| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful(ar-Rahman)
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| 55:1 | | THE MOST GRACIOU |
| 55:1 | | THE MOST GRACIOU |
| 55:2 | | has imparted this Qur’an [unto man] |
| 55:2 | | has imparted this Qur’an [unto man] |
| 55:3 | | He has created man |
| 55:3 | | He has created man |
| 55:4 | | He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech |
| 55:4 | | He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech |
| 55:5 | | [At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses |
| 55:5 | | [At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses |
| 55:6 | | [before Him] prostrate themselves the stars and the trees |
| 55:6 | | [before Him] prostrate themselves the stars and the trees |
| 55:7 | | And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure |
| 55:7 | | And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure |
| 55:8 | | so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right] |
| 55:8 | | so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right] |
| 55:9 | | weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short |
| 55:9 | | weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short |
| 55:10 | | And the earth has He spread out for all living beings |
| 55:10 | | And the earth has He spread out for all living beings |
| 55:11 | | with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates] |
| 55:11 | | with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates] |
| 55:12 | | and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants |
| 55:12 | | and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants |
| 55:13 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:13 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:14 | | He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery |
| 55:14 | | He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery |
| 55:15 | | whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire |
| 55:15 | | whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire |
| 55:16 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:16 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:17 | | [He is] the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunrise, and the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunset |
| 55:17 | | [He is] the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunrise, and the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunset |
| 55:18 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:18 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:19 | | He has given freedom to the two great bodies of water, so that they might meet |
| 55:19 | | He has given freedom to the two great bodies of water, so that they might meet |
| 55:20 | | [yet] between them is a barrier which they may not transgress |
| 55:20 | | [yet] between them is a barrier which they may not transgress |
| 55:21 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:21 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:22 | | Out of these two [bodies of water] come forth pearls, both great and small |
| 55:22 | | Out of these two [bodies of water] come forth pearls, both great and small |
| 55:23 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:23 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:24 | | And His are the lofty ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas |
| 55:24 | | And His are the lofty ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas |
| 55:25 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:25 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:26 | | All that lives on earth or in the heavens is bound to pass away |
| 55:26 | | All that lives on earth or in the heavens is bound to pass away |
| 55:27 | | but forever will abide thy Sustainer’s Self, full of majesty and glory |
| 55:27 | | but forever will abide thy Sustainer’s Self, full of majesty and glory |
| 55:28 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:28 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:29 | | On Him depends all creatures in the heavens and on earth; [and] every day He manifests Himself in yet another [wondrous] way |
| 55:29 | | On Him depends all creatures in the heavens and on earth; [and] every day He manifests Himself in yet another [wondrous] way |
| 55:30 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:30 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:31 | | [ONE DAY] We shall take you to task, O you sin-laden two |
| 55:31 | | [ONE DAY] We shall take you to task, O you sin-laden two |
| 55:32 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:32 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:33 | | O you who live in close communion with [evil] invisible beings and humans! If you [think that you] can pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, pass beyond them! [But] you cannot pass beyond them, save by a sanction [from God] |
| 55:33 | | O you who live in close communion with [evil] invisible beings and humans! If you [think that you] can pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, pass beyond them! [But] you cannot pass beyond them, save by a sanction [from God] |
| 55:34 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:34 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:35 | | A flash of fire will be let loose upon you, and smoke, and you will be left without succour |
| 55:35 | | A flash of fire will be let loose upon you, and smoke, and you will be left without succour |
| 55:36 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:36 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:37 | | And when the sky is rent asunder and becomes red like [burning] oi |
| 55:37 | | And when the sky is rent asunder and becomes red like [burning] oi |
| 55:38 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:38 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:39 | | For on that Day neither man nor invisible being will be asked about his sins |
| 55:39 | | For on that Day neither man nor invisible being will be asked about his sins |
| 55:40 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:40 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:41 | | All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized |
| 55:41 | | All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized |
| 55:42 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:42 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:43 | | This will be the hell which those who are lost in sin [now] call a lie |
| 55:43 | | This will be the hell which those who are lost in sin [now] call a lie |
| 55:44 | | between it and [their own] burning-hot despair will they wander to and fro |
| 55:44 | | between it and [their own] burning-hot despair will they wander to and fro |
| 55:45 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:45 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:46 | | BUT FOR THOSE who of their Sustainer’s Presence stand in fear, two gardens [of paradise are readied] |
| 55:46 | | BUT FOR THOSE who of their Sustainer’s Presence stand in fear, two gardens [of paradise are readied] |
| 55:47 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:47 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:48 | | [two gardens] of many wondrous hues |
| 55:48 | | [two gardens] of many wondrous hues |
| 55:49 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:49 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:50 | | In [each of] these two [gardens] two springs will flow |
| 55:50 | | In [each of] these two [gardens] two springs will flow |
| 55:51 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:51 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:52 | | In [each of] these two will two kinds of every fruit be [found] |
| 55:52 | | In [each of] these two will two kinds of every fruit be [found] |
| 55:53 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer s powers can you disavow |
| 55:53 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer s powers can you disavow |
| 55:54 | | [In such a paradise the blest will dwell,] reclining upon carpets lined with rich brocade; and the fruit of both these gardens will be within easy reach |
| 55:54 | | [In such a paradise the blest will dwell,] reclining upon carpets lined with rich brocade; and the fruit of both these gardens will be within easy reach |
| 55:55 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:55 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:56 | | In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then |
| 55:56 | | In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then |
| 55:57 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:57 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:58 | | [When you are promised splendours] as though [of] rubies and [of] pearls &ndash |
| 55:58 | | [When you are promised splendours] as though [of] rubies and [of] pearls &ndash |
| 55:59 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:59 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:60 | | Could the reward of good be aught but good |
| 55:60 | | Could the reward of good be aught but good |
| 55:61 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:61 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:62 | | And besides those two will be yet two [other] gardens |
| 55:62 | | And besides those two will be yet two [other] gardens |
| 55:63 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:63 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:64 | | two [gardens] of the deepest green |
| 55:64 | | two [gardens] of the deepest green |
| 55:65 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:65 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:66 | | In [each of] these two [gardens] will two springs gush forth |
| 55:66 | | In [each of] these two [gardens] will two springs gush forth |
| 55:67 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:67 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:68 | | In both of them will be [all kinds of] fruit, and date-palms and pomegranates |
| 55:68 | | In both of them will be [all kinds of] fruit, and date-palms and pomegranates |
| 55:69 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:69 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:70 | | In these [gardens] will be [all] things most excellent and beautiful |
| 55:70 | | In these [gardens] will be [all] things most excellent and beautiful |
| 55:71 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:71 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:72 | | [There the blest will live with their] companions pure and modest, in pavilions [splendid] |
| 55:72 | | [There the blest will live with their] companions pure and modest, in pavilions [splendid] |
| 55:73 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:73 | | which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow? &ndash |
| 55:74 | | [companions] whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then |
| 55:74 | | [companions] whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then |
| 55:75 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:75 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:76 | | [In such a paradise will they dwell,] reclining upon meadows green and carpets rich in beauty |
| 55:76 | | [In such a paradise will they dwell,] reclining upon meadows green and carpets rich in beauty |
| 55:77 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:77 | | Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow |
| 55:78 | | HALLOWED be thy Sustainer’s name, full of majesty and glory |
| 55:78 | | HALLOWED be thy Sustainer’s name, full of majesty and glory |
