English - Chapter 55 - Ar-Rahman

The Beneficent Allah

Taught (Has made known) the Quran

He created man

Taught him speech (language, modes of expression and communication)

The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) reckoned (in space and time)

And the stars (or herds of animals) and the trees do adore (Him)

And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the Balance (or set the measure)

That you may not exceed the measure (or transgress beyond limits)

But keep the measure strictly (with justice or equity) nor fall short of it (or be deficient in measuring)

And the earth, has He set out for (His) creatures

Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters

And the grain with its husk and fragrant herbs

Which then of the bounties (favours, gifts)) of your Lord will you deny

He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels (as containers)

And He created the jinn of a flame of (or of smokeless) fire

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

He is the Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

He has made the two seas (streams or bodies of water, salt and sweet) to flow freely so that they meet together

Between them is a barrier which they do not transgress

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

There come forth from them pearls and coral

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

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

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

All that is therein (on earth) must pass away

And there remains naught but the Countenance of your Lord of Might and Glory (or of Majesty and Nobility (Bounty and Honour)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

All those who are in the heavens and the earth entreat (or need) Him; every moment is He in a (new?) state of Glory (or wields universal power)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two worlds (men and jinn or outer and inner, manifest and hidden)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

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

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

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

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

So on that day neither man nor jinn shall be asked about his sin

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

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

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

This is the hell which the guilty called a lie

They go circling between it and hot, boiling water

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two Gardens

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Containing in them various kinds (trees and delights)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In both of them are two fountains (or streams) flowing

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In both of them are two pairs of every fruit

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

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

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In them shall be those who are chaste with restrained glances; whom neither man nor jinn shall have touched before them

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

As though they were rubies and corals (or pearls)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Is the reward of goodness other than goodness

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

And besides these two are two other Gardens

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Both dark-green in colour (the colour of foliage well watered)

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In both of them are two springs gushing forth

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In both are fruits and date-palms and pomegranates

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

In them are goodly things and beautiful ones

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Pure ones confined to pavilions

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Man has not touched them before them nor jinn

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Reclining on green cushions and rich carpets of beauty

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny

Blessed be the name of your Lord, Mighty and Glorious