| | Hamid S. Aziz rendition of Surah The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful(ar-Rahman)
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| 55:1 | | The Beneficent Allah |
| 55:2 | | Taught (Has made known) the Quran |
| 55:3 | | He created man |
| 55:4 | | Taught him speech (language, modes of expression and communication) |
| 55:5 | | The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) reckoned (in space and time) |
| 55:6 | | And the stars (or herds of animals) and the trees do adore (Him) |
| 55:7 | | And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the Balance (or set the measure) |
| 55:8 | | That you may not exceed the measure (or transgress beyond limits) |
| 55:9 | | But keep the measure strictly (with justice or equity) nor fall short of it (or be deficient in measuring) |
| 55:10 | | And the earth, has He set out for (His) creatures |
| 55:11 | | Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters |
| 55:12 | | And the grain with its husk and fragrant herbs |
| 55:13 | | Which then of the bounties (favours, gifts)) of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:14 | | He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels (as containers) |
| 55:15 | | And He created the jinn of a flame of (or of smokeless) fire |
| 55:16 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:17 | | He is the Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests |
| 55:18 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:19 | | He has made the two seas (streams or bodies of water, salt and sweet) to flow freely so that they meet together |
| 55:20 | | Between them is a barrier which they do not transgress |
| 55:21 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:22 | | There come forth from them pearls and coral |
| 55:23 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:24 | | And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains |
| 55:25 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:26 | | All that is therein (on earth) must pass away |
| 55:27 | | And there remains naught but the Countenance of your Lord of Might and Glory (or of Majesty and Nobility (Bounty and Honour)) |
| 55:28 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:29 | | All those who are in the heavens and the earth entreat (or need) Him; every moment is He in a (new?) state of Glory (or wields universal power) |
| 55:30 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:31 | | Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two worlds (men and jinn or outer and inner, manifest and hidden) |
| 55:32 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:33 | | O assembly of the jinn and the men! If you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through; you cannot pass through but with authority |
| 55:34 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:35 | | The flames of fire (to burn) and smoke (to choke) will be sent on you two, then you will have no defence |
| 55:36 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:37 | | And when the heaven is rent asunder and then becomes red like red hide |
| 55:38 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:39 | | So on that day neither man nor jinn shall be asked about his sin |
| 55:40 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:41 | | The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet |
| 55:42 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:43 | | This is the hell which the guilty called a lie |
| 55:44 | | They go circling between it and hot, boiling water |
| 55:45 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:46 | | And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two Gardens |
| 55:47 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:48 | | Containing in them various kinds (trees and delights) |
| 55:49 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:50 | | In both of them are two fountains (or streams) flowing |
| 55:51 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:52 | | In both of them are two pairs of every fruit |
| 55:53 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:54 | | Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach |
| 55:55 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:56 | | In them shall be those who are chaste with restrained glances; whom neither man nor jinn shall have touched before them |
| 55:57 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:58 | | As though they were rubies and corals (or pearls) |
| 55:59 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:60 | | Is the reward of goodness other than goodness |
| 55:61 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:62 | | And besides these two are two other Gardens |
| 55:63 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:64 | | Both dark-green in colour (the colour of foliage well watered) |
| 55:65 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:66 | | In both of them are two springs gushing forth |
| 55:67 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:68 | | In both are fruits and date-palms and pomegranates |
| 55:69 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:70 | | In them are goodly things and beautiful ones |
| 55:71 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:72 | | Pure ones confined to pavilions |
| 55:73 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:74 | | Man has not touched them before them nor jinn |
| 55:75 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:76 | | Reclining on green cushions and rich carpets of beauty |
| 55:77 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny |
| 55:78 | | Blessed be the name of your Lord, Mighty and Glorious |
