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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerses 1–4
4 versesAr-Rahman 1
Ar-Rahman 2
Ar-Rahman 3
Ar-Rahman 4
اَلرَّحْمٰنُۙ ١ عَلَّمَ الْقُرْاٰنَۜ ٢ خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَۙ ٣ عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ ٤
Mushaf
Transliteration
1Erraḥmân.
2Alleme-lḳurʾân.
3Ḫaleḳa-lʾinsân.
4Allemehü-lbeyân.
English Translation
1The Most Merciful (ar-Rahman).
2It is He who taught the Quran.
3It is He who created the human being.
4It is He who taught the human being to express his thoughts.
Related verses
Verses 5–6
2 versesAr-Rahman 5
Ar-Rahman 6
اَلشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۖ ٥ وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
5Eşşemsü velḳameru biḥusbân.
6Vennecmü veşşeceru yescüdân.
English Translation
5The sun and the moon move according to a law/reckoning He has set.
6Plants and trees too live in accordance with His law.
Verses 7–9
3 versesAr-Rahman 7
Ar-Rahman 8
Ar-Rahman 9
وَالسَّمَٓاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْم۪يزَانَۙ ٧ اَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْم۪يزَانِ ٨ وَاَق۪يمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْم۪يزَانَ ٩
Mushaf
Transliteration
7Vessemâe rafeʿahâ veveḍaʿa-lmîzân.
8Ellâ taṭgav fi-lmîzân.
9Veeḳîmü-lvezne bilḳisṭi velâ tuḫsirü-lmîzân.
English Translation
7He raised the sky and established in the universe an unfailing balance and order.
8Never deviate from the measure of justice and overstep your bounds.
9Keep the balance upright with justice; never upset the balance.
Related verses
Verses 10–12
3 versesAr-Rahman 10
Ar-Rahman 11
Ar-Rahman 12
وَالْاَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْاَنَامِۙ ١٠ ف۪يهَا فَاكِهَةٌۖ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْاَكْمَامِ ١١ وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُۚ ١٢
Mushaf
Transliteration
10Velʾarḍa veḍaʿahâ lilʾenâm.
11Fîhâ fâkiheh. vennaḫlü ẕâtü-lʾekmâm.
12Velḥabbü ẕü-lʿaṣfi verrayḥân.
English Translation
10He spread out the earth beneath the feet of all living creatures.
11In it are fruits of every kind, date palms laden with clusters,
12and sprouting grains, fragrant plants, and flowers.
Related verses
Verse 13
1 verseAr-Rahman 13
فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٣
Mushaf
Transliteration
13Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
13So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 14–16
3 versesAr-Rahman 14
Ar-Rahman 15
Ar-Rahman 16
خَلَقَ الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِۙ ١٤ وَخَلَقَ الْجَٓانَّ مِنْ مَارِجٍ مِنْ نَارٍۚ ١٥ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
14Ḫaleḳa-lʾinsâne min ṣalṣâlin kelfeḫḫâr.
15Veḫaleḳa-lcânne mim mâricim min nâr.
16Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
14He created the human being from dry clay like well-fired pottery.
15And He created the jinn from a smokeless fire.
16So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 17–18
2 versesAr-Rahman 17
Ar-Rahman 18
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِۚ ١٧ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ١٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
17Rabbü-lmeşriḳayni verabbü-lmagribeyn.
18Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
17He is the Lord of both easts and the Lord of both wests.
18So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 19–23
5 versesAr-Rahman 19
Ar-Rahman 20
Ar-Rahman 21
Ar-Rahman 22
Ar-Rahman 23
مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِۙ ١٩ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَا يَبْغِيَانِۚ ٢٠ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢١ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ۬ وَالْمَرْجَانُۚ ٢٢ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٣
Mushaf
Transliteration
19Merace-lbaḥrayni yelteḳiyân.
20Beynehümâ berzeḫul lâ yebgiyân.
21Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
22Yaḫrucü minhüme-llüʾlüü velmercân.
23Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
19He has let the two great bodies of water flow forth to meet one another.
20Yet between them is a barrier that keeps them from mixing.
21So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
22From these seas come pearls and coral.
23So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 24–25
2 versesAr-Rahman 24
Ar-Rahman 25
وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنْشَاٰتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْاَعْلَامِۚ ٢٤ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ۟ ٢٥
Mushaf
Transliteration
24Velehü-lcevâri-lmünşeâtü fi-lbaḥri kelʾaʿlâm.
25Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
24The ships, like mountains floating on the seas, also move according to His law.
25So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 26–28
3 versesAr-Rahman 26
Ar-Rahman 27
Ar-Rahman 28
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۚ ٢٦ وَيَبْقٰى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْاِكْرَامِۚ ٢٧ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
26Küllü men ʿaleyhâ fân.
27Veyebḳâ vechü rabbike ẕü-lcelâli velʾikrâm.
28Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
26All living creatures on the earth are bound to perish.
27What abides is the very Being of your Lord, Possessor of power and generosity.
28So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 29–30
2 versesAr-Rahman 29
Ar-Rahman 30
يَسْـَٔلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ ف۪ي شَاْنٍۚ ٢٩ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٠
Mushaf
Transliteration
29Yesʾelühû men fi-ssemâvâti velʾarḍ. külle yevmin hüve fî şeʾn.
30Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
29All beings in the heavens and on the earth present their needs to Him. Every moment He is engaged in some work/act of creation.
30So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 31–32
2 versesAr-Rahman 31
Ar-Rahman 32
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ اَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِۚ ٣١ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٢
Mushaf
Transliteration
31Senefrugu leküm eyyühe-ŝŝeḳalân.
32Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
31O you two kinds of beings who bear responsibility! Soon We will settle your account too.
32So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 33–34
2 versesAr-Rahman 33
Ar-Rahman 34
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ اِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ اَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ اَقْطَارِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ فَانْفُذُواۜ لَا تَنْفُذُونَ اِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍۚ ٣٣ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٤
Mushaf
Transliteration
33Yâ maʿşera-lcinni velʾinsi ini-steṭaʿtüm en tenfüẕû min aḳṭâri-ssemâvâti velʾarḍi fenfüẕû. lâ tenfüẕûne illâ bisülṭân.
34Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
33O communities of jinn and humans, if you have the power to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond them! But you have no such power; you will never pass beyond. You can pass beyond only with real knowledge and power.
34So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 35–36
2 versesAr-Rahman 35
Ar-Rahman 36
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنْتَصِرَانِۚ ٣٥ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٦
Mushaf
Transliteration
35Yürselü ʿaleykümâ şüvâżum min nâriv venüḥâsün felâ tenteṣirân.
36Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
35Should you attempt such a thing, a naked flame of fire and a blood-red smoke would be sent down upon you, and none of you could protect himself.
36So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 37–40
4 versesAr-Rahman 37
Ar-Rahman 38
Ar-Rahman 39
Ar-Rahman 40
فَاِذَا انْشَقَّتِ السَّمَٓاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِۚ ٣٧ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٣٨ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ ذَنْبِه۪ٓ اِنْسٌ وَلَا جَٓانٌّۚ ٣٩ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٠
Mushaf
Transliteration
37Feiẕe-nşeḳḳati-ssemâü fekânet verdeten keldihân.
38Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
39Feyevmeiẕil lâ yüsʾelü ʿan ẕembihî insüv velâ cânn.
40Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
37How will it be with you when the sky splits apart and turns red like a rose, like molten oil?
38So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
39On that day there will be no need to question humans and jinn about their sins.
40So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 41–45
5 versesAr-Rahman 41
Ar-Rahman 42
Ar-Rahman 43
Ar-Rahman 44
Ar-Rahman 45
يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِس۪يمٰيهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاص۪ي وَالْاَقْدَامِۚ ٤١ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٢ هٰذِه۪ جَهَنَّمُ الَّت۪ي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَۢ ٤٣ يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَم۪يمٍ اٰنٍۚ ٤٤ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ۟ ٤٥
Mushaf
Transliteration
41Yüʿrafü-lmücrimûne bisîmâhüm feyüʾḫaẕü binnevâṣî velʾaḳdâm.
42Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
43Hâẕihî cehennemü-lletî yükeẕẕibü bihe-lmücrimûn.
44Yeṭûfûne beynehâ vebeyne ḥamîmin ân.
45Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
41For the guilty will be recognized by their faces on that day; they will be dragged off by force and flung into Hell.
42So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
43They will be told: "This is the Hell that guilty ones like you denied."
44And there they will shuttle back and forth between Hell and boiling water.
45So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 46–53
8 versesAr-Rahman 46
Ar-Rahman 47
Ar-Rahman 48
Ar-Rahman 49
Ar-Rahman 50
Ar-Rahman 51
Ar-Rahman 52
Ar-Rahman 53
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّه۪ جَنَّتَانِۚ ٤٦ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۙ ٤٧ ذَوَاتَٓا اَفْنَانٍۚ ٤٨ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٤٩ ف۪يهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِۚ ٥٠ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥١ ف۪يهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِۚ ٥٢ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٣
Mushaf
Transliteration
46Velimen ḫâfe meḳâme rabbihî cennetân.
47Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
48Ẕevâtâ efnân.
49Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
50Fîhimâ ʿaynâni tecriyân.
51Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
52Fîhimâ min külli fâkihetin zevcân.
53Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
46For those who live in fear of standing before their Lord to give account there are two gardens.
47So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
48Both gardens are covered with trees of every kind and every color.
49So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
50In the two gardens there are two babbling springs.
51So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
52And in the two gardens there are pairs of every fruit.
53So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 54–59
6 versesAr-Rahman 54
Ar-Rahman 55
Ar-Rahman 56
Ar-Rahman 57
Ar-Rahman 58
Ar-Rahman 59
مُتَّكِـ۪ٔينَ عَلٰى فُرُشٍ بَطَٓائِنُهَا مِنْ اِسْتَبْرَقٍۜ وَجَنَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۚ ٥٤ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٥ ف۪يهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِۙ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ اِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَٓانٌّۚ ٥٦ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٥٧ كَاَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُۚ ٥٨ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٥٩
Mushaf
Transliteration
54Müttekiîne ʿalâ füruşim beṭâinühâ min istebraḳ. vecene-lcenneteyni dân.
55Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
56Fîhinne ḳâṣirâtu-ṭṭarfi lem yaṭmiŝhünne insün ḳablehüm velâ cânn.
57Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
58Keennehünne-lyâḳûtü velmercân.
59Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
54The people of Paradise will recline there on cushions of lustrous satin. The fruit-laden trees of both gardens will lower their branches to them.
55So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
56In these gardens there are spouses who turn their gaze only to their partners, whom no human or jinn has touched before them.
57So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
58They are like rubies and coral.
59So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Related verses
Verses 60–61
2 versesAr-Rahman 60
Ar-Rahman 61
هَلْ جَزَٓاءُ الْاِحْسَانِ اِلَّا الْاِحْسَانُۚ ٦٠ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٦١
Mushaf
Transliteration
60Hel cezâü-lʾiḥsâni ille-lʾiḥsân.
61Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
60What can the reward of goodness/belief in Allah's oneness and faith be, other than goodness/Paradise?
61So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verses 62–77
16 versesAr-Rahman 62
Ar-Rahman 63
Ar-Rahman 64
Ar-Rahman 65
Ar-Rahman 66
Ar-Rahman 67
Ar-Rahman 68
Ar-Rahman 69
Ar-Rahman 70
Ar-Rahman 71
Ar-Rahman 72
Ar-Rahman 73
Ar-Rahman 74
Ar-Rahman 75
Ar-Rahman 76
Ar-Rahman 77
وَمِنْ دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِۚ ٦٢ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۙ ٦٣ مُدْهَٓامَّتَانِۚ ٦٤ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٦٥ ف۪يهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِۚ ٦٦ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٦٧ ف۪يهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌۚ ٦٨ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٦٩ ف۪يهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌۚ ٧٠ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٧١ حُورٌ مَقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِۚ ٧٢ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٧٣ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ اِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَٓانٌّۚ ٧٤ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِۚ ٧٥ مُتَّكِـ۪ٔينَ عَلٰى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍۚ ٧٦ فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٧٧
Mushaf
Transliteration
62Vemin dûnihimâ cennetân.
63Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
64Müẕâmmetân.
65Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
66Fîhimâ ʿaynâni neḍḍâḫatân.
67Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
68Fîhimâ fâkihetüv venaḫlüv verummân.
69Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
70Fîhinne ḫayrâtün ḥisân.
71Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
72Ḥûrum maḳṣûrâtün fi-lḫiyâm.
73Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
74Lem yaṭmiŝhünne insün ḳablehüm velâ cânn.
75Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
76Müttekiîne ʿalâ rafrafin ḫuḍriv veʿabḳariyyin ḥisân.
77Febieyyi âlâi rabbikümâ tükeẕẕibân.
English Translation
62Besides these two gardens there are two more gardens.
63So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
64These two gardens too are deep green all over.
65So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
66In these two gardens too there are two gushing springs.
67So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
68In these two gardens too there are fruits of every kind, date palms, and pomegranate trees.
69So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
70In these gardens there are good-natured beauties.
71So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
72There are spouses awaiting them in pavilions.
73So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
74No human or jinn has touched them before.
75So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
76They will sit on magnificent carpets, reclining on cushions of green satin.
77So which of your Lord's many blessings can you deny?
Verse 78
1 verseAr-Rahman 78
تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْاِكْرَامِ ٧٨
Mushaf
Transliteration
78Tebârake-smü rabbike ẕi-lcelâli velʾikrâm.
English Translation
78How sublime a source of blessing is the name of your Lord, Possessor of majesty and boundless generosity!
Related verses
The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.
In the order of revelation, before this surah came Ar-Ra'd, and after it Al-Insan . All surahs in order of revelation