الرحمن

Alrrahmanu

The Most Compassionate,

AAallama alqurana

has taught the Qur’an,

Khalaqa alinsana

He created man,

AAallamahu albayana

and taught him speech.

Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

The sun and the moon follow their precise courses,

Waalnnajmu waalshshajaru yasjudani

and the stars[1] and trees prostrate [to Allah][2].

Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana

He raised the heaven and enjoined justice

Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

so that you may not transgress the limits of justice.

Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

Therefore establish weights in justice, and do not give short measure.

Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

He has spread out the earth for all creatures,

Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu alakmami

in which there are fruits and palm trees with date stalks,

Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

and grain having chaff, and fragrant plants.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you[3] deny?

Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari

He created man from dry clay like pottery,

Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin

and He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayni

[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets[4].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

He merges the two seas meeting together[5],

Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

yet between them is a barrier so that they do not cross[6].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

Out of both of them emerge pearls and coral.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaalaAAlami

To Him belong the sailing ships raised up in the sea like mountains.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Kullu man AAalayha fanin

Everyone on earth will perish,

Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thoo aljalali waalikrami

but there will remain the Face of your Lord[7], full of Majesty and Honor.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Yasaluhu man fee alssamawati waalardi kulla yawmin huwa fee shanin

All those in the heavens and earth ask of Him; every day He is engaged in some matters[8].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

We will attend to you, O two multitudes [of men and jinn].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Ya maAAshara aljinni waalinsi ini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari alssamawati waalardi faonfuthoo la tanfuthoona illa bisultanin

O assembly of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the realms of the heavens and earth, then pass; you cannot pass without [Our] authority.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathun min narin wanuhasun fala tantasirani

There will be sent against you a flame of fire and smoke[9], and you will not be able to defend yourselves.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Faitha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani

When the heaven is split asunder and becomes crimson like [burnt] oil[10].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Fayawmaithin la yusalu AAan thanbihi insun wala jannun

On that Day no human or jinn will be asked about his sin[11].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahum fayukhathu bialnnawasee waalaqdami

The wicked will be known by their marks and will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

[They will be told] “This is the Hell that the wicked used to deny.”

Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

They will go round between it and scalding water.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny[12]?

Waliman khafa maqama rabbihi jannatani

For those who fear of standing before their Lord[13] will be two Gardens.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Thawata afnanin

Shaded by spreading branches.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

In each there are two flowing springs.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani

In each there are two kinds of every fruit.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Muttakieena AAala furushin batainuha min istabraqin wajana aljannatayni danin

They will recline on couches lined with rich brocade, with the fruits of both gardens within reach.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehinna qasiratu alttarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

In them there will be maidens of restrained gaze[14], untouched[15] before them by any man or jinn.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

As if they were rubies and pearls[16].

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

Is the reward for goodness anything but goodness?

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Wamin doonihima jannatani

And besides these two there will be two other gardens.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Mudhammatani

Both of the deepest green.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

In each there are two gushing springs.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

In each there are fruits, palm trees, and pomegranates.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Feehinna khayratun hisanun

In them there are beautiful noble women.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

Maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

No human or jinn has ever touched them before.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Muttakieena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin

[They will be] reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.

Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?

Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waalikrami

Blessed is the Name of your Lord, the Lord of Majesty and Honor.