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سورة الرحمن

Ar-Rahman · The Beneficent

78 ayahs Madani Pages 531–534 Juz 27

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah

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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe Beneficent

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عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHath made known the Qur'an.

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe hath created man.

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عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe hath taught him utterance.

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ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe sun and the moon are made punctual.

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وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe stars and the trees prostrate.

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وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,

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أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat ye exceed not the measure,

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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,

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فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,

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وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHusked grain and scented herb.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe created man of clay like the potter's,

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وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ﴿١٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ﴿١٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

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بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ ﴿٢٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ﴿٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَـٰمِ ﴿٢٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHis are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ ﴿٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallEveryone that is thereon will pass away;

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وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ﴿٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAll that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWe shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallO company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThere will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide-

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOn that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Ayahs 41 – 78

Mishary Rashid AlafasyMurattal · Ar-Rahman

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).