Surah Ar-Rahman - English Translation by Muhammad Taqi Usmani

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ

The RaHman (The All-Merciful Allah)
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 1

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

has taught the Qur‘an
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 2

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ

He has created man
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 3

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ

He has taught him (how) to express himself
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 4

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ

The sun and the moon are (bound) by a (fixed) calculation
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 5

وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ

And the vine and the tree both prostrate (to Allah)
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 6

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

He raised the sky high, and has placed the scale
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 7

أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ

so that you should not be wrongful in weighing
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 8

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

Observe the correct weight with fairness, and do not make weighing deficient
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 9

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ

As for the earth, He has placed it for creatures
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 10

فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ

in which there are fruits and date palms having sheaths
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 11

وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ

and the grain having chaff, and fragrant flowers
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 12

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, (O mankind and Jinn,) which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 13

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ

He has created man from dry clay, ringing like pottery
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 14

وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نَّارٖ

and created Jann (father of the Jinn) from a smokeless flame of fire
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 15

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, (O mankind and Jinn,) which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 16

رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ

He is the Lord of both points of sunrise and both points of sunset
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 17

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 18

مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ

He let forth the two seas to meet together
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 19

بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخٞ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ

while there is a barrier between them; they do not encroach (upon one another)
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 20

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 21

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ

From both of them come forth the pearl and the coral
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 22

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 23

وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ

And His are the sailing ships raised up in the sea like mountains
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 24

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 25

كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ

Every one who is on it (the earth) has to perish
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 26

وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ

And your Lord‘s Countenance will remain, full of majesty, full of honour
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 27

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 28

يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنٖ

All those in the heavens and the earth beseech Him (for their needs.) Every day He is in a state of action
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 29

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 30

سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

Soon We are going to spare Ourselves for you (to reckon your deeds), O two heavy species (of Jinn and mankind)
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 31

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 32

يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ

O genera of Jinn and mankind, If you are able to penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate. You cannot penetrate without power
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 33

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 34

يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

A flame of fire and a smoke will be loosed against you, and you will not (be able) to defend
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 35

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 36

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ

So, (it will be a terrible event) when the sky will be split apart and will become rosy, like (red) hides
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 37

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 38

فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٞ وَلَا جَآنّٞ

On that day, neither a man will be questioned about his sin, nor a Jinn
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 39

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 40

يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ

The guilty ones will be recognized (by angels) through their marks and will be seized by foreheads and feet
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 41

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 42

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

This is Jahannam (Hell) that the guilty people deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 43

يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٖ

They will circle around between it and between hot, boiling water
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 44

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 45

وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

And for the one who is fearful of having to stand before his Lord, there are two gardens
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 46

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 47

ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانٖ

both having branches
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 48

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 49

فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ

In both there are two flowing springs
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 50

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 51

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوۡجَانِ

In both there are two kinds of every fruit
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 52

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

So, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 53

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقٖۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانٖ

(The people of these gardens will be) reclining on floorings whose (even) linings will be of thick silk, and the fruits plucked from the two gardens will be at hand
Surah Ar-Rahman, Verse 54