Surah 55. Ar-Rahman

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Verses [Section]: 1-25[1], 26-45 [2], 46-78 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-2555. Ar-Rahmanبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِاَلرَّحْمٰنُۙThe Most Gracious عَلَّمَHe taughtالْقُرْاٰنَؕthe Quran خَلَقَHe createdالْاِنْسَانَۙ[the] man عَلَّمَهُHe taught himالْبَیَانَ [the] speech اَلشَّمْسُThe sunوَ الْقَمَرُand the moonبِحُسْبَانٍ۪by (precise) calculation وَّ النَّجْمُAnd the starsوَ الشَّجَرُand the treesیَسْجُدٰنِ both prostrate وَ السَّمَآءَAnd the heavenرَفَعَهَاHe raised itوَ وَضَعَand He has set upالْمِیْزَانَۙthe balance اَلَّاThat notتَطْغَوْاyou may transgressفِیinالْمِیْزَانِ the balance وَ اَقِیْمُواAnd establishالْوَزْنَthe weightبِالْقِسْطِin justiceوَ لَاand (do) notتُخْسِرُواmake deficientالْمِیْزَانَ the balance وَ الْاَرْضَAnd the earthوَ ضَعَهَاHe laid itلِلْاَنَامِۙfor the creatures فِیْهَاThereinفَاكِهَةٌ ۪ۙ(is) fruitوَّ النَّخْلُand date-palmsذَاتُhavingالْاَكْمَامِۖsheaths وَ الْحَبُّAnd the grainذُوhavingالْعَصْفِhuskوَ الرَّیْحَانُۚand scented plants فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ will you both deny خَلَقَHe createdالْاِنْسَانَthe manمِنْfromصَلْصَالٍclayكَالْفَخَّارِۙlike the pottery وَ خَلَقَAnd He createdالْجَآنَّthe jinnمِنْfromمَّارِجٍa smokeless flameمِّنْofنَّارٍۚfire فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ will you both deny 55. Ar-Rahman Page 532رَبُّLordالْمَشْرِقَیْنِ(of) the two Eastsوَ رَبُّand Lordالْمَغْرِبَیْنِۚ(of) the two Wests فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ will you both deny مَرَجَHe releasedالْبَحْرَیْنِthe two seasیَلْتَقِیٰنِۙmeeting بَیْنَهُمَاBetween both of themبَرْزَخٌ(is) a barrierلَّاnotیَبْغِیٰنِۚthey transgress فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ will you both deny یَخْرُجُCome forthمِنْهُمَاfrom both of themاللُّؤْلُؤُthe pearlوَ الْمَرْجَانُۚand the coral فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ will you both deny وَ لَهُAnd for Himالْجَوَارِ(are) the shipsالْمُنْشَـٰٔتُelevatedفِیinالْبَحْرِthe seaكَالْاَعْلَامِۚlike mountains فَبِاَیِّSo whichاٰلَآءِ(of the) favorsرَبِّكُمَا(of) your Lordتُكَذِّبٰنِ۠will you both deny

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Surah Introduction

This Meccan sûrah is a call to humans and jinn to acknowledge Allah's infinite blessings, hence the recurring question: "Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?" which is repeated thirty- one times. Life on earth will come to an end, ushering in the Day of Judgment, where people will be classified into three groups based on their deeds and consequent rewards: the disbelievers (verses 31- 45), the best of the believers (verses 46-61), and the average believers (verses 62-78).

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Translation of Verse 1-251. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. The Most Compassionate 2. taught the Quran, 3. created humanity,

4. ˹and˺ taught them speech.

5. The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.

6. The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺. ¹¹⁴⁶

7. As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺

8. so that you do not defraud the scales.

9. Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.

10. He laid out the earth for all beings.

11. In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,

12. and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.

13. Then which of your Lord's favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny? ¹¹⁴⁷

14. He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,

15. and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire.

16. Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?

17. ˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests. ¹¹⁴⁸

18. Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?

19. He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water,

20. yet between them is a barrier they never cross. ¹¹⁴⁹

21. Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?

22. Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral.

23. Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?

24. To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains.

25. Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?

26. Every being on earth is bound to perish.

27. Only your Lord Himself, ¹¹⁵⁰ full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺. ¹¹⁵¹

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Commentary

1146. lit., prostrate.

1147. This question is repeated thirty-one times in this sûrah : eight times after reminders of Allah's favours, seven times in the passage talking about the punishment of the deniers of judgment (which is the number of the gates of Hell), and eight times in each of the two following passages talking about Paradise, which has eight gates.

1148. The two points of sunrise and sunset in the summer and the winter.

1149. See footnote for 25:53.

1150. lit., your Lord's Face.

1151. Death is listed as one of Allah's favours since it puts an end to tyrants, ends the suffering of the oppressed, makes all people equal, ushers in judgment and the enforcement of justice, and leads the believers to eternal joy and peace in Paradise.