Ar-Rahman الرحمن
Which then of the blessings? فبأيّ آلاء ربّكما
Summary and links in the frieze
In the frieze With the Occulted, he is set before every blessing and every threat, then asked which one he denies.
Read just before, 56 leads here: It is a noble Recitation, a descent from the Guardian of all beings (56:77-80); the next sura opens: the All-Benevolent taught the Recitation. 56
It leads to 54: When the sky splits open, still to come (55:37); the next sura opens on an accomplished fact: the moon has split. 54
Closes on “By the glorious Recitation”
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. The All-Benevolent taught the Recitation.
بِسْمِ اِ۬للَّهِ اِ۬لرَّحْمَٰنِ اِ۬لرَّحِيمِ اِ۬لرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَّمَ اَ۬لْقُرْءَانَۖ
He created the human being, He taught him clear expression.
خَلَقَ اَ۬لِانسَٰنَ عَلَّمَهُ اُ۬لْبَيَانَۖ
The sun and the moon, by a precise reckoning.
اَ۬لشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٖۖ
And the stemless plant and the tree bow down.
وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَٰنِۖ
And the sky, He elevated it, and He set up the balance — so that you would not be immoderate in the balance: maintain the weighing with equity and do not cause loss to the balance.
وَالسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ اَ۬لْمِيزَانَ أَلَّا تَطْغَوْاْ فِے اِ۬لْمِيزَانِ وَأَقِيمُواْ اُ۬لْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُواْ اُ۬لْمِيزَانَۖ
And the earth, He set it down for the creatures; therein are savoury fruits, the palm with its enclosed spathes, the grain with its husk, and the fragrant plant.
وَالَارْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلَانَامِ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ اُ۬لَاكْمَامِ وَالْحَبُّ ذُو اُ۬لْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
He created the human being from resonant clay like pottery, and He created the Occulted from a pure flame of fire.
خَلَقَ اَ۬لِانسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٖ كَالْفَخّ۪ارِ وَخَلَقَ اَ۬لْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نّ۪ارٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Guardian of the two risings and Guardian of the two settings.
رَبُّ اُ۬لْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ اُ۬لْمَغْرِبَيْنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
He made the two seas flow together, meeting; between them a barrier; they do not encroach on each other.
مَرَجَ اَ۬لْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَٰنِ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٞ لَّا يَبْغِيَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
From them both are brought forth the pearl and the coral.
يُخْرَجُ مِنْهُمَا اَ۬للُّؤْلُؤُاْ وَالْمَرْجَانُۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
And to Him belong the vessels built up at sea, like raised landmarks.
وَلَهُ اُ۬لْجَوَارِ اِ۬لْمُنشَأَٰتُ فِے اِ۬لْبَحْرِ كَالَاعْلَٰمِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Everything upon it is transient, and only the direction of your Guardian remains, holder of majesty and nobility.
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٖ وَيَبْق۪ىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو اُ۬لْجَلَٰلِ وَالِاكْرَامِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Those in the heavens and on the earth ask of Him; every day He is engaged in some matter.
يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِے اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَالَارْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِے شَأْنٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
He shall attend to you, O you two burdened ones.
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمُۥٓ أَيُّهَ اَ۬لثَّقَلَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
O assembly of the Occulted and humans, if you can bore through the confines of the heavens and the earth, then bore through them.
يَٰمَعْشَرَ اَ۬لْجِنِّ وَالِانسِ إِنِ اِ۪سْتَطَعْتُمُۥٓ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنَ اَقْط۪ارِ اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَالَارْضِ فَانفُذُواْۖ
You will not bore through them except with an authority.
لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Upon you both will be sent a sheaf of fire and molten copper, and you will not be able to help each other.
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نّ۪ارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
And when the sky splits open and becomes rose-colored like tinted leather — which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny? — on that day, neither human nor Occulted will be asked about his offense.
فَإِذَا اَ۪نشَقَّتِ اِ۬لسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةٗ كَالدِّهَانِ فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ فَيَوْمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٞ وَلَا جَآنّٞۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
The severed will be recognized by their marks, and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
۞ يُعْرَفُ اُ۬لْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمٰ۪هُمْ فَيُوخَذُ بِالنَّوَٰصِے وَالَاقْدَامِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
This is Jahannam, which the severed used to deny; they will circulate between it and boiling water at its peak.
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ اُ۬لتِے يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا اَ۬لْمُجْرِمُونَ يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ اٰنٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
And for whoever feared standing before his Guardian, two gardens — which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny? — with abundant branches.
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَٰنِ فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
In them both, two springs flowing.
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَٰنِ تَجْرِيَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
In them both, of every savoury fruit, a pair.
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوْجَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Reclining upon couches lined with thick brocade, the picking of the two gardens within reach.
مُتَّكِـِٕينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۢ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنِ اِسْتَبْرَقٖ وَجَنَا اَ۬لْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Therein are beings of reserved gaze, untouched by any human or Occulted before them.
فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ اُ۬لطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنّٞۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
As though they were the ruby and the coral.
كَأَنَّهُنَّ اَ۬لْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Is the recompense of good conduct anything but good conduct?
هَلْ جَزَآءُ اُ۬لِاحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا اَ۬لِاحْسَٰنُۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
And besides these two, two other gardens — which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny? — deep green.
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَٰنِ فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ مُدْهَآمَّتَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
In them both, two gushing springs.
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَٰنِ نَضَّاخَتَٰنِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
In them both, savoury fruits, palm trees, and pomegranates.
فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَنَخْلٞ وَرُمَّانٞۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Therein are beings good and beautiful.
فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٞۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Companions of listening, kept within the tents.
حُورٞ مَّقْصُورَٰتٞ فِے اِ۬لْخِيَامِۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Untouched by any human or Occulted before them.
لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنّٞۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Reclining upon green drapes and exceptional carpets, beautiful.
مُتَّكِـِٕينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٖ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٖۖ
Which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۖ
Blessed is the name of your Guardian, holder of majesty and nobility.
تَبَٰرَكَ اَ۪سْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِے اِ۬لْجَلَٰلِ وَالِاكْرَامِۖ