Chapter 55, 78 verses
The Most Merciful
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
Taught the Qur'an,
He has taught (you mankind) the Qur'an (by His Mercy).
Hath made known the Qur'an.
Created man,
He created man.
He hath created man.
[And] taught him eloquence.
He taught him eloquent speech.
He hath taught him utterance.
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
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.
And the stars and trees prostrate.
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 heaven He raised and imposed the balance
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,
That you not transgress within the balance.
In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.
That ye exceed not the measure,
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
And the earth: He has put down (laid) for the creatures.
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
Therein are fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm - trees,
And grain having husks and scented plants.
And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.
Husked grain and scented herb.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
He created man of clay like the potter's,
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
(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!
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water) meeting together.
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.
There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral - stone.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
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].
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose - colored like oil -
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 -
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ? -
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
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 which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
This is the Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) denied.
This is hell which the guilty deny.
They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ?
Having [spreading] branches.
With spreading branches.
Of spreading branches.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free).
Wherein are two fountains flowing.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -
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.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ?
As if they were rubies and coral.
(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral - stone.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
Is there any reward for good other than good?
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
And beside them are two other gardens,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ?
Dark green [in color].
Dark green (in colour).
Dark green with foliage.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.
Wherein are two abundant springs.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.
Wherein is fruit, the date - palm and pomegranate.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
In them are good and beautiful women -
Therein (Gardens) will be Khairatun-Hisan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ? -
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;
Fair ones, close - guarded in pavilions -
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ? -
Untouched before them by man or jinni -
With whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
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 ?
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
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 ?
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour.
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!