55. Surah Ar-Rahman, English Translation

taught the Quran,

created humanity,

˹and˺ taught them speech.

The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.

The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺.¹

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

so that you do not defraud the scales.

Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.

He laid out the earth for all beings.

In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,

and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny?¹ 

He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,

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

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

˹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?

The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet.

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

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”

They will alternate between its flames and scalding water.

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?¹ 

And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens.

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

˹Both will be˺ with lush branches.

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

In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs.

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

In each will be two types of every fruit.

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

Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach.