Surah Ar-Rahmaan — The Beneficent
Read Surah Ar-Rahmaan (“The Beneficent”), the 55th chapter of the Qur'an, in Arabic with a verbatim English translation. Every verse below is quoted word for word — nothing paraphrased.
About "the bride of the Qur'an"
The popular title rests on a weak narration — we flag that honestly. What needs no defence is the surah itself: its refrain "So which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?" repeats thirty-one times, turning the whole surah into a guided inventory of gratitude. The Prophet ﷺ recited it to the jinn and the companions, noting the jinn answered the refrain better (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3291, graded hasan).
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
The Most Merciful
عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
Taught the Qur'an,
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ
Created man,
عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ
[And] taught him eloquence.
ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۢ
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
And the stars and trees prostrate.
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ
That you not transgress within the balance.
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ
And grain having husks and scented plants.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍۢ مِّن نَّارٍۢ
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌۭ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۢ
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍۢ
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌۭ مِّن نَّارٍۢ وَنُحَاسٌۭ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةًۭ كَٱلدِّهَانِ
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍۢ
They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍۢ
Having [spreading] branches.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍۢ زَوْجَانِ
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۢ
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
As if they were rubies and coral.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ
Dark green [in color].
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَنَخْلٌۭ وَرُمَّانٌۭ
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌۭ
In them are good and beautiful women -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
حُورٌۭ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌۭ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ
Untouched before them by man or jinni -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍۢ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍۢ
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Transliteration
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1. Ar Rahmaan
2. 'Allamal Quran
3. Khalaqal insaan
4. 'Allamalhul bayaan
5. Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusbaan
6. Wannajmu washshajaru yasjudan
7. Wassamaaa'a rafa'ahaa wa wada'al Meezan
8. Allaa tatghaw fil meezaan
9. Wa aqeemul wazna bilqisti wa laa tukhsirul meezaan
10. Wal arda wada'ahaa lilanaame
11. Feehaa faakihatunw wan nakhlu zaatul akmaam
12. Walhabbu zul 'asfi war Raihaanu
13. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
14. Khalaqal insaana min salsaalin kalfakhkhaari
15. Wa khalaqal jaaan mim maarijim min naar
16. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
17. Rabbul mashriqayni wa Rabbul maghribayni
18. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
19. Marajal bahrayni yalta qiyaani
20. Bainahumaa barzakhul laa yabghiyaan
21. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
22. Yakhruju minhumal lu 'lu u wal marjaanu
23. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan
24. Wa lahul jawaaril mun sha'aatu fil bahri kal a'laam
25. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
26. Kullu man 'alaihaa faan
27. Wa yabqaa wajhu rabbika zul jalaali wal ikraam
28. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
29. Yas'aluhoo man fissamaawaati walard; kulla ywmin huwa fee shaan
30. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
31. Sanafrughu lakum ayyuhas saqalaan
32. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
33. Yaa ma'sharal jinni wal insi inis tata'tum an tanfuzoo min aqtaaris samaawaati wal ardi fanfuzoo; laa tanfuzoona illaa bisultaan
34. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
35. Yursalu 'alaikumaa shuwaazum min naarifiw-wa nuhaasun falaa tantasiraan
36. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
37. Fa-izan shaqqatis samaaa'u fakaanat wardatan kaddihaan
38. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
39. Fa-yawma'izil laa yus'alu 'an zambiheee insunw wa laa jaann
40. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
41. Yu'raful mujrimoona biseemaahum fa'yu'khazu binna waasi wal aqdaam
42. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
43. Haazihee jahannamul latee yukazzibu bihal mujrimoon
44. Yatoofoona bainahaa wa baina hameemim aan
45. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
46. Wa liman khaafa maqaama rabbihee jannataan
47. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
48. Zawaataaa afnaan
49. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
50. Feehimaa 'aynaani tajriyaan
51. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
52. Feehimaa min kulli faakihatin zawjaan
53. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
54. Muttaki'eena 'alaa furushim bataaa'inuhaa min istabraq; wajanal jannataini daan
55. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
56. Feehinna qaasiratut tarfi lam yatmishunna insun qablahum wa laa jaaann
57. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
58. ka annahunnal yaaqootu wal marjaan
59. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
60. Hal jazaaa'ul ihsaani illal ihsaan
61. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
62. Wa min doonihimaa jannataan
63. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
64. Mudhaaammataan
65. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
66. Feehimaa 'aynaani nad daakhataan
67. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
68. Feehimaa faakihatunw wa nakhlunw wa rummaan
69. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
70. Feehinna khairaatun hisaan
71. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
72. Hoorum maqsooraatun fil khiyaam
73. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
74. Lam yatmis hunna insun qablahum wa laa jaaann
75. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
76. Muttaki'eena 'alaa rafratin khudrinw wa 'abqariyyin hisaan
77. Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbikumaa tukazzibaan.
78. Tabaarakasmu Rabbika Zil-Jalaali wal-Ikraam
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