Surah 55
Surah Ar-Rahman
Surah Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) is chapter 55 of the Holy Quran. It is a Medinan surah with 78 verses. Read the full surah below in Arabic with its translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ٦
The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺
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وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ٧
As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺
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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ٩
Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure
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فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ ١١
In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks
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وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ ١٢
and grain with husks, and aromatic plants
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny
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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ١٤
He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery
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وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍۢ مِّن نَّارٍۢ ١٥
and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٦
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ١٧
˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٨
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ١٩
He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water
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بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌۭ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ ٢٠
yet between them is a barrier they never cross
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢١
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ٢٢
Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٣
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِ ٢٤
To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٥
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ٢٧
Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٨
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍۢ ٢٩
All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٠
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ٣١
We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٢
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ ٣٣
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
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٤
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌۭ مِّن نَّارٍۢ وَنُحَاسٌۭ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ٣٥
Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٦
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةًۭ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ٣٧
˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٨
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ٣٩
On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٠
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَـٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ ٤١
The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٢
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٤٣
˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”
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يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍۢ ٤٤
They will alternate between its flames and scalding water
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٥
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ ٤٦
And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٧
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٩
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥١
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةٍۢ زَوْجَانِ ٥٢
In each will be two types of every fruit
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٣
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۢ ٥٤
Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٥
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فِيهِنَّ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ٥٦
In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٧
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ٥٨
Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٩
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنُ ٦٠
Is there any reward for goodness except goodness
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦١
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٣
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٥
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٧
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فِيهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةٌۭ وَنَخْلٌۭ وَرُمَّانٌۭ ٦٨
In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦٩
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧١
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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حُورٌۭ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌۭ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ ٧٢
˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٣
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ٧٤
No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٥
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍۢ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍۢ ٧٦
All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets
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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٧
Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny
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تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ٧٨
Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour
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