AlrRahman

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

1 Alrrahmanu

1 The Beneficent Allah,

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

2 AAallama alqurana

2 Taught the Quran.

3 He created man.

3 Khalaqa alinsana

3 He created man,

4 He taught him eloquent speech.

4 AAallamahu albayana

4 Taught him the mode of expression.

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

5 The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.

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

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

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

7 Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana

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

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

8 Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

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

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

9 Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

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

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

10 Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

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

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

11 Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu alakmami

11 Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,

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

12 Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

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

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

13 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

14 Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari

14 He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,

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

15 Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin

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

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

16 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

17 Lord of the East and Lord of the West.

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

18 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

19 Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

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

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

20 Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

20 Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.

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

21 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

22 Out of them both come out pearl and coral.

22 Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

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

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

23 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

24 Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaalaAAlami

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

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

25 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

26 Kullu man AAalayha fanin

26 Everyone on it must pass away.

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

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.

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

28 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

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

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

30 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

31 Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

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

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

32 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

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.

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

34 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

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

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

36 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

37 And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red like red hide.

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

38 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

39 So on that day neither man nor jinni shall be asked about his sin.

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

40 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

41 The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

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

42 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

43 Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

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

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

44 Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

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

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

45 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

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

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

47 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

48 With spreading branches.

48 Thawata afnanin

48 Having in them various kinds.

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

49 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

50 Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

50 In both of them are two fountains flowing.

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

51 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

52 Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani

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

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

53 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

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

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

55 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

56 In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinni shall have touched them.

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

57 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

58 Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

58 As though they were rubies and pearls.

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

59 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

60 Is there any reward for good other than good?

60 Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

60 Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?

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

61 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

62 Wamin doonihima jannatani

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

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

63 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

64 Dark green (in colour).

64 Mudhammatani

64 Both inclining to blackness.

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

65 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

66 Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

66 In both of them are two springs gushing forth.

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

67 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

68 Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

68 In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates.

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

69 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

70 Feehinna khayratun hisanun

70 In them are goodly things, beautiful ones.

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

71 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

72 Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

72 Pure ones confined to the pavilions.

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

73 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

74 Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

74 Man has not touched them before them nor jinni.

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

75 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

76 Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.

76 Muttakieena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin

76 Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.

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

77 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

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

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

78 Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waalikrami

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