رَبُّ

ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ

وَرَبُّ

ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ

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˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests.¹

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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

yet between them is a barrier they never cross.¹

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

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

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

Every being on earth is bound to perish.

Only your Lord Himself,¹ full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.²

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.¹

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O  two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺!

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

O  assembly of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then do so. ˹But˺ you cannot do that without ˹Our˺ authority.

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?

On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.¹

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?