Ar-Rahman
Which of the Blessings?
In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. The All-Benevolent taught the Recitation.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الرحمن علم القرانHe created the human being, He taught him clear expression.
خلق الانسن علمه البيانThe sun and the moon follow a precise reckoning.
الشمس والقمر بحسبانThe stemless plant and the tree bow down.
والنجم والشجر يسجدانAnd the sky, He elevated it, and He set up the balance — so that you would not be in excess in the balance: maintain the weighing with equity and do not cause loss to the balance.
والسما رفعها ووضع الميزان الا تطغوا في الميزان واقيموا الوزن بالقسط ولا تخسروا الميزانAnd the earth, He established it for the creatures; therein are savoury fruits, the palm with its enclosed spathes, the grain with its husk, and the fragrant plant.
والارض وضعها للانام فيها فكهه والنخل ذات الاكمام والحب ذو العصف والريحانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانHe created the human being from resonant clay like pottery, and He created the Occulted from a pure flame of fire.
خلق الانسن من صلصل كالفخار وخلق الجان من مارج من نارWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانGuardian of the two easts and Guardian of the two wests.
رب المشرقين ورب المغربينWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانHe made the two seas flow together, meeting; between them a barrier they do not cross.
مرج البحرين يلتقيان بينهما برزخ لا يبغيانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانFrom them both are brought forth the pearl and the coral.
يخرج منهما اللولو والمرجانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانAnd to Him belong the vessels built up at sea, like raised landmarks.
وله الجوار المنشات في البحر كالاعلمWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانEverything upon it is perishing, and only the Face of your Guardian remains, holder of majesty and nobility.
كل من عليها فان ويبقي وجه ربك ذو الجلل والاكرامWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانThose in the heavens and on the earth ask of Him; every day He is engaged in some matter.
يسله من في السموت والارض كل يوم هو في شانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانWe shall attend to you, O you two burdened ones.
سنفرغ لكم ايه الثقلانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانO assembly of the Occulted and humans, if you are able to pass beyond the confines of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond them.
يمعشر الجن والانس ان استطعتم ان تنفذوا من اقطار السموت والارض فانفذواYou will not pass beyond them except with a [sovereign] authority.
لا تنفذون الا بسلطنWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانUpon you both will be sent a blaze of flame and a jet of molten copper, and you will not be able to help each other.
يرسل عليكما شواظ من نار ونحاس فلا تنتصرانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانAnd 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.
فاذا انشقت السما فكانت ورده كالدهان فباي الا ربكما تكذبان فيوميذ لا يسل عن ذنبه انس ولا جانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانThe severed will be recognized by their features, and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
يعرف المجرمون بسيمهم فيوخذ بالنوصي والاقدامWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانThis is Jahannam, which the severed used to deny; they will circulate between it and boiling water at its peak.
هذه جهنم التي يكذب بها المجرمون يطوفون بينها وبين حميم انWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانAnd for whoever feared standing before his Guardian, two gardens — which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny? — with abundant branches.
ولمن خاف مقام ربه جنتان فباي الا ربكما تكذبان ذواتا افنانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانIn them both, two springs flowing.
فيهما عينان تجريانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانIn them both, of every savoury fruit, a pair.
فيهما من كل فكهه زوجانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانReclining upon couches lined with thick brocade, the harvest of the two gardens within reach.
متكين علي فرش بطاينها من استبرق وجني الجنتين دانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانTherein are beings of reserved gaze, untouched by any human or Occulted before them.
فيهن قصرت الطرف لم يطمثهن انس قبلهم ولا جانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانAs though they were rubies and coral.
كانهن الياقوت والمرجانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانIs the recompense of good conduct anything but good conduct?
هل جزا الاحسن الا الاحسنWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانAnd besides these two, two other gardens — which then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny? — deep green.
ومن دونهما جنتان فباي الا ربكما تكذبان مدهامتانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانIn them both, two gushing springs.
فيهما عينان نضاختانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانIn them both, savoury fruits, palm trees, and pomegranates.
فيهما فكهه ونخل ورمانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانTherein are beings excellent and beautiful.
فيهن خيرت حسانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانCompanions of listening and support, kept within the tents.
حور مقصورت في الخيامWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانUntouched by any human or Occulted before them.
لم يطمثهن انس قبلهم ولا جانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانReclining upon green cushions and exceptional carpets, beautiful.
متكين علي رفرف خضر وعبقري حسانWhich then of your Guardian's blessings do you both deny?
فباي الا ربكما تكذبانBlessed be the name of your Guardian, holder of majesty and nobility.
تبرك اسم ربك ذي الجلل والاكرام