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Surah 55
الرَّحۡمَٰن
سورۃ الرَّحۡمَٰن
The Beneficent • Madina • 78 ayahs
الرَّحۡمَٰن
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Ayah 55:1
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ١
The Most Merciful
Ayah 55:2
عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ٢
Taught the Qur’ān,
Ayah 55:3
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ٣
Created man,
Ayah 55:4
عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ٤
[And] taught him eloquence.
Ayah 55:5
ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ٥
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
Ayah 55:6
وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ٦
And the stars and trees prostrate.1
Ayah 55:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ٧
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
Ayah 55:8
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ٨
That you not transgress within the balance.
Ayah 55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا ٱلْمِيزَانَ٩
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
Ayah 55:10
وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ١٠
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
Ayah 55:11
فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ١١
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
Ayah 55:12
وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ١٢
And grain having husks and scented plants.
Ayah 55:13
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ١٣
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?1
Ayah 55:14
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ١٤
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
Ayah 55:15
وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ١٥
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
Ayah 55:16
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ١٦
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Ayah 55:17
رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ١٧
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.1
Ayah 55:18
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ١٨
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Ayah 55:19
مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ١٩
He released the two seas,1 meeting [one another];
Ayah 55:20
بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ٢٠
Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses.
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Surah Ar-Rahmaan beautifully repeats "Which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?" after describing Allah's countless blessings — from creation to the gardens of Paradise. Often recited for its soothing rhythm and reminder of divine mercy.
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