has taught (you mankind) the Qur'an (by His Mercy).
Hath made known the Qur'an.
Taught the Quran.
He created man.
He hath created man.
He created man,
He taught him eloquent speech.
He hath taught him utterance.
Taught him the mode of expression.
The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning).
The sun and the moon are made punctual.
The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.
And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate themselves (to Allah - See V.22:18) (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The stars and the trees adore.
And the herbs and the trees do prostrate (to Him).
And the heaven: He has raised it high, and He has set up the Balance.
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,
And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance
In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.
That ye exceed not the measure,
That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure.
And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
And keep up the balance with equity and do not make the measure deficient.
And the earth: He has put down (laid) for the creatures.
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
And the earth, He has set it for living creatures;
Therein are fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm - trees,
Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,
And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.
Husked grain and scented herb.
And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
He created man of clay like the potter's,
He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,
And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
(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).
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!
Lord of the East and Lord of the West.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water) meeting together.
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together:
Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.
There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).
Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral - stone.
There come forth from them pearls, both large and small.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.
And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
Everyone on it must pass away.
And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever.
There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.
And there will endure for ever the person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
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.)!
All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.
All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him; every moment He is in a state (of glory).
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
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)!
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.
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.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.
The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide - [See V.70:8]
And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -
And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red like red hide.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
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)].
On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.
So on that day neither man nor jinni shall be asked about his sin.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
This is the Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) denied.
This is hell which the guilty deny.
This is the hell which the guilty called a lie.
They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.
And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two gardens.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
With spreading branches.
Of spreading branches.
Having in them various kinds.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free).
Wherein are two fountains flowing.
In both of them are two fountains flowing.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
In both of them are two pairs of every fruit.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand.
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.
Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
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.
Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.
In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinni shall have touched them.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral - stone.
As though they were rubies and pearls.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Is there any reward for good other than good?
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?
Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
And beside them are two other gardens,
And besides these two are two (other) gardens:
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Dark green (in colour).
Dark green with foliage.
Both inclining to blackness.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.
Wherein are two abundant springs.
In both of them are two springs gushing forth.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.
Wherein is fruit, the date - palm and pomegranate.
In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Therein (Gardens) will be Khairatun-Hisan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
In them are goodly things, beautiful ones.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;
Fair ones, close - guarded in pavilions -
Pure ones confined to the pavilions.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
With whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -
Man has not touched them before them nor jinni.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour.
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!
Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor!