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# (55) The Beneficent (Ar-Rahman)

Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - Sura 55
ar-Rahman - The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful
Total Verses: 78

ar-Rahman 055:001

‏55:1 سورة الرحمن بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ٛــــ الرحمن

Transliteration	Alrrahmanu
Literal	The merciful.

Yusuf Ali	(Allah) Most Gracious!
Pickthal	The Beneficent
Arberry	The All-merciful
Shakir	The Beneficent Allah,
Sarwar	The Beneficent (God)
Khalifa	The Most Gracious.
Hilali/Khan	The Most Beneficent (Allah)!
H/K/Saheeh	The Most Merciful
Malik	The Compassionate (Allah).[1]
QXP	Ar-Rahman, the Beneficent, the Instant Source of all Mercy and Kindness.
Maulana Ali	The Beneficent
Free Minds	The Almighty.
Qaribullah	The Merciful

George Sale	The Merciful
JM Rodwell	The God of MERCY

Asad	THE MOST GRACIOUS

ar-Rahman 055:002

‏55:2 علم القران

Transliteration	AAallama alqur-ana
Literal	He taught/instructed the Koran.

Yusuf Ali	It is He Who has taught the Qur'an.
Pickthal	Hath made known the Qur'an.
Arberry	has taught the Koran.
Shakir	Taught the Quran.
Sarwar	has taught the Quran to (Muhammad).
Khalifa	Teacher of the Quran.
Hilali/Khan	Has taught (you mankind) the Quran (by His Mercy).
H/K/Saheeh	Taught the Qurâ an,
Malik	Who taught the Qur’an,[2]
QXP	He it is Who has made known and taught the Qur'an.
Maulana Ali	Taught the Qur’an.
Free Minds	Teacher of the Quran.
Qaribullah	has taught the Koran.

George Sale	hath taught his servant the Koran.
JM Rodwell	hath taught the Koran,

Asad	has imparted this Quran [unto man].

ar-Rahman 055:003

‏55:3 خلق الانسان

Transliteration	Khalaqa al-insana
Literal	He created the human/mankind.

Yusuf Ali	He has created man:
Pickthal	He hath created man.
Arberry	He created man
Shakir	He created man,
Sarwar	He created the human being
Khalifa	Creator of the human beings.
Hilali/Khan	He created man.
H/K/Saheeh	Created man,
Malik	created man[3]
QXP	He has created the human being. (And taken care of his mental and physical needs).
Maulana Ali	He created man,
Free Minds	Creator of the human being.
Qaribullah	He created the human

George Sale	He created man:
JM Rodwell	Hath created man,

Asad	He has created man:

ar-Rahman 055:004

‏55:4 علمه البيان

Transliteration	AAallamahu albayana
Literal	He taught/instructed him the evidence/logic .

Yusuf Ali	He has taught him speech (and intelligence).
Pickthal	He hath taught him utterance.
Arberry	and He has taught him the Explanation.
Shakir	Taught him the mode of expression.
Sarwar	and has taught him intelligible speech.
Khalifa	He taught them how to distinguish.
Hilali/Khan	He taught him eloquent speech.
H/K/Saheeh	[And] taught him eloquence.
Malik	and taught him how to convey his feelings and thoughts.[4]
QXP	He has distinguished him with the ability to clearly express his feelings and thoughts .
Maulana Ali	Taught him expression.
Free Minds	He taught him how to distinguish.
Qaribullah	and taught him its pronunciation.

George Sale	He hath taught him distinct speech.
JM Rodwell	Hath taught him articulate speech,

Asad	He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech. [The term al-bayan - denoting "the means whereby a thing is [intellectually] circumscribed and made clear" (Raghib) - applies to both thought and speech inasmuch as it comprises the faculty of making a thing or an idea apparent to the mind and conceptually distinct from other things or ideas, as well as the power to express this cognition clearly in spoken or written language (Taj al-Arus): hence, in the above context, "articulate thought and speech", recalling the "knowledge of all the names" (i.e., the faculty of conceptual thinking) with which man is endowed (see 2:31 and the corresponding note).]

ar-Rahman 055:005

‏55:5 الشمس والقمر بحسبان

Transliteration	Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin
Literal	The sun and the moon with a count/calculation.

Yusuf Ali	The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;
Pickthal	The sun and the moon are made punctual.
Arberry	The sun and the moon to a reckoning,
Shakir	The sun and the moon follow a reckoning.
Sarwar	The sun and moon rotate in a predestined orbit.
Khalifa	The sun and the moon are perfectly calculated.
Hilali/Khan	The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning, etc.).
H/K/Saheeh	The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
Malik	The sun and the moon move along their computed courses.[5]
QXP	The sun and the moon run by a mathematical design. (Such are the changeless Laws given in this Book).
Maulana Ali	The sun and the moon follow a reckoning,
Free Minds	The sun and the moon are perfectly calculated.
Qaribullah	The sun and the moon to a reckoning.

George Sale	The sun and the moon run their courses according to a certain rule:
JM Rodwell	The Sun and the Moon have each their times,

Asad	[At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses; [Lit., "according to a definite reckoning".]

ar-Rahman 055:006

‏55:6 والنجم والشجر يسجدان

Transliteration	Waalnnajmu waalshshajaru yasjudani
Literal	And the star/planet and the trees, they (B) prostrate.

Yusuf Ali	And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration.
Pickthal	The stars and the trees prostrate.
Arberry	and the stars and the trees bow themselves;
Shakir	And the herbs and the trees do prostrate (to Him).
Sarwar	The plants and trees prostrate before Him.
Khalifa	The stars and the trees prostrate.
Hilali/Khan	And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate.
H/K/Saheeh	And the stars and trees prostrate.
Malik	The shrubs and the trees prostrate in adoration.[6]
QXP	The stars and the trees all adore Him (and follow His Laws).
Maulana Ali	And the herbs and the trees adore (Him).
Free Minds	And the stars and the trees submit.
Qaribullah	The stars and the trees prostrate themselves.

George Sale	And the vegetables which creep on the ground, and the trees submit to his disposition.
JM Rodwell	And the plants and the trees bend in adoration.

Asad	[before Him] prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.

ar-Rahman 055:007

‏55:7 والسماء رفعها ووضع الميزان

Transliteration	Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana
Literal	And the sky/space He rose it, and He laid/put/raised the scale/measuring instrument .

Yusuf Ali	And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice),
Pickthal	And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,
Arberry	and heaven -- He raised it up, and set the Balance.
Shakir	And the heaven, He raised it high, and He made the balance
Sarwar	He raised the heavens and set up everything in balance,
Khalifa	He constructed the sky and established the law.
Hilali/Khan	And the heaven He has raised high, and He has set up the Balance.
H/K/Saheeh	And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
Malik	He has raised the heaven on high and created the balance:[7]
QXP	And the sky has He raised high and has kept perfect balance in the Universe.
Maulana Ali	And the heaven, He raised it high, and He set up the measure,
Free Minds	And He raised the sky and He established the balance.
Qaribullah	He raised the heaven on high and set the scale.

George Sale	He also raised the heaven; and He appointed the balance,
JM Rodwell	And the Heaven, He hath reared it on high, and hath appointed the balance;

Asad	And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure, [The noun mizan, usually denoting a "balance", has here the more general connotation of "measure" or "measuring" by any means whatsoever (Zamakhshari), in both the concrete and abstract senses of the word. (Cf. also the parabolic use of the term mizan in 42:17 and 57:25.)]

ar-Rahman 055:008

‏55:8 الا تطغوا في الميزان

Transliteration	Alla tatghaw fee almeezani
Literal	That you not tyrannize/exceed the limit in the scale/measuring instrument .

Yusuf Ali	In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance.
Pickthal	That ye exceed not the measure,
Arberry	(Transgress not in the Balance,
Shakir	That you may not be inordinate in respect of the measure.
Sarwar	so that you would maintain justice.
Khalifa	You shall not transgress the law.
Hilali/Khan	In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.
H/K/Saheeh	That you not transgress within the balance.
Malik	don’t ever tamper with this balance.[8]
QXP	So that you, too, never violate balance in your lives.
Maulana Ali	That you may not exceed the measure,
Free Minds	Do not transgress in the balance.
Qaribullah	Do not transgress the scales.

George Sale	that ye should not transgress in respect to the balance:
JM Rodwell	That in the balance ye should not transgress.

Asad	so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right]:

ar-Rahman 055:009

‏55:9 واقيموا الوزن بالقسط ولاتخسروا الميزان

Transliteration	Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana
Literal	And keep up the weight/measure with the just/equitable, and do not reduce/decrease (cheat) in the scale/measuring instrument .

Yusuf Ali	So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.
Pickthal	But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
Arberry	and weigh with justice, and skimp not in the Balance.)
Shakir	And keep up the balance with equity and do not make the measure deficient.
Sarwar	Therefore, maintain just measure and do not transgress against the Balance.
Khalifa	You shall establish justice; do not violate the law.
Hilali/Khan	And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
H/K/Saheeh	And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
Malik	Therefore, you also establish weight with justice and do not give less measure.[9]
QXP	Therefore, establish Balance in the society in absolute justice. And never belittle the Scale of Justice in the community and in all your transactions with your own 'Self' and with others.
Maulana Ali	And keep up the balance with equity, nor fall short in the measure.
Free Minds	And observe the weight with equity, and do not fall short in the balance.
Qaribullah	Give just weight and do not skimp the scales.

George Sale	Wherefore observe a just weight; and diminish not the balance.
JM Rodwell	Weigh therefore with fairness, and scant not the balance.

Asad	weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!

ar-Rahman 055:010

‏55:10 والارض وضعها للانام

Transliteration	Waal-arda wadaAAaha lil-anami
Literal	And the earth/Planet Earth, He laid it for the creation.

Yusuf Ali	It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:
Pickthal	And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
Arberry	And earth -- He set it down for all beings,
Shakir	And the earth, He has set it for living creatures;
Sarwar	He spread out the earth for the people.
Khalifa	He created the earth for all creatures.
Hilali/Khan	And the earth He has put for the creatures.
H/K/Saheeh	And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
Malik	He laid out the earth for His creatures,[10]
QXP	And (know that) the earth He has spread out for all His creatures. ('Anam' = All living beings).
Maulana Ali	And the earth, He has set it for (His) creatures;
Free Minds	And the Earth He has made for all creatures.
Qaribullah	He set down the earth for the creation.

George Sale	And the earth hath He prepared for living creatures:
JM Rodwell	And the Earth, He hath prepared it for the living tribes:

Asad	And the earth has He spread out for all living beings,

ar-Rahman 055:011

‏55:11 فيها فاكهة والنخل ذات الاكمام

Transliteration	Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu al-akmami
Literal	In it (are) fruits and the palm trees that of the buds/covers from which fruits and flowers emerge.

Yusuf Ali	Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates);
Pickthal	Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,
Arberry	therein fruits, and palm-trees with sheaths,
Shakir	Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,
Sarwar	There exists all kinds of fruits, palm-trees with sheathed blossoms,
Khalifa	In it there are fruits, and date palms with their hanging fruit.
Hilali/Khan	Therein are fruits, date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).
H/K/Saheeh	Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
Malik	with all its fruits and palms having sheathed clusters,[11]
QXP	Wherein are fruit and palms with clusters protected in sheaths.
Maulana Ali	Therein is fruit and palms having sheathed clusters,
Free Minds	In it are fruits, and date palms with their hanging fruit.
Qaribullah	Therein are fruits and palm trees with sheaths,

George Sale	Therein are various fruits, and palm-trees bearing sheaths of flowers;
JM Rodwell	Therein are fruits, and the palms with sheathed clusters,

Asad	with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates],

ar-Rahman 055:012

‏55:12 والحب ذو العصف والريحان

Transliteration	Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani
Literal	And the seed/grain (of) the husk/chaff/external cover of seeds, and the basil/fragrant plants.

Yusuf Ali	Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants.
Pickthal	Husked grain and scented herb.
Arberry	and grain in the blade, and fragrant herbs.
Shakir	And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.
Sarwar	grain with its husk and aromatic herbs.
Khalifa	Also grains and the spices.
Hilali/Khan	And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.
H/K/Saheeh	And grain having husks and scented plants.
Malik	and grain with husk and scented herbs.[12]
QXP	And grain, corn, leaves, stalks, colorful herbs, vegetables, spices, sweet-smelling plants and fragrant flowers. (The three Arabic terms used in this verse include all the meanings rendered).
Maulana Ali	And the grain with (its) husk and fragrance.
Free Minds	And grains and the spices.
Qaribullah	the grain in the blade; and aromatic herbs.

George Sale	and grain having chaff, and leaves.
JM Rodwell	And the grain with its husk, and the fragrant plants.

Asad	and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.

ar-Rahman 055:013

‏55:13 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you deny?.
Khalifa	(O humans and jinns,) which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[13]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both (humans and jinn) belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow? [The majority of the classical commentators interpret the dual form of address appearing in this phrase -. rabbikuma ("the Sustainer of you two") and tukadhdhiban ("do you [or "can you"] two disavow") - as relating to the worlds of men and of the `invisible beings" (jinn -- see Appendix III); but the most obvious explanation (mentioned, among others, by Razi) is that it refers to the two categories of human beings, men and women, to both of whom the Quran is addressed. The plural noun ala, rendered by me as "powers", signifies literally "blessings" or "bounties"; but as the above refrain, which is repeated many times in this surah, bears not only on the bounties which God bestows on His creation but, more generally, on all manifestations of His creativeness and might, some of the earliest commentators - e.g., Ibn Zayd, as quoted by Tabari - regard the term ala, in this context, as synonymous with qudrah ("power" or "powers").]

ar-Rahman 055:014

‏55:14 خلق الانسان من صلصال كالفخار

Transliteration	Khalaqa al-insana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari
Literal	He created the human/mankind from dry mud/clay as the pottery/earthenware.

Yusuf Ali	He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery,
Pickthal	He created man of clay like the potter's,
Arberry	He created man of a clay like the potter's,
Shakir	He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,
Sarwar	He created the human being from clay like that used for pottery
Khalifa	He created the human from aged clay, like the potter's clay.
Hilali/Khan	He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
H/K/Saheeh	He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
Malik	He created man from sounding clay similar to pottery,[14]
QXP	He created the human out of inorganic matter that sounded like an empty pot. (And it was empty of a trace of the finished form).
Maulana Ali	He created man from dry clay like earthen vessels,
Free Minds	He created the human from a clay, like pottery.
Qaribullah	He created the human from clay, like earthenware

George Sale	He created man of dried clay like an earthen vessel:
JM Rodwell	He created man of clay like that of the potter.

Asad	He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery, [See 15:26 and the corresponding note.]

ar-Rahman 055:015

‏55:15 وخلق الجان من مارج من نار

Transliteration	Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin
Literal	And He created the Jinn from (the) flaming blazing torch mixed with blackened smoke from fire.

Yusuf Ali	And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke:
Pickthal	And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
Arberry	and He created the jinn of a smokeless fire.
Shakir	And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.
Sarwar	and jinn from the many colored flames of fire.
Khalifa	And created the jinns from blazing fire.
Hilali/Khan	And the jinns did He create from a smokeless flame of fire.
H/K/Saheeh	And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
Malik	and created jinns from smokeless fire.[15]
QXP	And the Jinns (nomads) He has created from a confused flame of fire (with a confused fiery disposition).
Maulana Ali	And He created the jinn of a flame of fire.
Free Minds	And the Jinn He created from a smokeless fire.
Qaribullah	and He created the jinn from smokeless fire.

George Sale	But He created the genii of fire clear from smoke.
JM Rodwell	And He created the djinn of pure fire:

Asad	whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire. [Cf. 15:27 - "the fire of scorching winds (nar as-samum )" - thus stressing their non-corporeal origin and composition. The significance of the term jinn ("invisible beings") has been touched upon briefly in notes on 6:100 and 37:158; for a more detailed explanation, see Appendix III.]

ar-Rahman 055:016

‏55:16 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you deny?.
Khalifa	(O humans and jinns,) which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[16]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	When then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:017

‏55:17 رب المشرقين ورب المغربين

Transliteration	Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayni
Literal	The two sun rises'/easts' Lord, and the two sunsets'/declines' Lord.

Yusuf Ali	(He is) Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests:
Pickthal	Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!
Arberry	Lord of the Two Easts, Lord of the Two Wests,
Shakir	Lord of the East and Lord of the West.
Sarwar	He is the Lord of the East and West through all seasons.
Khalifa	Lord of the two easts and the two wests.
Hilali/Khan	(He is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter).
H/K/Saheeh	[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
Malik	He is Lord of the two easts and the Lord of the two wests.[17]
QXP	Lord of the two Easts and the two Wests. (The East and the West of the summer, and the East and the West of the winter).
Maulana Ali	Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests.
Free Minds	The Lord of the two easts and the two wests.
Qaribullah	The Lord of the Two Easts, the Lord of the Two Wests.

George Sale	He is the Lord of the east, and the Lord of the west.
JM Rodwell	He is the Lord of the East, He is the Lord of the West:

Asad	[He is] the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunrise, and the Sustainer of the two farthest points of sunset. [I.e., of the extreme points of sunrise and sunset in summer and in winter (see 37:5 and 70:40), including "all that is between them": a metonym for God's being the Ultimate Cause of the orbital movement within the universe.]

ar-Rahman 055:018

‏55:18 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[18]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:019

‏55:19 مرج البحرين يلتقيان

Transliteration	Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani
Literal	The two large bodies of water usually salty mixed/set loose, they (B) meet .

Yusuf Ali	He has let free the two bodies of flowing water, meeting together:
Pickthal	He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
Arberry	He let forth the two seas that meet together,
Shakir	He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together:
Sarwar	He has made the two oceans meet each other,
Khalifa	He separates the two seas where they meet.
Hilali/Khan	He has let loosed the two seas (the salt water and the sweet) meeting together.
H/K/Saheeh	He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
Malik	He has made the two oceans apparently meeting together,[19]
QXP	He has let free the two seas. They meet. (25:53).
Maulana Ali	He has made the two seas to flow freely -- they meet:
Free Minds	He merges the two seas where they meet.
Qaribullah	He has let forth the two seas, they meet together,

George Sale	He hath let loose the two seas, that they meet each another:
JM Rodwell	He hath let loose the two seas which meet each other:

Asad	He has given freedom to the two great bodies of water, so that they might meet:

ar-Rahman 055:020

‏55:20 بينهما برزخ لايبغيان

Transliteration	Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani
Literal	Between them (B) (is) a barrier , they (B) do not transgress .

Yusuf Ali	Between them is a Barrier which they do not transgress:
Pickthal	There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).
Arberry	between them a barrier they do not overpass.
Shakir	Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.
Sarwar	but has created a barrier between them so that they will not merge totally.
Khalifa	A barrier is placed between them, to prevent them from transgressing.
Hilali/Khan	Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.
H/K/Saheeh	Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
Malik	yet between them is a barrier which they cannot cross.[20]
QXP	Yet, there is a Barrier between them that they cannot exceed. (The great bodies of salt water and fresh water).
Maulana Ali	Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass.
Free Minds	A barrier is placed between them, which they do not cross.
Qaribullah	and between them is a barrier which they do not overpass.

George Sale	Between them is placed a bar which they cannot pass.
JM Rodwell	Yet between them is a barrier which they overpass not:

Asad	[yet] between them is a barrier which they may not transgress. [See 25:53 and the corresponding notes.]

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‏55:21 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[21]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:022

‏55:22 يخرج منهما اللؤلؤ والمرجان

Transliteration	Yakhruju minhuma allu/luo waalmarjanu
Literal	The pearls and the corals emerge from them (B).

Yusuf Ali	Out of them come Pearls and Coral:
Pickthal	There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone.
Arberry	From them come forth the pearl and the coral.
Shakir	There come forth from them pearls, both large and small.
Sarwar	From the two oceans comes pearls and coral.
Khalifa	Out of both of them you get pearls and coral.
Hilali/Khan	Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
H/K/Saheeh	From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
Malik	He produces pearls and coral from both of them.[22]
QXP	From both of them come forth pearl and coral.
Maulana Ali	There come forth from them both, pearls large and small.
Free Minds	Out of both of them comes pearls and coral.
Qaribullah	Pearls and corals come from both.

George Sale	From them are taken forth unions and lesser pearls.
JM Rodwell	From each he bringeth up pearls both great and small:

Asad	Out of these two [bodies of water] come forth pearls, both great and small.

ar-Rahman 055:023

‏55:23 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[23]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:024

‏55:24 وله الجوار المنشئات في البحر كالاعلام

Transliteration	Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaal-aAAlami
Literal	And for Him (are) the ships/flowing/passing the raised/developed in the sea/ocean as/like the banners/mountains .

Yusuf Ali	And His are the Ships sailing smoothly through the seas, lofty as mountains:
Pickthal	His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.
Arberry	His too are the ships that run, raised up in the sea like land-marks.
Shakir	And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.
Sarwar	By His command, the ships with raised masts sail on the sea like mountains.
Khalifa	He gave you ships that roam the sea like flags.
Hilali/Khan	And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.
H/K/Saheeh	And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
Malik	His are the ships looming up like mountains on the sea.[24]
QXP	And His are the bannered ships sailing through the sea lofty like mountains. (All creativity and invention of human beings issues forth from His gifts of mind and body. So all man-made things belong to Him).
Maulana Ali	And His are the ships reared aloft in the sea like mountains.
Free Minds	And to Him are the ships that roam the sea like flags.
Qaribullah	Also, His are the ships that run, raised up like mountains upon the sea.

George Sale	His also are the ships, carrying their sails aloft in the sea, like mountains.
JM Rodwell	And His are the ships towering up at sea like mountains:

Asad	And His are the lofty ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas. [Lit., "in the sea like mountains". The reference to ships as "belonging to God" is meant to stress the God-given nature of man's intelligence and inventiveness - a reflection of God's creative powers - which expresses itself in all that man is able to produce. (See also 42:32-34 and the corresponding notes.)]

ar-Rahman 055:025

‏55:25 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	So, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[25]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:026

‏55:26 كل من عليها فان

Transliteration	Kullu man AAalayha fanin
Literal	Each/every who (is) on it (is) vanishing/being destroyed .

Yusuf Ali	All that is on earth will perish:
Pickthal	Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
Arberry	All that dwells upon the earth is perishing,
Shakir	Everyone on it must pass away.
Sarwar	Everyone on earth is destined to die.
Khalifa	Everyone on earth perishes.
Hilali/Khan	Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
H/K/Saheeh	Everyone upon the earth will perish,
Malik	All that exists on the earth will perish,[26]
QXP	All things thereon (in the Universe) are ever changing. ('Fani' = Ever-changing = Mortal).
Maulana Ali	Every one on it passes away
Free Minds	Everyone upon it will fade-away.
Qaribullah	All that live on it will perish.

George Sale	Every creature which liveth on the earth is subject to decay:
JM Rodwell	All on the earth shall pass away,

Asad	All that lives on earth or in the heavens is bound to pass away: [Lit., "Everyone who is upon it i.e., on earth and/or, according to Ibn Kathir, in the heavens - since the pronoun in alayha apparently relates to the whole universe.]

ar-Rahman 055:027

‏55:27 ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والاكرام

Transliteration	Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thoo aljalali waal-ikrami
Literal	And your Lord's face/front/direction (owner) of the glory/splendor and the honour/generosity remains/continues .

Yusuf Ali	But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord,- full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour.
Pickthal	There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.
Arberry	yet still abides the Face of thy Lord, majestic, splendid.
Shakir	And there will endure for ever the person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.
Sarwar	Only the Supreme Essence of your Glorious and Gracious Lord will remain forever.
Khalifa	Only the presence of your Lord lasts. Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
Hilali/Khan	And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever.
H/K/Saheeh	And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Malik	but the Face of your Lord will remain full of Majesty and Glory.[27]
QXP	But forever is Changeless the 'Self' of your Lord, the Lord of Majesty and Honor. ('Baqi' = Remaining = Eternal = Survivor = Remainder = Changeless. 'Wajh' = Face = Countenance = Self = Whole being = Personality (28:88)).
Maulana Ali	And there endures for ever the person of thy Lord, the Lord of glory and honour.
Free Minds	And the presence of your Lord will remain, the One with Majesty and Honour.
Qaribullah	Yet the Face of your Lord will abide forever, Majestic and Splendid.

George Sale	But the glorious and honourable countenance of thy Lord shall remain for ever.
JM Rodwell	But the face of thy Lord shall abide resplendent with majesty and glory:

Asad	but forever will abide thy Sustainer's Self, full of majesty and glory. [Lit., "face", or "countenance", a term used metonymically in classical Arabic to denote the "self" or "whole being" of a person - in this case, the essential Being, or Reality, of God. Cf. also 28:88, "Everything is bound to perish, save His [eternal] Self".]

ar-Rahman 055:028

‏55:28 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s glories will both of you deny?[28]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:029

‏55:29 يسأله من في السماوات والارض كل يوم هوفي شان

Transliteration	Yas-aluhu man fee alssamawati waal-ardi kulla yawmin huwa fee sha/nin
Literal	Who (ever is) in the skies/space and the earth/Planet Earth asks/questions him, each/every day/time He is in a great matter/affair/concern .

Yusuf Ali	Of Him seeks (its need) every creature in the heavens and on earth: every day in (new) Splendour doth He (shine)!
Pickthal	All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.
Arberry	Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth implore Him; every day He is upon some labour.
Shakir	All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him; every moment He is in a state (of glory).
Sarwar	Everyone in the heavens and the earth depends on Him. His task in preserving His creation is continuous.
Khalifa	Imploring Him is everyone in the heavens and the earth. Every day He is in full control.
Hilali/Khan	Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He has a matter to bring forth (such as giving honour to some, disgrace to some, life to some, death to some, etc.)!
H/K/Saheeh	Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.
Malik	All who dwell in the heavens and the earth, implore Him for their needs, every moment He is busy in some mighty task.[29]
QXP	All creatures in the heavens and the earth seek their needs from Him. And every day is He in a Marvelous Splendor.
Maulana Ali	All those in the heavens and the earth ask of Him. Every moment He is in a state (of glory).
Free Minds	Those in the heavens and Earth ask Him, everyday He is in some matter.
Qaribullah	Whosoever is in the heaven and earth ask Him. Every day He is upon an affair (He reveals according to His Eternal determination).

George Sale	Unto him do all creatures which are in heaven and earth make petition: Every day is He employed in some new work.
JM Rodwell	To Him maketh suit all that is in the Heaven and the Earth. Every day doth some new work employ Him:

Asad	On Him depends all creatures in the heavens and on earth; [Lit., "Him does ask [or "of Him does beg"] whoever is...", etc.: i.e., all depend on Him for their safety and sustenance.] [and] every day He manifests Himself in yet another [wondrous] way.

ar-Rahman 055:030

‏55:30 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s honors will both of you deny?[30]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:031

‏55:31 سنفرغ لكم ايه الثقلان

Transliteration	Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani
Literal	We will finish/end/complete (free ourselves) for you, oh you, the humans and Jinns (the two weights).

Yusuf Ali	Soon shall We settle your affairs, O both ye worlds!
Pickthal	We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
Arberry	We shall surely attend to you at leisure, you weight and you weight!
Shakir	Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.
Sarwar	Jinn and mankind, We shall certainly settle your accounts.
Khalifa	We will call you to account, O humans and jinns.
Hilali/Khan	We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinns and men)!
H/K/Saheeh	We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
Malik	O you, the two burdens (jinns and mankind)! Soon We shall find the time to call you to account.[31]
QXP	Soon shall We lighten your burdens, O Burdened men and women!
Maulana Ali	Soon shall We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies.
Free Minds	We will call you to account, both of you beings.
Qaribullah	We shall surely aim, O both burdened.

George Sale	We will surely attend to judge you, O men and genii, at the last day.
JM Rodwell	We will find leisure to judge you, O ye men and djinn:

Asad	[ONE DAY] We shall take you to task, [Lit., "We shall apply Ourselves to you".] O you sin-laden two! [I.e., "you sin-laden men and women" (see note on verse 13 above). According to an interpretation quoted by Razi, the designation thaqalan (the dual form of thaqal, "a thing of weight") signifies that both these categories of human beings are liable to, and therefore burdened with, sinning.]

ar-Rahman 055:032

‏55:32 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors f your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[32]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:033

‏55:33 يامعشر الجن والانس ان استطعتم ان تنفذوا من اقطار السماوات والارض فانفذوا لاتنفذون الا بسلطان

Transliteration	Ya maAAshara aljinni waal-insi ini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari alssamawati waal-ardi faonfuthoo la tanfuthoona illa bisultanin
Literal	You race/society (of) the Jinns and human/mankind, if you were able that (E) you penetrate/pierce from the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's regions/diameters/chords , so penetrate/pierce , you do not penetrate/pierce except with power/ authority .

Yusuf Ali	O ye assembly of Jinns and men! If it be ye can pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye! not without authority shall ye be able to pass!
Pickthal	O 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.
Arberry	O tribe of jinn and of men, if you are able to pass through the confines of heaven and earth, pass through them! You shall not pass through except with an authority.
Shakir	O assembly of the jinn and the men! If you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through; you cannot pass through but with authority.
Sarwar	Jinn and mankind, if you can penetrate the diameters of the heavens and the earth, do so, but you cannot do so without power and authority.
Khalifa	O you jinns and humans, if you can penetrate the outer limits of the heavens and the earth, go ahead and penetrate. You cannot penetrate without authorization.
Hilali/Khan	O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!
H/K/Saheeh	O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
Malik	O you, the assembly of jinns and men! If you have the power to get away from the boundaries of the heavens and the earth (to escape from His punishment), then get away! You cannot get away except with Our Own authority.[33]
QXP	O Communities of the rural and the urban! If you can break through the 'fences' of the heavens and the earth, then break through. Never can you break through without an Authority. Can you bring an evidence?
Maulana Ali	O assembly of jinn and men, if you are able to pass through the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass through. You cannot pass through but with authority.
Free Minds	O tribes of Jinn and humans, if you can penetrate the outer limits of the heavens and the Earth, then go ahead and penetrate. You will not penetrate without authority.
Qaribullah	Tribe of jinn and of human, if you are able to penetrate the provinces of heaven and earth, pass through them! But you shall not pass through except with a power!

George Sale	O ye collective body of genii and men, if ye be able to pass out of the confines of heaven and earth, pass forth: Ye shall not pass forth but by absolute power.
JM Rodwell	O company of djinn and men, if ye can overpass the bounds of the Heavens and the Earth, then overpass them. But by our leave only shall ye overpass them:

Asad	O you who live in close communion with [evil] invisible beings and humans! [For an explanation of this rendering of mashar al-jinn wa-'l-ins, see note on the first paragraph of 6:128.] If you [think that you] can pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, pass beyond them! [I.e., in order to escape God's judgment and chastisement.] [But] you cannot pass beyond them, save by a sanction [from God]! [I.e., "unless He wills to reprieve you": cf. the last paragraph of 6:128 and the corresponding note.]

ar-Rahman 055:034

‏55:34 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s authorities will both of you deny?[34]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:035

‏55:35 يرسل عليكما شواظ من نار ونحاس فلا تنتصران

Transliteration	Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathun min narin wanuhasun fala tantasirani
Literal	He sends on you (B) a smokeless flame/blazing heat from fire and copper/sparks of molten iron , so you (B) do not become victorious.

Yusuf Ali	On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defence will ye have:
Pickthal	There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.
Arberry	Against you shall be loosed a flame of fire, and molten brass; and you shall not be helped.
Shakir	The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Sarwar	Flames of fire and molten brass will be released against you and you will not be able to protect yourselves.
Khalifa	You get bombarded with projectiles of fire and metal, and you cannot win.
Hilali/Khan	There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
H/K/Saheeh	There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
Malik	The flames of fire and molten brass will be unleashed on you both, jinn and men, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.[35]
QXP	A blaze will be unleashed upon you - and thick smoke - and you will not be able to defend yourselves. (If you think that you can escape Divine Laws, you will never find your way in the thick smoke of conjecture).
Maulana Ali	The flames of fire and sparks of brass will be sent upon you, then you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Free Minds	There will be sent against both of you projectiles of fire and copper, and you cannot win.
Qaribullah	Flames of fire and molten copper shall be loosed against you, and you shall not be helped.

George Sale	A flame of fire without smoke, and a smoke without flame shall be sent down upon you; and ye shall not be able to defend yourselves therefrom.
JM Rodwell	A bright flash of fire shall be hurled at you both, and molten brass, and ye shall not defend yourselves from it:

Asad	A flash of fire will be let loose upon you, and smoke, and you will be left without succour!

ar-Rahman 055:036

‏55:36 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[36]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:037

‏55:37 فاذا انشقت السماء فكانت وردة كالدهان

Transliteration	Fa-itha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani
Literal	So if the sky/space split/cut open , so it was a red/a rose as/like the paint/painted with oil .

Yusuf Ali	When the sky is rent asunder, and it becomes red like ointment:
Pickthal	And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -
Arberry	And when heaven is split asunder, and turns crimson like red leather --
Shakir	And when the heaven is rent asunder, and then becomes red like red hide.
Sarwar	(On the Day of Judgment) when the heavens are rent asunder they will have a flowery color and flow like oil.
Khalifa	When the sky disintegrates, and turns rose colored like paint.
Hilali/Khan	Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide.
H/K/Saheeh	And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil
Malik	When the heaven will burst and will become red like red hide.[37]
QXP	And when the high elite will disperse and adapt to a stunning change.
Maulana Ali	So when the heaven is rent asunder, so it becomes red like red hide.
Free Minds	Then, when the universe is torn, and turns like a rose coloured paint.
Qaribullah	When the heaven splits asunder and turns crimson, like red leather.

George Sale	And when the heaven shall be rent in sunder, and shall become red as a rose, and shall melt like ointment:
JM Rodwell	When the Heaven shall be cleft asunder, and become rose red, like stained leather:

Asad	And when the sky is rent asunder and becomes red like [burning] oil -- [This is one of several legitimate interpretations of the term dihan (see Tabari); another is "freshly tanned [or "red"] leather", synonymous with adim (Zamakhshari); and yet another, "dregs of olive-oil" (Raghib). All these interpretations have one idea in common - namely, the sudden and surprising change (or changes) of colour to which the sky will be subject at the Last Hour.]

ar-Rahman 055:038

‏55:38 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
Arberry	O which of our Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[38]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	-- Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny? --
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:039

‏55:39 فيومئذ لايسأل عن ذنبه انس ولاجان

Transliteration	Fayawma-ithin la yus-alu AAan thanbihi insun wala jannun
Literal	So that day (end of the world till judgment takes place), a human/mankind and nor a Jinn (will) be asked/questioned about his crime.

Yusuf Ali	On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin.
Pickthal	On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.
Arberry	on that day none shall be questioned about his sin, neither man nor jinn.
Shakir	So on that day neither man nor jinni shall be asked about his sin.
Sarwar	On that day there will be no need to ask mankind or jinn about his sin
Khalifa	On that day, no human, nor a jinn, will be asked about his sins.
Hilali/Khan	So on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinn as to his sin, (because they have already been known from their faces either white or black).
H/K/Saheeh	Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
Malik	On that Day neither man nor jinn will need be asked about his sins.[39]
QXP	In that Era neither the urban nor the rural will be asked why they trailed behind.
Maulana Ali	So on that day neither man or jinni will be asked about his sin.
Free Minds	On that Day, no more questioning is asked of human or Jinn as to his sins.
Qaribullah	On that Day, neither human nor jinn shall be asked about his sin.

George Sale	On that day neither man nor genius shall be asked concerning his sin.
JM Rodwell	On that day shall neither man nor djinn be asked of his sin:

Asad	For on that Day neither man nor invisible being will be asked about his sins. [I.e., the sinners "will find all that they ever wrought [now] facing them"

ar-Rahman 055:040

‏55:40 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[40]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:041

‏55:41 يعرف المجرمون بسيماهم فيؤخذ بالنواصي والاقدام

Transliteration	YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahum fayu/khathu bialnnawasee waal-aqdami
Literal	The criminals/sinners (will) be known by their marks/identifications/expressions, so (they) will be taken by the foreheads/forehead's hair (bangs), and the feet.

Yusuf Ali	(For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Pickthal	The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
Arberry	The sinners shall be known by their mark, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Shakir	The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Sarwar	The guilty ones will be recognized by their faces and will be seized by their forelocks and feet.
Khalifa	(This is because) the guilty will be recognized by their looks; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
Hilali/Khan	The Mujrimoon (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
H/K/Saheeh	The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Malik	Because the sinners will be recognized by their faces and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.[41]
QXP	The violators of human rights will be clearly identified, firmly seized and held accountable. ('Mujrim' = Guilty = One who steals the fruit of others' labor = Violator of human rights).
Maulana Ali	The guilty will be known by their masks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Free Minds	The guilty will be recognized by their features; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
Qaribullah	The sinners shall be known by their mark, they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

George Sale	The wicked shall be known by their marks; and they shall be taken by the forelocks, and the feet, and shall be cast into hell.
JM Rodwell	By their tokens shall the sinners be known, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet:

Asad	All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized! [This is an allusion to their utter humiliation and disgrace. When the ancient Arabs wanted to stress someone's subjection to another person, they would say, "His forelock is in the hand of so-and-so." (See also 96:15-16 and the corresponding note.)]

ar-Rahman 055:042

‏55:42 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord do you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[42]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:043

‏55:43 هذه جهنم التي يكذب بها المجرمون

Transliteration	Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona
Literal	This is Hell which the criminals/sinners lie/deny with it.

Yusuf Ali	This is the Hell which the Sinners deny:
Pickthal	This is hell which the guilty deny.
Arberry	This is Gehenna, that sinners cried lies to;
Shakir	This is the hell which the guilty called a lie.
Sarwar	(The guilty ones will be told), "This is hell which the sinful ones denied".
Khalifa	This is Gehenna that the guilty used to deny.
Hilali/Khan	This is Hell which the Mujrimoon (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) denied.
H/K/Saheeh	This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
Malik	It will be said to them: "This is the hell which the culprits denied."[43]
QXP	This is Hell which the guilty deny.
Maulana Ali	This is the hell which the guilty deny
Free Minds	This is Hell that the criminals used to deny.
Qaribullah	This is Gehenna (Hell) which the sinners belied,

George Sale	This is hell, which the wicked deny as a falsehood:
JM Rodwell	This is Hell which sinners treated as a lie.

Asad	This will be the hell which those who are lost in sin [now] call a lie:

ar-Rahman 055:044

‏55:44 يطوفون بينها وبين حميم ان

Transliteration	Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin
Literal	They circle/walk around between it and between hot water/cold water/red hot coal blazing/glowing.

Yusuf Ali	In its midst and in the midst of boiling hot water will they wander round!
Pickthal	They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
Arberry	they shall go round between it and between hot, boiling water.
Shakir	Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.
Sarwar	They will run around in blazing fire and boiling water.
Khalifa	They will circulate between it and an intolerable inferno.
Hilali/Khan	They will go between it (Hell) and the boiling hot water!
H/K/Saheeh	They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
Malik	They shall wander to and fro between fire and hot boiling water.[44]
QXP	They wander between it and their smoldering anguish.
Maulana Ali	Round about shall they go between it and hot, boiling water.
Free Minds	They will move between it and a boiling liquid.
Qaribullah	they shall go round between it, and between a hot, boiling water.

George Sale	They shall pass to and fro between the same and hot boiling water.
JM Rodwell	To and fro shall they pass between it and the boiling water:

Asad	between it and [their own] burning-hot despair will they wander to and fro! [For my rendering of hamim as "burning despair", see note on the last sentence of 6:70. The allegorical nature of all Quranic descriptions of "rewards" and "punishments" in the hereafter is clearly hinted at in the phrasing of the above verse, which speaks of the sinners "wandering to and fro" between hell and burning despair (baynaha wa-bayna hamim) - i.e., tossed between factual suffering and the despair of vain regrets.]

ar-Rahman 055:045

‏55:45 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s warnings will both of you deny?[45]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:046

‏55:46 ولمن خاف مقام ربه جنتان

Transliteration	Waliman khafa maqama rabbihi jannatani
Literal	And to who feared His Lord's place/position , two treed gardens.

Yusuf Ali	But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens-
Pickthal	But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.
Arberry	But such as fears the Station of his Lord, for them shall be two gardens --
Shakir	And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two gardens.
Sarwar	Those who fear their Lord will have two gardens
Khalifa	For those who reverence the majesty of their Lord, two gardens (one for the jinns and one for the humans).
Hilali/Khan	But for him who (the true believer of Islamic Monotheism who performs all the duties ordained by Allah and His Messenger Muhammad SAW , and keeps away (abstain) from all kinds of sin and evil deeds prohibited in Islam and) fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
H/K/Saheeh	But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens
Malik	For those who fear the time when they will have to stand before their Lord there are two gardens.[46]
QXP	And for him who stands in fear of his Lord's Presence, are two Paradises - one here one there.
Maulana Ali	And for him who fears to stand before his Lord are two Gardens.
Free Minds	And for he who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, will be two paradises.
Qaribullah	And for he who fears the standing (before) his Lord there are two Gardens.

George Sale	But for him who dreadeth the tribunal of his Lord, are prepared two gardens:
JM Rodwell	But for those who dread the majesty of their Lord shall be two gardens:

Asad	BUT FOR THOSE who of their Sustainer's Presence stand in fear, two gardens [of paradise are readied] - [I.e., two kinds of paradise, to be experienced simultaneously. Various interpretations are advanced on this score by the classical commentators: e.g., "a paradise for their doing of good deeds, and another paradise for their avoidance of sins" (Zamakhshari); or a paradise that "will comprise both spiritual and physical joys, [so that it will seem] as if it were two paradises" (Razi). Finally, one might conclude that the pointed reference to the "two gardens" of paradise contains - like the preceding reference to the sinners' "wandering between hell and burning despair" - a pointed allusion to the allegorical character of all descriptions of the life to come, as well as to the inexpressible intensity (or multiplication) of all imaginable and unimaginable sensations in that afterlife. The subsequent descriptions of the joys of paradise must be understood in the same symbolic light.]

ar-Rahman 055:047

‏55:47 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[47]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	-- Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny? --
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow? -

ar-Rahman 055:048

‏55:48 ذواتا افنان

Transliteration	Thawata afnanin
Literal	(B) of (the two treed gardens) have branches.

Yusuf Ali	Containing all kinds (of trees and delights);-
Pickthal	Of spreading branches.
Arberry	abounding in branches --
Shakir	Having in them various kinds.
Sarwar	îfull of various trees.
Khalifa	Full of provisions.
Hilali/Khan	With spreading branches;
H/K/Saheeh	Having [spreading] branches.
Malik	Having shady trees with lush green branches.[48]
QXP	Abounding in two facets, art and science. ('Afnan' = Creative works, art and science).
Maulana Ali	Full of varieties.
Free Minds	Full of provisions.
Qaribullah	(Gardens) with many branches.

George Sale	Planted with shady trees.
JM Rodwell	With o'erbranching trees in each:

Asad	[two gardens] of many wondrous hues. [According to Tabari, the noun fann (lit., "mode" or "manner") is in this case synonymous with lawn ("colour" or "hue"). Afnan is a double plural, and hence denotes "many hues" and since - as pointed out in the Taj al-Arus - one of the several accepted meanings of fann is "a wonderful thing", afnan can also be understood as "many wonderful things". The rendering adopted by me combines both these interpretations. As regards the indescribable nature of what is termed "paradise", see 32:17 and the corresponding note.]

ar-Rahman 055:049

‏55:49 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[49]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:050

‏55:50 فيهما عينان تجريان

Transliteration	Feehima AAaynani tajriyani
Literal	In them (B) (are) two water springs/wells, they (B) flow .

Yusuf Ali	In them (each) will be two Springs flowing (free);
Pickthal	Wherein are two fountains flowing.
Arberry	therein two fountains of running water --
Shakir	In both of them are two fountains flowing.
Sarwar	In the two gardens there will be two flowing springs.
Khalifa	Two springs are in them, flowing.
Hilali/Khan	In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free)
H/K/Saheeh	In both of them are two springs, flowing.
Malik	Each of them will be watered by two flowing springs.[50]
QXP	Wherein flow two springs, creativity and aesthetics.
Maulana Ali	Therein are two fountains flowing.
Free Minds	In them are two springs, flowing.
Qaribullah	Therein are two running fountains.

George Sale	In each of them shall be two fountains flowing.
JM Rodwell	(missing in translation)

Asad	In [each of] these two [gardens] two springs will flow. [The "two springs" of paradise call to mind the "two seas" spoken of in 18:60-61, which, according to Baydawi, symbolize the two sources or streams of knowledge accessible to man: the one obtained through the observation and intellectual analysis of external phenomena ilm az-zahir), and the other through inward, mystic insight (ilm al-batin).]

ar-Rahman 055:051

‏55:51 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[51]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:052

‏55:52 فيهما من كل فاكهة زوجان

Transliteration	Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani
Literal	In them (B) (are) from every/each fruits, a pair/couple/two kinds .

Yusuf Ali	In them will be Fruits of every kind, two and two.
Pickthal	Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
Arberry	therein of every fruit two kinds --
Shakir	In both of them are two pairs of every fruit.
Sarwar	In them there are pairs of each kind of fruit.
Khalifa	Of every fruit in them, two kinds.
Hilali/Khan	In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
H/K/Saheeh	In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
Malik	In both of them there will be two pairs of every fruit.[52]
QXP	Wherein is two kinds of fruit, of their own labor and of the added Reward. (50:35).
Maulana Ali	Therein are pairs of every fruit.
Free Minds	In them will be of every fruit, in pairs.
Qaribullah	Therein are two kinds of every fruit.

George Sale	In each of them shall there be of every fruit two kinds.
JM Rodwell	In each two kinds of every fruit:

Asad	In [each of] these two will two kinds of every fruit be [found]. [Zamakhshari: "a kind that is known and a kind that is strange (gharib)" - i.e., cognitions or sensations that are imaginable on the basis of our experiences in the present life, and such as are, as yet, unimaginable to us, and can, therefore, be only hinted at by means of symbols or allegories. Regarding the concept of "allegory" as such, see 3:7 and the corresponding note.]

ar-Rahman 055:053

‏55:53 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[53]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer s powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:054

‏55:54 متكئين على فرش بطائنها من استبرق وجنى الجنتين دان

Transliteration	Muttaki-eena AAala furushin bata-inuha min istabraqin wajana aljannatayni danin
Literal	Leaning/reclining on on spreads/beds its lining/interior (is) from brocade , and the two treed gardens' harvest (fruits is) near.

Yusuf Ali	They will recline on Carpets, whose inner linings will be of rich brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be near (and easy of reach).
Pickthal	Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.
Arberry	reclining upon couches lined with brocade, the fruits of the gardens nigh to gather --
Shakir	Reclining on beds, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade; and the fruits of the two gardens shall be within reach.
Sarwar	(The dwellers of Paradise) will recline on couches lined with silk brocade and it will be easy to reach the ripe fruits from the two gardens.
Khalifa	While relaxing on furnishings lined with satin, the fruits are within reach.
Hilali/Khan	Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand.
H/K/Saheeh	[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
Malik	They will recline on couches upholstered with rich brocade while the fruit of the gardens will be within their easy reach.[54]
QXP	Reclining on luxurious carpets lined with rich brocade, the fruit of both Gardens at hand.
Maulana Ali	Reclining on beds, whose inner coverings are of silk brocade. And the fruits of the two Gardens are within reach.
Free Minds	While reclining upon furnishings lined with satin, the fruits of the two paradises are within reach.
Qaribullah	(They shall) recline on couches lined with brocade, and the fruits of the Gardens will be near at hand.

George Sale	They shall repose on couches, the linings whereof shall be of thick silk interwoven with gold: And the fruit of the two gardens shall be near at hand to gather.
JM Rodwell	On couches with linings of brocade shall they recline, and the fruit of the two gardens shall be within easy reach:

Asad	[In such a paradise the blest will dwell,] reclining upon carpets lined with rich brocade; [Cf. 18:31 and the corresponding note. The "reclining upon carpets" (or "upon couches" in 18:31) is a symbol of utter restfulness and peace of mind. The mention of the "carpets" of paradise being lined with rich brocade is perhaps meant to convey the idea that - just as the lining of a carpet is, as a rule, invisible - the beauty of paradise has nothing to do with outward show, being of an inner, spiritual nature (Razi). This concept appears already in an earlier interpretation, quoted by Zamakhshari, according to which the "carpets" spoken of here consist of light.] and the fruit of both these gardens will be within easy reach.

ar-Rahman 055:055

‏55:55 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[55]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:056

‏55:56 فيهن قاصرات الطرف لم يطمثهن انس قبلهم ولاجان

Transliteration	Feehinna qasiratu alttarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun
Literal	In them (B) (are) confining the eyes, (they) were not touched (by) a human before them, and nor Jinn.

Yusuf Ali	In them will be (Maidens), chaste, restraining their glances, whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-
Pickthal	Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.
Arberry	therein maidens restraining their glances, untouched before them by any man or jinn --
Shakir	In them shall be those who restrained their eyes; before them neither man nor jinni shall have touched them.
Sarwar	There will be bashful maidens untouched by mankind or jinn before.
Khalifa	Their beautiful mates were never touched by any human or jinn.
Hilali/Khan	Wherein both will be those (maidens) restraining their glances upon their husbands, whom no man or jinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual intercourse) before them.
H/K/Saheeh	In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni
Malik	Therein will be bashful virgins, whom neither any man nor jinn has touched before.[56]
QXP	Therein women have a modest gaze, never touched by human vices or evil prompting.
Maulana Ali	Therein are those restraining their glances, whom no man nor jinni has touched before them.
Free Minds	In them are attendants with a splendid look, unknown before by any human or Jinn.
Qaribullah	Therein are maidens who restrain their glances, whom neither human nor jinn have touched before.

George Sale	Therein shall receive them beauteous damsels, refraining their eyes from beholding any besides their spouses: Whom no man shall have deflowered before them, neither any genius:
JM Rodwell	Therein shall be the damsels with retiring glances, whom nor man nor djinn hath touched before them:

Asad	In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then. [See 56:35-36 and the corresponding note. As regards the expression qasirat at-tarf (lit., "such as restrain their gaze"), see note on 38:52, the earliest Quranic instance of this expression.]

ar-Rahman 055:057

‏55:57 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	jinn and mankindîwhich of the favors of your Lord would you then deny
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[57]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	-- Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny? --
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sus tainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:058

‏55:58 كانهن الياقوت والمرجان

Transliteration	Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu
Literal	As if/though they (F) are corundum/hardest mineral after diamond (rubies/sapphires/ topazes), and the corals.

Yusuf Ali	Like unto Rubies and coral.
Pickthal	(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone.
Arberry	lovely as rubies, beautiful as coral --
Shakir	As though they were rubies and pearls.
Sarwar	who are as beautiful as rubies and pearls.
Khalifa	They look like gems and coral.
Hilali/Khan	(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.
H/K/Saheeh	As if they were rubies and coral.
Malik	So beautiful as though they were rubies and corals.[58]
QXP	Like unto rubies and pearls.
Maulana Ali	As though they were rubies and pearls.
Free Minds	They look like rubies and coral.
Qaribullah	As (lovely as) rubies and as (beautiful as) coral.

George Sale	Having complexions like rubies and pearls.
JM Rodwell	Like jacynths and pearls:

Asad	[When you are promised splendours] as though [of] rubies and [of] pearls -

ar-Rahman 055:059

‏55:59 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?398

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[59]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:060

‏55:60 هل جزاء الاحسان الا الاحسان

Transliteration	Hal jazao al-ihsani illa al-ihsanu
Literal	Is the goodness' reimbursement , except the goodness'?

Yusuf Ali	Is there any Reward for Good - other than Good?
Pickthal	Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness?
Arberry	Shall the recompense of goodness be other than goodness?
Shakir	Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?
Sarwar	Can any thing else be a response to a favor but a favor?.
Khalifa	Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness?
Hilali/Khan	Is there any reward for good other than good?
H/K/Saheeh	Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
Malik	Could the reward for goodness be anything but goodness?[60]
QXP	Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness? (10:26), (16:30), (76:9).
Maulana Ali	Is the reward of goodness aught but goodness?
Free Minds	Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?
Qaribullah	Shall the recompense of goodness be anything other than goodness?

George Sale	Shall the reward of good works be any other than good?
JM Rodwell	Shall the reward of good be aught but good?

Asad	Could the reward of good be aught but good?

ar-Rahman 055:061

‏55:61 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[61]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:062

‏55:62 ومن دونهما جنتان

Transliteration	Wamin doonihima jannatani
Literal	And from other than them (B) two treed gardens.

Yusuf Ali	And besides these two, there are two other Gardens,-
Pickthal	And beside them are two other gardens,
Arberry	And besides these shall be two gardens --
Shakir	And besides these two are two (other) gardens:
Sarwar	Besides this, there will be two other gardens.
Khalifa	Below them are two gardens (one for the jinns and one for the humans).
Hilali/Khan	And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
H/K/Saheeh	And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens
Malik	And besides these two there shall be two other gardens.[62]
QXP	And other than these two, shall be two more Gardens. (The human 'Self' and the new Universe will keep evolving (69:17)).
Maulana Ali	And besides those are two (other) Gardens.
Free Minds	And besides these will be two other paradises.
Qaribullah	And beside these there shall be two Gardens.

George Sale	And besides these there shall be two other gardens:
JM Rodwell	And beside these shall be two other gardens:

Asad	And besides those two will be yet two [other] gardens - [Most of the commentators assume - not very convincingly - that the "two other gardens" are those to which believers of lesser merit will attain. As against this weak and somewhat arbitrary interpretation, it seems to me that the juxtaposition of "two other gardens" with the "two" previously mentioned is meant to convey the idea of infinity in connection with the concept of paradise as such: gardens beyond gardens beyond gardens in an endless vista, slightly varying in description, but all of them symbols of supreme bliss.]

ar-Rahman 055:063

‏55:63 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	#NAME?
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[63]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	-- Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny? --
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow? -

ar-Rahman 055:064

‏55:64 مدهامتان

Transliteration	Mudhammatani
Literal	(B) (are) blackish green and fragrant.

Yusuf Ali	Dark-green in colour (from plentiful watering).
Pickthal	Dark green with foliage.
Arberry	green, green pastures --
Shakir	Both inclining to blackness.
Sarwar	- dark green in color
Khalifa	Side by side.
Hilali/Khan	Dark green (in colour).
H/K/Saheeh	Dark green [in color].
Malik	Densely shaded with dark green trees.[64]
QXP	Both ever-fresh, lush green, pleasing.
Maulana Ali	Inclining into blackness.
Free Minds	Dark green in color.
Qaribullah	The greenest of green pastures.

George Sale	Of a dark geen.
JM Rodwell	Of a dark green:

Asad	two [gardens] of the deepest green. [I.e., by reason of abundant watering (Taj al-Arus). It is to be noted that the adjective "green" is often used in the Quran to indicate ever-fresh life: e.g., the "green garments" which the inmates of paradise will wear (18:31 and 76:21), or the "green meadows" upon which they will recline (cf. verse 76 of the present surah).]

ar-Rahman 055:065

‏55:65 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[65]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:066

‏55:66 فيهما عينان نضاختان

Transliteration	Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani
Literal	In them (B) (are) two water springs/wells, (B) flowing/gushing .

Yusuf Ali	In them (each) will be two Springs pouring forth water in continuous abundance:
Pickthal	Wherein are two abundant springs.
Arberry	therein two fountains of gushing water --
Shakir	In both of them are two springs gushing forth.
Sarwar	In these there will also be two springs gushing forth.
Khalifa	In them, wells to be pumped.
Hilali/Khan	In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth water.
H/K/Saheeh	In both of them are two springs, spouting.
Malik	In both of them there will be two gushing springs.[66]
QXP	Therein are two springs gushing forth. (Personal delight and shared joy (52:25)).
Maulana Ali	Therein are two springs gushing forth.
Free Minds	In them, two springs which gush forth.
Qaribullah	Therein are two gushing fountains of water.

George Sale	In each of them shall be two fountains pouring forth plenty of water.
JM Rodwell	With gushing fountains in each:

Asad	In [each of] these two [gardens] will two springs gush forth.

ar-Rahman 055:067

‏55:67 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[67]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:068

‏55:68 فيها فاكهة ونخل ورمان

Transliteration	Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun
Literal	In them (B) (are) fruits, and palm trees, and pomegranate.

Yusuf Ali	In them will be Fruits, and dates and pomegranates:
Pickthal	Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.
Arberry	therein fruits, and palm-trees, and pomegranates --
Shakir	In both are fruits and palms and pomegranates.
Sarwar	In both gardens there will be fruits, palm-trees, and pomegranates
Khalifa	In them are fruits, date palms, and pomegranate.
Hilali/Khan	In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and pomegranates.
H/K/Saheeh	In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
Malik	Each planted with fruit trees, dates and pomegranates.[68]
QXP	Therein is fruit, and palms and pomegranate. (Fruit within the fruit of Reward).
Maulana Ali	Therein are fruits and palms and pomegranates.
Free Minds	In them are fruits, date palms, and pomegranate.
Qaribullah	In them are fruits, palm trees and pomegranates.

George Sale	In each of them shall be fruits, and palm-trees, and pomegranats.
JM Rodwell	In each, fruits and the palm and the pomegranate:

Asad	In both of them will be [all kinds of] fruit, and date-palms and pomegranates.

ar-Rahman 055:069

‏55:69 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[69]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:070

‏55:70 فيهن خيرات حسان

Transliteration	Feehinna khayratun hisanun
Literal	In them (B) (are) very beautiful good/generous .

Yusuf Ali	In them will be fair (Companions), good, beautiful;-
Pickthal	Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
Arberry	therein maidens good and comely --
Shakir	In them are goodly things, beautiful ones.
Sarwar	There will be well-disciplined, beautiful maidens.
Khalifa	In them are beautiful mates.
Hilali/Khan	Therein (gardens) will be fair (wives) good and beautiful;
H/K/Saheeh	In them are good and beautiful women
Malik	In each of them, there will be chaste and beautiful virgins.[70]
QXP	Therein are all things most excellent, symmetrical, beautiful. ('Khair' = Good thing = Excellent. 'Hisan' = Nicely balanced = Beautifully symmetrical = Symmetrically beautiful).
Maulana Ali	Therein are goodly beautiful ones.
Free Minds	In them is what is good and beautiful.
Qaribullah	In them shall be good and pleasing.

George Sale	Therein shall be agreeable and beauteous damsels:
JM Rodwell	In each, the fair, the beauteous ones:

Asad	In these [gardens] will be [all] things most excellent and beautiful.

ar-Rahman 055:071

‏55:71 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	#NAME?
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[71]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:072

‏55:72 حور مقصورات في الخيام

Transliteration	Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami
Literal	Dilated pupils (very beautiful) confined/limited in the tents .

Yusuf Ali	Companions restrained (as to their glances), in (goodly) pavilions;-
Pickthal	Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions -
Arberry	houris, cloistered in cool pavilions --
Shakir	Pure ones confined to the pavilions.
Sarwar	#NAME?
Khalifa	Confined in the tents.
Hilali/Khan	Houris (beautiful, fair females) restrained in pavilions;
H/K/Saheeh	Fair ones reserved in pavilions
Malik	Huris (beautiful damsels) sheltered in their tents.[72]
QXP	Modest, intelligent companions in blessed shades.
Maulana Ali	Pure ones confined to pavilions.
Free Minds	Companions, inside grand pavilions.
Qaribullah	Maidens (of Paradise, Houris) in cloistered cool pavilions.

George Sale	Having fine black eyes; and kept in pavilions from public view:
JM Rodwell	With large dark eyeballs, kept close in their pavilions:

Asad	[There the blest will live with their] companions pure and modest, in pavilions [splendid] - [For this rendering of the plural noun hur (which is both masculine and feminine), see note on 56:22, the earliest occurrence of this term in the Quran; also note on 56:34.]

ar-Rahman 055:073

‏55:73 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	#NAME?
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[73]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow? -

ar-Rahman 055:074

‏55:74 لم يطمثهن انس قبلهم ولاجان

Transliteration	Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun
Literal	(They) were not touched (by) a human before them, and nor Jinn.

Yusuf Ali	Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched;-
Pickthal	Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -
Arberry	untouched before them by any man or jinn --
Shakir	Man has not touched them before them nor jinni.
Sarwar	- untouched by jinn or mankind before
Khalifa	No human ever touched them, nor a jinn.
Hilali/Khan	Whom no man or jinn yatmithhunna (has opened their hymens with sexual intercourse) before them.
H/K/Saheeh	Untouched before them by man or jinni
Malik	Whom neither man nor Jinn has ever touched before.[74]
QXP	Companions never touched by human vices or evil prompting. (55:15), (55:56).
Maulana Ali	Before them man has not touched them, nor jinni.
Free Minds	No human has ever touched them, nor Jinn.
Qaribullah	Neither human nor jinn will have touched them before.

George Sale	Whom no man shall have deflowered, before their destined spouses, nor any genius.
JM Rodwell	Whom man hath never touched, nor any djinn:

Asad	[companions] whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then.

ar-Rahman 055:075

‏55:75 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?-
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[75]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:076

‏55:76 متكئين على رفرف خضر وعبقري حسان

Transliteration	Muttaki-eena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin
Literal	Leaning/relining on green carpets/pillows/silk and very beautiful fine carpets .

Yusuf Ali	Reclining on green Cushions and rich Carpets of beauty.
Pickthal	Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
Arberry	reclining upon green cushions and lovely druggets --
Shakir	Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.
Sarwar	They will be reclining on plain green and beautifully printed cushions
Khalifa	They relax on green carpets, in beautiful surroundings.
Hilali/Khan	Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
H/K/Saheeh	Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
Malik	Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.[76]
QXP	Relaxing on ever-fresh meadows and splendid carpets.
Maulana Ali	Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets.
Free Minds	Reclining on green carpets, in beautiful surroundings.
Qaribullah	Reclining on green cushions and fine carpets.

George Sale	Therein shall they delight themselves, lying on green cushions and beautiful carpets.
JM Rodwell	Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline:

Asad	[In such a paradise will they dwell,] reclining upon meadows green and carpets rich in beauty.

ar-Rahman 055:077

‏55:77 فباي الاء ربكما تكذبان

Transliteration	Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikuma tukaththibani
Literal	So with which (of) your (B)'s (humans and Jinns) Lord's blessings (do) you (B) deny/falsify ?

Yusuf Ali	Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Pickthal	Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?
Arberry	O which of your Lord's bounties will you and you deny?
Shakir	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Sarwar	(Jinn and mankind) - which of the favors of your Lord would you then deny?.
Khalifa	Which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?
Hilali/Khan	Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?
H/K/Saheeh	So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Malik	Then, O jinn and men, which of your Lord’s favors will both of you deny?[77]
QXP	Then, O Men and women! Which Authority of your Lord will you deny?
Maulana Ali	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?
Free Minds	So which of your Lord's favours will you deny?
Qaribullah	Which favors of your Lord will you both belie?

George Sale	Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny?
JM Rodwell	Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny?

Asad	Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

ar-Rahman 055:078

‏55:78 تبارك اسم ربك ذي الجلال والاكرام

Transliteration	Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waal-ikrami
Literal	Blessed (is) your Lord's name, (owner) of the glory/splendor and the honour/generosity 399

Yusuf Ali	Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour.
Pickthal	Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!
Arberry	Blessed be the Name of thy Lord, majestic, splendid.
Shakir	Blessed be the name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honor!
Sarwar	Blessed is the Name of your Lord, the Lord of Glory and Grace.
Khalifa	Most exalted is the name of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
Hilali/Khan	Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour
H/K/Saheeh	Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Malik	Blessed be the name of your Lord, His Majesty and His Honor.[78]
QXP	Ever Blissful is the Name of your Lord, the Lord of Majesty and Honor!
Maulana Ali	Blessed be the name of thy Lord, the Lord of Glory and Honour!
Free Minds	Glorified be the name of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honour.
Qaribullah	Blessed be the Name of your Lord, Majestic, Splendid.

George Sale	Blessed be the name of thy Lord, possessed of glory and honour!
JM Rodwell	Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of majesty and glory.

Asad	HALLOWED be thy Sustainer's name, full of majesty and glory!

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