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سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ

The Beneficent

Surah 55verses 78 Revealed in MedinanJuz 27–27

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

55:1

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ

Ayah 1

Translation of the meaningThe Most Compassionate

55:2

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

Ayah 2

Translation of the meaningtaught the Quran

55:3

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ

Ayah 3

Translation of the meaningcreated humanity

55:4

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ

Ayah 4

Translation of the meaning˹and˺ taught them speech

55:5

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانࣲ‏

Ayah 5

Translation of the meaningThe sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision

55:6

وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ

Ayah 6

Translation of the meaningThe stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺

55:7

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

Ayah 7

Translation of the meaningAs for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺

55:8

أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ

Ayah 8

Translation of the meaningso that you do not defraud the scales

55:9

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

Ayah 9

Translation of the meaningWeigh with justice, and do not give short measure

55:10

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ

Ayah 10

Translation of the meaningHe laid out the earth for all beings

55:11

فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةࣱ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ

Ayah 11

Translation of the meaningIn it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks

55:12

وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ

Ayah 12

Translation of the meaningand grain with husks, and aromatic plants

55:13

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 13

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny

55:14

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلࣲ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ

Ayah 14

Translation of the meaningHe created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery

55:15

وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجࣲ مِّن نَّارࣲ‏

Ayah 15

Translation of the meaningand created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire

55:16

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 16

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:17

رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ

Ayah 17

Translation of the meaning˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests

55:18

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 18

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:19

مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ

Ayah 19

Translation of the meaningHe merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water

55:20

بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣱ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ

Ayah 20

Translation of the meaningyet between them is a barrier they never cross

55:21

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 21

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:22

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ

Ayah 22

Translation of the meaningOut of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral

55:23

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 23

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:24

وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ

Ayah 24

Translation of the meaningTo Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains

55:25

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 25

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:26

كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانࣲ‏

Ayah 26

Translation of the meaningEvery being on earth is bound to perish

55:27

وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ

Ayah 27

Translation of the meaningOnly your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺

55:28

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 28

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:29

يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنࣲ‏

Ayah 29

Translation of the meaningAll those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about

55:30

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 30

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:31

سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

Ayah 31

Translation of the meaningWe will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺

55:32

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 32

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:33

يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنࣲ‏

Ayah 33

Translation of the meaningO assembly of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then do so. ˹But˺ you cannot do that without ˹Our˺ authority

55:34

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 34

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:35

يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظࣱ مِّن نَّارࣲ وَنُحَاسࣱ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

Ayah 35

Translation of the meaningFlames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another

55:36

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 36

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:37

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةࣰ كَٱلدِّهَانِ

Ayah 37

Translation of the meaning˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil

55:38

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 38

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:39

فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسࣱ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ‏

Ayah 39

Translation of the meaningOn that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins

55:40

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 40

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:41

يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ

Ayah 41

Translation of the meaningThe wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet

55:42

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 42

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:43

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

Ayah 43

Translation of the meaning˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”

55:44

يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانࣲ‏

Ayah 44

Translation of the meaningThey will alternate between its flames and scalding water

55:45

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 45

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:46

وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

Ayah 46

Translation of the meaningAnd whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens

55:47

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 47

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:48

ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانࣲ‏

Ayah 48

Translation of the meaning˹Both will be˺ with lush branches

55:49

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 49

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:50

فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ

Ayah 50

Translation of the meaningIn each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs

55:51

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 51

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:52

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةࣲ زَوۡجَانِ

Ayah 52

Translation of the meaningIn each will be two types of every fruit

55:53

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 53

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:54

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانࣲ‏

Ayah 54

Translation of the meaningThose ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach

55:55

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 55

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:56

فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ‏

Ayah 56

Translation of the meaningIn both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before

55:57

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 57

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:58

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡيَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ

Ayah 58

Translation of the meaningThose ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral

55:59

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 59

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:60

هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ

Ayah 60

Translation of the meaningIs there any reward for goodness except goodness

55:61

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 61

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:62

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

Ayah 62

Translation of the meaningAnd below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others

55:63

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 63

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:64

مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ

Ayah 64

Translation of the meaningBoth will be dark green

55:65

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 65

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:66

فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

Ayah 66

Translation of the meaningIn each will be two gushing springs

55:67

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 67

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:68

فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةࣱ وَنَخۡلࣱ وَرُمَّانࣱ‏

Ayah 68

Translation of the meaningIn both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates

55:69

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 69

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:70

فِيهِنَّ خَيۡرَٰتٌ حِسَانࣱ‏

Ayah 70

Translation of the meaningIn all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates

55:71

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 71

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:72

حُورࣱ مَّقۡصُورَٰتࣱ فِي ٱلۡخِيَامِ

Ayah 72

Translation of the meaning˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions

55:73

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 73

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:74

لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ‏

Ayah 74

Translation of the meaningNo human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before

55:75

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 75

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:76

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَعَبۡقَرِيٍّ حِسَانࣲ‏

Ayah 76

Translation of the meaningAll ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets

55:77

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

Ayah 77

Translation of the meaningThen which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

55:78

تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ

Ayah 78

Translation of the meaningBlessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour

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