English - Chapter 55 - Ar-Rahman

The Beneficent

He taught the Quran

He created man

He taught him to express (by action, speech, writing etc)

The sun and the moon (function) according to a calculation

And the herbs and the trees bow down (to Him)

And the sky, He has raised it, and He has set the balance

(by ordering) that: Do not exceed (the limits) in the balance

and establish the balance in a just manner and do not reduce the balance

And the earth He has layed down for the cattle (living beings)

Therein are fruits and palm trees (with) sheathed (dates)

and grains with husk and the scented herb

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

He created man from mud, like (that used in) pottery

And He created the jinn from (the heat wave) let free from fire

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Lord of the two places/times of sun rise and Lord of the two places/times of sun set (at the summer and winter solstice)

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

He let free the two seas (which) meet

(but) between them is a barrier which they do not pass

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

There come out from both of them pearls and corals

And His are the ships, with elevated sails, (sailing) in the sea, like mountains

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

All who are on it will perish

and there will remain the Face (Person) of your Lord, Possessor of glory and honour

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Whoever is in the skies and the earth asks from Him, everyday (each moment) He is in a state (of intending something or implementing some affair)

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

We will free (Ourselves) for you, O you two weighty (things)

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

O assembly of jinn and mankind! if you are able to pass through the boundaries (or spheres) of the skies and the earth, then pass through, you will not pass through except with authority

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Flames of fire (without smoke) and hot smoke (without flames) will be sent on you both, then you will not be able to defend

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

So when the sky splits and becomes red like red hide

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

So on that day neither man nor jinn will be questioned about his sin

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

The criminals will be recognised by their marks, so they will be caught by the forelocks and feet

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

This is hell which the criminals denied

they will go round between it and between hot boiling water

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

And for him who feared to stand before his Lord are two gardens

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Having in them various kinds

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them are flowing springs

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them every (kind) of fruit will be in two pairs

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Reclining on spreadings (like bed sheets, carpets etc.) the inner linings of which will be of silk brocade, and the fruits of the two gardens will be near

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them will be females who restrain their gaze, whom neither man nor jinn touched before them

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

As if they were rubies and corals

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Is the reward of good (something) other than good

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

And besides these two, are two more gardens

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Both, dark green in colour

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them are two springs gushing forth

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them are fruits and date palms and pomegranates

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

In both of them are good and beautiful ones

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Fair ones, confined in pavilions

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Whom neither man nor jinn touched before them

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you both deny

Blessed is the name of your Lord, Possessor of glory and honour