| | Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim rendition of Surah The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful(ar-Rahman)
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| 55:1 | | Al Rahman |
| 55:2 | | Who taught man the Quran, and by its instrumentality has He imparted to him knowledge and wisdom |
| 55:3 | | He created man and brought him into being |
| 55:4 | | And He taught him the expression of his thoughts in words and intellectual acquaintance with, and perception of, fact and truth and good versus evil |
| 55:5 | | The courses of the sun and the moon were determined according to precise computation |
| 55:6 | | And the stars and all that is in the heaven and the trees and all that is on earth bow to Him in adoration and prostrate their reason to Divine Omnipotence |
| 55:7 | | And the heaven did He raise aloft and construct as a building of imposing elevation, and He set the balance of reason, justice and vindicatio |
| 55:8 | | So that you do not go beyond the limits prescribed whether in balancing probabilities to determine the truth or in balancing scales, nor go beyond all prudence and discretion |
| 55:9 | | But counterpoise and hold in equipoise all matters, concerns and affairs and that which exists individually, in fact or in idea, and that which is or may be in anyway an object of perception, knowledge, or thought, and do not de induced to act dishonestly with the balance, thus remains everything in the course and order wherein it was set at the creation |
| 55:10 | | And the earth did He found on a secure basis for created beings, animate and inanimate, and furnish with all that ministers to man's comfort and induces appreciation |
| 55:11 | | Therein grow edible variegated and delicious fruits and date- palms with large bracts and sheathing leaves enveloping the inflorescence which later becomes the fruit as the dates will come to be |
| 55:12 | | And grain of varying fruit- plants and grasses, with its clothing of the rich green leaves and the fragrance of its blossom |
| 55:13 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:14 | | He created man's material part from clay, the same material of which earthenware vessels are made of |
| 55:15 | | And He created the Jinn from a brilliant flame of fire |
| 55:16 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessing's, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:17 | | It is He, Who ordained the two major cardinal eastern points and the two major western cardinal points and the points in between, where the sun rises and sets in winter and summer respectively, passing through recurrent cycles of successive events |
| 55:18 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:19 | | He sent the fresh water and the sea water and made them come into contact with each other. |
| 55:20 | | And He set up an immaterial and natural barrier between them so that none of them gains advantage on the kingdom of the othe |
| 55:21 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:22 | | And out of the waters come delightful gems of pearls and cora |
| 55:23 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Finn, will deny |
| 55:24 | | To Him, the invisible acting force that produces the motion, belong the ships that are manned to sail the sea propelled by material fastened to the high masts and the stately ships, propelled by other means, imposing and majestic in size and proportions |
| 55:25 | | Therefore; which of your Creators favours, you people of mankind and the Finn, will deny |
| 55:26 | | All that is on earth and elsewhere the material and the immaterial, shall come to an end and go through the gates of death |
| 55:27 | | And there and then remains only the One Whose countenance reflects authority, grandeur, greatness and sovereignty and the reverence accorded to His Omnipotence |
| 55:28 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:29 | | All created beings, the spiritual, the animate and the inanimate in the heavens and on earth address to Him a humble prayer for mercy and blessings individually or in litanies, pray to Him with supplication in difficulty and in difficulties, or pray to Him for deliverance from what is burdensome, or beg Him for relief, aid, and assistance in adversity and in time of danger, or ask of Him forgiveness for iniquities, or to exalt the pious and debase the despot and oppressor. Each and every day countless and different prayers and petitions, some being a repetition, and others being born anew, are addressed to Him for different requests each according to his or her circumstances and needs |
| 55:30 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:31 | | Soon shall We settle your disputes and judge between you people of mankind and you people of the jinn |
| 55:32 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:33 | | You people of the Jinn and mankind: if you are able to penetrate the heavens and the earth from end to end, you just do that; you shall not be able to accomplish this end without Allah's ordinance and authority |
| 55:34 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours you, people of mankind and the jinn, will deny? See commentar |
| 55:35 | | You will be rained with misfortunes showering on your heads and with streaming flames of fire and molten bross and columns of smoke and you will end up in smoke |
| 55:36 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:37 | | Then when the heaven is rent asunder and becomes a red molten mass that soaked up all the rose of the flames of the fire |
| 55:38 | | Which of your Creator's favors ,you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:39 | | There and then no man or Jinn will be asked to account for his misdeeds in life, but their senses and their limbs shall provide the answer |
| 55:40 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:41 | | There and then shall the wicked who offended Allah and broke His divine law wear faces with the image of sin, and a written letter of discredit exposing them and witnessing their worth. And so each of them shall be seized up and fastened by the forelock, the forehead and the feet in preparation for casting him into Hell |
| 55:42 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:43 | | This is the Hell they and such persons had always denied, and now they see it a reality |
| 55:44 | | They shall be perambulated back and forth between it, with its infernal hiss and crackle of the mountainous flames, and the infernal boileries which avenge wrong and punish crime |
| 55:45 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:46 | | As for him who entertains the profound reverence dutiful to Allah, his Creator, and regards Him with awe and bows the knees to His majesty, grandeur and sublimity, there will be two destined gardenesque habitations |
| 55:47 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's attributes, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:48 | | Adorned with variegated branchery springing out of beautiful trees, emitting the breath of attractive flowers, planted in celebration of his or her victory |
| 55:49 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:50 | | Emblazoned with two fountain-heads from which streams continuous dew of Allah's grace and blessing |
| 55:51 | | therefore, which of your Creator's blessing, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:52 | | And fruits of all varieties in two different forms that age cannot wither nor custom stale their infinite freshness and delicacy |
| 55:53 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:54 | | The fortunate will be resting at ease and in peace resting their arms and leaning their hacks against furnishings lined and ornamented with brocade, and enjoying the fruits hanging from branches springing up and down in both gardens to be always within easy reach |
| 55:55 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:56 | | Therein are women with unconcealed beauties and modest gleaming eyes radiating splendour; virgins, in a state of inviolate chastity, whom no man or Jinn has ever touched |
| 55:57 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:58 | | Beauties representing the rare and valuable precious stones of ruby and those of coral |
| 55:59 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:60 | | Is there a reward for goodness other than goodness |
| 55:61 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:62 | | And beneath the two gardens, belonging to those who stand really high in Allah's favour, are other two gardens belonging to those who have / earned their disposition on the right |
| 55:63 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:64 | | Gardens with greenery deep in shade |
| 55:65 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:66 | | Emblazoned with two fountains containing flowing springs uninterrupted in time, sequence, or essence |
| 55:67 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:68 | | Yielding varieties of delightful fruits and date-palms and ornamented with pomegranates |
| 55:69 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:70 | | Within, there are beautiful chaste women who will consort with those men of dignity in the order of piety |
| 55:71 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:72 | | Beauties with eyes radiating splendour restrained to those whom they accompany, and abiding in pearly tent-like pavillrions canopied with ornamented dome-shaped tapestry brocaded with gold |
| 55:73 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:74 | | Virgins, in a state of inviolate chastity, whom no man or Jinn has ever touched |
| 55:75 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:76 | | Resting at ease and in peace cushioned up in thrones, fitted with upholstery of green silk in chambers exquisitely carpeted with artistically executed designs |
| 55:77 | | Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny |
| 55:78 | | Extolled be He for His glorious attributes, and extolled be He Whose Name is blessed, for it is He to Whom divine service and obedience are due, and it is He Whose majesty, grandeur, sovereignty and omnipotence together accord |
