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Surat ar-rahman (The Most Gracious)

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اَلرَّحْمٰنُۙ

ar-raḥmān

AR-RAHMAN

عَلَّمَ الْقُرْاٰنَۗ

'allamal-qur`ān

BestowedtheQur´an

خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَۙ

khalaqal-insān

Createdman

عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ

'allamahul-bayān

Andtaughthimtoexpressclearly.

اَلشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۙ

asy-syamsu wal-qamaru biḥusbān

Thesunandmoonrevolvetoacomputation;

وَّالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

wan-najmu wasy-syajaru yasjudān

Andthegrassesandthetreesbow(toHim)inadoration.

وَالسَّمَاۤءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيْزَانَۙ

was-samā`a rafa'ahā wa waḍa'al-mīzān

HeraisedtheskyandsettheBalance

اَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِى الْمِيْزَانِ

allā taṭgau fil-mīzān

Sothatnonemayerragainstthescales

وَاَقِيْمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيْزَانَ

wa aqīmul-wazna bil-qisṭi wa lā tukhsirul-mīzān

Andobservecorrectmeasureweighwithjusticeandnotcheatthebalance.

وَالْاَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْاَنَامِۙ

wal-arḍa waḍa'ahā lil-anām

Hepositionedtheearthforallthecreatures:

فِيْهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَّالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْاَكْمَامِۖ

fīhā fākihatuw wan-nakhlu żātul-akmām

Therearefruitsofallkindsonitanddate-palmswiththeirclusterssheathed

وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُۚ

wal-ḥabbu żul-'aṣfi war-raiḥān

Grainwithhuskandfragrantgrasses.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ

khalaqal-insāna min ṣalṣāling kal-fakhkhār

Hecreatedmanoffermentedclaydriedtinklinghardlikeearthenware

وَخَلَقَ الْجَاۤنَّ مِنْ مَّارِجٍ مِّنْ نَّارٍۚ

wa khalaqal-jānna mim mārijim min nār

Andcreatedjinnsfromthewhite-hotflameoffire.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِۚ

rabbul-masyriqaini wa rabbul-magribaīn

LordofthetwoEastsLordofthetwoWests.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيٰنِۙ

marajal-baḥraini yaltaqiyān

Hehassettwoseasinmotionthatflowsidebysidetogether

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيٰنِۚ

bainahumā barzakhul lā yabgiyān

Withanintersticebetweenthemwhichtheycannotcross.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُۚ

yakhruju min-humal-lu`lu`u wal-marjān

Outofthemcomepearlsandcoral.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنْشَاٰتُ فِى الْبَحْرِ كَالْاَعْلَامِۚ

wa lahul-jawāril-munsya`ātu fil-baḥri kal-a'lām

Hisarethehigh-sailedvesselsindeepoceanlikethemountains.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۖ

kullu man 'alaihā fān

Allthatisontheearthispassing

وَّيَبْقٰى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلٰلِ وَالْاِكْرَامِۚ

wa yabqā waj-hu rabbika żul-jalāli wal-ikrām

ButabidingisthegloryofyourLordfullofmajestyandbeneficence.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

يَسْـَٔلُهٗ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِيْ شَأْنٍۚ

yas`aluhụ man fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ, kulla yaumin huwa fī sya`n

AllthosethereareintheheavensandtheearthturntoHimwithsolicitationintentonHispurposeallthetime.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ اَيُّهَ الثَّقَلٰنِۚ

sanafrugu lakum ayyuhaṡ-ṡaqalān

WeshallsoonbefreetoturntoyouOwearycaravans

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

يٰمَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ اِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ اَنْ تَنْفُذُوْا مِنْ اَقْطَارِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوْاۗ لَا تَنْفُذُوْنَ اِلَّا بِسُلْطٰنٍۚ

yā ma'syaral-jinni wal-insi inistaṭa'tum an tanfużụ min aqṭāris-samāwāti wal-arḍi fanfużụ, lā tanfużụna illā bisulṭān

Osocietyofjinnsandmencrosstheboundsoftheheavensandtheearthifyouhavetheabilitythenpassbeyondthem;butyoucannotunlessyouacquirethelaw.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّنْ نَّارٍۙ وَّنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنْتَصِرَانِۚ

yursalu 'alaikumā syuwāẓum min nāriw wa nuḥāsun fa lā tantaṣirān

Letlooseatyouwillbesmokelessflamesoffiresothatyouwillnotbeabletodefendyourselves.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

فَاِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَاۤءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِۚ

fa iżansyaqqatis-samā`u fa kānat wardatang kad-dihān

Whentheskywillsplitasunderandturnrosylikethedregsofannointingoil

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ ذَنْۢبِهٖٓ اِنْسٌ وَّلَا جَاۤنٌّۚ

fa yauma`iżil lā yus`alu 'an żambihī insuw wa lā jānn

Neithermannorjinnwillbequestionedonthatdayabouthissin.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ بِسِيْمٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِيْ وَالْاَقْدَامِۚ

yu'raful-mujrimụna bisīmāhum fa yu`khażu bin-nawāṣī wal-aqdām

Thesinnerswillberecognisedbytheirmarksandseizedbytheforelockandtheirfeet.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

هٰذِهٖ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِيْ يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُوْنَۘ

hāżihī jahannamullatī yukażżibu bihal-mujrimụn

ThisisHellthesinnerscalledalie.

يَطُوْفُوْنَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيْمٍ اٰنٍۚ

yaṭụfụna bainahā wa baina ḥamīmin ān

Theywillgoroundandaroundbetweenitandboilingwater.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهٖ جَنَّتٰنِۚ

wa liman khāfa maqāma rabbihī jannatān

ButforhimwholivedinaweofthesublimityofhisLordtherewillbetwogardens--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۙ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

ذَوَاتَآ اَفْنَانٍۚ

żawātā afnān

Fullofoverhangingbranches--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?--

فِيْهِمَا عَيْنٰنِ تَجْرِيٰنِۚ

fīhimā 'aināni tajriyān

Withtwospringsofwaterflowingthroughthemboth.--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

فِيْهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجٰنِۚ

fīhimā ming kulli fākihatin zaujān

Inbothofthemtherewillbeeverykindoffruitsinpairs.--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

مُتَّكِـِٕيْنَ عَلٰى فُرُشٍۢ بَطَاۤىِٕنُهَا مِنْ اِسْتَبْرَقٍۗ وَجَنَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۚ

muttaki`īna 'alā furusyim baṭā`inuhā min istabraq, wa janal-jannataini dān

Recliningthereoncarpetslinedwithbrocadefruitsofthegardenhanginglowwithinreach.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

فِيْهِنَّ قٰصِرٰتُ الطَّرْفِۙ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ اِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَاۤنٌّۚ

fīhinna qāṣirātuṭ-ṭarfi lam yaṭmiṡ-hunna insung qablahum wa lā jānn

Inthemmaidenswithavertedglancesundefloweredbymanorbyjinnbeforethem--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

كَاَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوْتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُۚ

ka`annahunnal-yāqụtu wal-marjān

Asthoughrubiesandpearls.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?

هَلْ جَزَاۤءُ الْاِحْسَانِ اِلَّا الْاِحْسَانُۚ

hal jazā`ul-iḥsāni illal-iḥsān

Shouldtherewardofgoodnessbeaughtelsebutgoodness?--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

وَمِنْ دُوْنِهِمَا جَنَّتٰنِۚ

wa min dụnihimā jannatān

Andbesidesthesetwoothergardens--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۙ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

WhichofthefavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

مُدْهَاۤمَّتٰنِۚ

mud-hāmmatān

Ofdarkestverdantgreen--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

فِيْهِمَا عَيْنٰنِ نَضَّاخَتٰنِۚ

fīhimā 'aināni naḍḍākhatān

Withtwofountainsgushingconstantly--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

فِيْهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَّنَخْلٌ وَّرُمَّانٌۚ

fīhimā fākihatuw wa nakhluw wa rummān

Withfruitsinthemanddatesandpomegranates--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

فِيْهِنَّ خَيْرٰتٌ حِسَانٌۚ

fīhinna khairātun ḥisān

Inthemgoodandcomelymaidens--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?--

حُوْرٌ مَّقْصُوْرٰتٌ فِى الْخِيَامِۚ

ḥụrum maqṣụrātun fil-khiyām

Houriscloisteredinpavilions--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?--

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ اِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَاۤنٌّۚ

lam yaṭmiṡ-hunna insung qablahum wa lā jānn

Undefloweredbymanorbyjinnbeforethem--

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillthenbothofyoudeny?--

مُتَّكِـِٕيْنَ عَلٰى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَّعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍۚ

muttaki`īna 'alā rafrafin khuḍriw wa 'abqariyyin ḥisān

Recliningongreencushionsandrichcarpetsexcellent.

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِۚ

fa bi`ayyi ālā`i rabbikumā tukażżibān

HowmanyfavoursofyourLordwillyouthendeny?

تَبٰرَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى الْجَلٰلِ وَالْاِكْرَامِ

tabārakasmu rabbika żil-jalāli wal-ikrām

BlessedbethenameofyourLordfullofmajestyandbeneficience.