AlrRahman

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

1 Alrrahmanu

1 The Most Merciful

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

2 AAallama alqurana

2 Taught the Qur'an,

3 He created man.

3 Khalaqa alinsana

3 Created man,

4 He taught him eloquent speech.

4 AAallamahu albayana

4 [And] taught him eloquence.

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 [move] by precise calculation,

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 stars and trees prostrate.

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 and imposed the balance

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

8 Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

8 That you not transgress within the balance.

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

9 Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

9 And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

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

10 Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

10 And the earth He laid [out] for the 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 palm trees having sheaths [of dates]

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

12 Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

12 And grain having husks and scented plants.

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

13 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

13 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 clay like [that of] pottery.

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 from a smokeless 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 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 [He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.

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

18 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

18 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

19 Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

19 He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];

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

20 Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

20 Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.

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

21 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

21 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

22 Out of them both come out pearl and coral.

22 Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

22 From both of them emerge pearl and coral.

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

23 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

23 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated 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 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

26 Kullu man AAalayha fanin

26 Everyone upon the earth will perish,

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 remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

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

28 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

28 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.

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

30 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

30 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

31 Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

31 We will attend to you, O prominent beings.

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

32 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

32 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].

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

34 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

34 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.

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

36 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

36 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 split open and becomes rose - colored like oil -

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

38 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

38 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.

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

40 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

40 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 criminals will be known by their marks, and they will 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 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

43 Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

43 This is Hell, which the criminals deny.

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

44 Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

44 They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].

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

45 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

45 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 But for he who has feared the position of 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 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

48 With spreading branches.

48 Thawata afnanin

48 Having [spreading] branches.

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

49 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

49 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

50 Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

50 In both of them are two springs, flowing.

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

51 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

51 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 of every fruit, two kinds.

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

53 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

53 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 [They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.

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

55 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

55 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -

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

57 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

57 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

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

58 Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

58 As if they were rubies and coral.

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

59 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

59 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

60 Is there any reward for good other than good?

60 Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

60 Is the reward for good [anything] but good?

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

61 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

61 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

62 Wamin doonihima jannatani

62 And below them both [in excellence] 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 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

64 Dark green (in colour).

64 Mudhammatani

64 Dark green [in color].

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

65 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

65 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

66 Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

66 In both of them are two springs, spouting.

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

67 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

67 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

68 Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

68 In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.

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

69 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

69 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

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

70 Feehinna khayratun hisanun

70 In them are good and beautiful women -

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

71 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

71 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

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

72 Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

72 Fair ones reserved in pavilions -

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

73 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

73 So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -

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

74 Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

74 Untouched before them by man or jinni -

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

75 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

75 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 fine carpets.

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

77 Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

77 So which of the favors of your Lord would 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 is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.