English - Chapter 55 - Ar-Rahman

The All-Merciful

He has taught the Qur’an (to humankind and, through them, the jinn)

He has created human

He has taught him speech

The sun and the moon are by an exact calculation (of the All-Merciful)

And the stars and the trees both prostrate (before God in perfect submission to His laws)

And the heaven – He has made it high (above the earth), and He has set up the balance

So that you may not go beyond (the limits with respect to) the balance

And observe the balance with full equity, and do not fall short in it

And the earth – He has laid it down and furnished for living beings

Therein are fruits (of various kinds), and date-palms with sheathed clusters

And also corn, with leaves and stalk (for use as fodder), and scented herb

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

He has created human from sounding clay like the potter’s

And He has created the jinn from a smokeless (fusing flame of) fire

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

He is the Lord of the two easts and the Lord of the two wests

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

He has let flow forth the two large bodies of water, they meet together

(But) between them is a barrier, which they do not transgress (and so they do not merge)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

There come forth from them pearl and coral

Then (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

His are the ships constructed (by God’s inspiration and running) through the sea (with sails unfurled), lofty like mountains

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

All that is on the earth is perishable

But there remains forever the "Face" of your Lord, the One of Majesty and Munificence

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

All that are in the heavens and on the earth entreat Him (in their needs). Every (moment of every) day He is in a new manifestation (with all His Attributes and Names as the Divine Being)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

We will (in time) settle your affairs, O you two most honorable classes of creatures (of the earth endowed with important faculties and therefore having heavy responsibilities)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

O you assembly of jinn and humankind! If you are able to pass through and beyond the spherical regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through. You will not pass through except with an authority (spiritual or scientific)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

There will be sent on you both, a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke), then you will not help each other (to safety or refuge)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

And finally when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy like red hide –

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

On that Day neither humans nor jinn will be questioned about their sins (to know whether they are sinful or not)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

The disbelieving criminals will be known by their marks (especially on their faces), and seized by the forelocks and the feet

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

This is Hell, which the disbelieving criminals deny

They will go round between it(s fire) and hot, boiling water

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

But for him who lives in awe of his Lord and of the standing before his Lord (in the Hereafter), there will be two Gardens

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Having in them trees with thick, spreading branches

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them both are two flowing springs

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them both are all kinds of fruit in pairs

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Reclining upon beds lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens within reach

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them are pure, chaste-eyed spouses (whose glances are fixed on their spouses only), whom no man or jinn has touched before

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Like rubies and coral (they will seem, in rare beauty and radiance)

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Is the recompense of excellence (in obedience to God) other than excellence

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

And besides these two, there are yet two other Gardens

Dark green throughout

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them both are springs gushing forth

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them both are fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

In them both are maidens good in character and beautiful

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Pure maidens assigned for them in secluded pavilions

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Whom no man or jinn has touched before

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

(The people of those Gardens) reclining on green cushions and rich, beautiful mattresses

Then, (O humankind and jinn) which of the favors of your Lord will you deny

Blessed and Supreme is the Name of your Lord, the One of Majesty and Munificence