English - Chapter 55 - Ar-Rahman

The God of MERCY

hath taught the Koran

Hath created man

Hath taught him articulate speech

And the plants and the trees bend in adoration

And the Heaven, He hath reared it on high, and hath appointed the balance

That in the balance ye should not transgress

Weigh therefore with fairness, and scant not the balance

And the Earth, He hath prepared it for the living tribes

Therein are fruits, and the palms with sheathed clusters

And the grain with its husk, and the fragrant plants

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny

He created man of clay like that of the potter

And He created the djinn of pure fire

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which then of the bounties, etc]

He is the Lord of the East, He is the Lord of the West

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

He hath let loose the two seas which meet each other

Yet between them is a barrier which they overpass not

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

From each he bringeth up pearls both great and small

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

And His are the ships towering up at sea like mountains

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

All on the earth shall pass away

But the face of thy Lord shall abide resplendent with majesty and glory

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

To Him maketh suit all that is in the Heaven and the Earth. Every day doth some new work employ Him

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

We will find leisure to judge you, O ye men and djinn

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

O company of djinn and men, if ye can overpass the bounds of the Heavens and the Earth, then overpass them. But by our leave only shall ye overpass them

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

A bright flash of fire shall be hurled at you both, and molten brass, and ye shall not defend yourselves from it

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

When the Heaven shall be cleft asunder, and become rose red, like stained leather

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

On that day shall neither man nor djinn be asked of his sin

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

By their tokens shall the sinners be known, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

This is Hell which sinners treated as a lie

To and fro shall they pass between it and the boiling water

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

But for those who dread the majesty of their Lord shall be two gardens

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

With o'erbranching trees in each

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

In each two fountains flowing

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

In each two kinds of every fruit

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

On couches with linings of brocade shall they recline, and the fruit of the two gardens shall be within easy reach

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Therein shall be the damsels with retiring glances, whom nor man nor djinn hath touched before them

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Like jacynths and pearls

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Shall the reward of good be aught but good

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

And beside these shall be two other gardens

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Of a dark green

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

With gushing fountains in each

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

In each, fruits and the palm and the pomegranate

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

In each, the fair, the beauteous ones

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

With large dark eyeballs, kept close in their pavilions

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Whom man hath never touched, nor any djinn

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline

Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]

Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of majesty and glory