Ar-Rahmân

الرَّحْمَٰنُ ١

The Beneficent

عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ ٢

Hath made known the Qur’an.

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ ٣

He hath created man.

عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ ٤

He hath taught him utterance.

الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ ٥

The sun and the moon are made punctual.

وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ٦

The stars and the trees adore.

وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ ٧

And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ ٨

That ye exceed not the measure,

وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ ٩

But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ ١٠

And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,

فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ ١١

Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,

وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ ١٢

Husked grain and scented herb.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ ١٤

He created man of clay like the potter’s,

وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ ١٥

And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٦

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ١٧

Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٨

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?

مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ١٩

He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ ٢٠

There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).