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Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 55. Ar-Rahman
Verses [Section]: 1-25[1], 26-45 [2], 46-78 [3]

Quran Text of Verse 1-25
55. 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
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).


Translation of Verse 1-25
1. 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


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.