| | John Medows Rodwell rendition of Surah The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful(ar-Rahman)
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| 55:1 | | The God of MERC |
| 55:2 | | hath taught the Koran |
| 55:3 | | Hath created man |
| 55:4 | | Hath taught him articulate speech |
| 55:5 | | The Sun and the Moon have each their times |
| 55:6 | | And the plants and the trees bend in adoration |
| 55:7 | | And the Heaven, He hath reared it on high, and hath appointed the balance |
| 55:8 | | That in the balance ye should not transgress |
| 55:9 | | Weigh therefore with fairness, and scant not the balance |
| 55:10 | | And the Earth, He hath prepared it for the living tribes |
| 55:11 | | Therein are fruits, and the palms with sheathed clusters |
| 55:12 | | And the grain with its husk, and the fragrant plants |
| 55:13 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny |
| 55:14 | | He created man of clay like that of the potter |
| 55:15 | | And He created the djinn of pure fire |
| 55:16 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which then of the bounties, etc.] |
| 55:17 | | He is the Lord of the East, He is the Lord of the West |
| 55:18 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:19 | | He hath let loose the two seas which meet each other |
| 55:20 | | Yet between them is a barrier which they overpass not |
| 55:21 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:22 | | From each he bringeth up pearls both great and small |
| 55:23 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:24 | | And His are the ships towering up at sea like mountains |
| 55:25 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:26 | | All on the earth shall pass away |
| 55:27 | | But the face of thy Lord shall abide resplendent with majesty and glory |
| 55:28 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:29 | | To Him maketh suit all that is in the Heaven and the Earth. Every day doth some new work employ Him |
| 55:30 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:31 | | We will find leisure to judge you, O ye men and djinn |
| 55:32 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:33 | | O company of djinn and men, if ye can overpass the bounds of the Heavens and the Earth, then overpass them. But by our leave only shall ye overpass them |
| 55:34 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:35 | | A bright flash of fire shall be hurled at you both, and molten brass, and ye shall not defend yourselves from it |
| 55:36 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:37 | | When the Heaven shall be cleft asunder, and become rose red, like stained leather |
| 55:38 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:39 | | On that day shall neither man nor djinn be asked of his sin |
| 55:40 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:41 | | By their tokens shall the sinners be known, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet |
| 55:42 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:43 | | "This is Hell which sinners treated as a lie." |
| 55:44 | | To and fro shall they pass between it and the boiling water |
| 55:45 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:46 | | But for those who dread the majesty of their Lord shall be two gardens |
| 55:47 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:48 | | With o'erbranching trees in each |
| 55:49 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:50 | | In each two fountains flowing |
| 55:51 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:52 | | In each two kinds of every fruit |
| 55:53 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:54 | | On couches with linings of brocade shall they recline, and the fruit of the two gardens shall be within easy reach |
| 55:55 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:56 | | Therein shall be the damsels with retiring glances, whom nor man nor djinn hath touched before them |
| 55:57 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:58 | | Like jacynths and pearls |
| 55:59 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:60 | | Shall the reward of good be aught but good |
| 55:61 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:62 | | And beside these shall be two other gardens |
| 55:63 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:64 | | Of a dark green |
| 55:65 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:66 | | With gushing fountains in each |
| 55:67 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:68 | | In each, fruits and the palm and the pomegranate |
| 55:69 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:70 | | In each, the fair, the beauteous ones |
| 55:71 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:72 | | With large dark eyeballs, kept close in their pavilions |
| 55:73 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:74 | | Whom man hath never touched, nor any djinn |
| 55:75 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:76 | | Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline |
| 55:77 | | Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc.] |
| 55:78 | | Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of majesty and glory |
