English - Chapter 55 - Ar-Rahman

The Gracious One

HE has given the knowledge of the Qur'aan

HE has created mankind

He has taught mankind the art and skill of communicating with one another

[HE has created] the sun and the moon on accurately measured dimentions, properties and positions

And the star and the tree prostrate

And the sky He has raised high and set up the balance

So that you breach not that balance

And weigh things correctly, and cut not the measure short

And He has made the earth suitable for living beings

Therein is fruit, and the palm tree with its sheathed clusters of dates

And the grain in its husk, and the plants giving out fragrance

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

He has created mankind of clay, as [mankind make] pottery [out of it]

And He has created the invisible beings [jinns] out of radiation from fire

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

He has made the two streams of water flow side by side

Between them is a barrier which they do not transgress

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Out of these two come forth pearls, and precious corals

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

And it is He Who has made it possible for the ships to remain afloat like some signboards raised in the sea

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Everything [every ship] thereon [on the sea] is passing

And, what is lasting is the Presence of your Lord, Majestic and Magnanimous

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Every single thing in the heavens and on earth takes its orders from Him. Every day it is He Who manifests Himself gloriously [and there is none to overcome His Power]

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

We shall soon attend to you, O you sin-laden two [mankind and jinn]

O assembly of the jinn and mankind! If you think you can pass beyond the frontiers of the heavens and the earth, then pass! You cannot pass beyond, save by a sanction [from Allah]

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

A trail of fire and smoke will be sent upon you, and you both will be left with no help

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Then as the sky disintegrates it would appear a rose-coloured stretch of leather

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

And on that Day none — neither mankind nor jinn — will be questioned about his/her sins

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

All the sinners shall be recognised by distinguishing marks on them, and seized by their forelocks and their feet

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

This is the Hell that the sinners had dismissed as being a lie

They wander to and fro between it [burning hot flame] and burning-hot water

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

And for those who fear their Lord's [Invincible] Position, two Gardens [of Paradise, each for mankind and jinn]

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[The two Gardens, each] having sections of various kinds

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In those two [gardens] flow two springs

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In those two [gardens] are pairs of every fruit

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[The blessed inhabitants of the gardens] recline upon carpets lined with rich brocade; and the fruit of both those gardens is within easy reach

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In those [gardens] are mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor any jinn had touched ever before

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[Those mates are] as though they were rubies and precious corals

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Could the reward for good deeds be anything but good

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

And there are two gardens besides those two

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny? —

Both [gardens] deep green in colour

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In those two [gardens], two gushing springs

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In both [gardens], fruits, dates and pomegranates

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

In these [gardens] are things excellent and beautiful

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[In those gardens is companionship of] modest Houris in pavilions

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[Houris] whom neither man nor any jinn had ever touched before

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

[Dwellers of Paradise] recline upon green meadows and beautiful carpets

So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny

Blessed is the Name of your Lord, Majestic and Glorified