Surah “The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful”

as rendered by Talal Itani (2012) — 78 verses

The Compassionate
Has taught the Quran
He created man
And taught him clear expression
The sun and the moon move according to plan
And the stars and the trees prostrate themselves
And the sky, He raised; and He set up the balance
So do not transgress in the balance
But maintain the weights with justice, and do not violate the balance
And the earth; He set up for the creatures
In it are fruits, and palms in clusters
And grains in the blades, and fragrant plants
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
He created man from hard clay, like bricks
And created the jinn from a fusion of fire
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
He merged the two seas, converging together
Between them is a barrier, which they do not overrun
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
From them emerge pearls and coral
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
His are the ships, raised above the sea like landmarks
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Everyone upon it is perishing
But will remain the Presence of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Everyone in the heavens and the earth asks Him. Every day He is managing
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
We will attend to you, O prominent two
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
O society of jinn and humans! If you can pass through the bounds of the heavens and the earth, go ahead and pass. But you will not pass except with authorization
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
You will be bombarded with flares of fire and brass, and you will not succeed
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
When the sky splits apart, and becomes rose, like paint
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
On that Day, no human and no jinn will be asked about his sins
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
The guilty will be recognized by their marks; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
This is Hell that the guilty denied
They circulate between it and between a seething bath
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
But for him who feared the standing of his Lord are two gardens
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Full of varieties
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are two flowing springs
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are fruits of every kind, in pairs
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Reclining on furnishings lined with brocade, and the fruits of the two gardens are near at hand
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are maidens restraining their glances, untouched before by any man or jinn
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
As though they were rubies and corals
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
And beneath them are two gardens
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Deep green
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are two gushing springs
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are fruits, and date-palms, and pomegranates
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
In them are good and beautiful ones
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Companions, secluded in the tents
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Whom no human has touched before, nor jinn
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Reclining on green cushions, and exquisite carpets
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny
Blessed be the name of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor