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Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index

Translation of the meanings Surah: Ar-Rahmān   Ayah:
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Ar-Rahmān

Ayah: 1

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
1. The Most Compassionate 'Allāh',
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Ayah: 2

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
2. He has taught the Qur’an,
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Ayah: 3

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
3. Created man,
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Ayah: 4

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ
4. 'and' taught him speech.
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Ayah: 5

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ
5. The sun and the moon run by
precise calculation.
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Ayah: 6

وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ
6. The herbs¹ and the trees 'submit and' prostrate 'to Allāh'.
1. Another meaning: The stars and the trees...
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Ayah: 7

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
7. The sky, He 'Allāh' raised it high, and set up the balance 'of justice'.
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Ayah: 8

أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ
8. So that you may not transgress in the weights and measures.
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Ayah: 9

وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ
9. And keep up the weighing with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
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Ayah: 10

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ
10. The earth, He laid out for all creatures -
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Ayah: 11

فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ
11. Therein are fruits and date-palms having sheathed clusters 'of dates',
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Ayah: 12

وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ
12. And grain having husks and fragrant herbs.
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Ayah: 13

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
13. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 14

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ
14. Allāh created man 'i.e., Adam' from dry clay like earthen vessels,
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Ayah: 15

وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نَّارٖ
15. And He created the Jann¹ (Iblees, father of the Jinn) from a smokeless flame of fire.
1. Muhammad, God's messenger (ﷺ) said: "Angels were created from light, jinn (i.e., Satan) was created from a smokeless flame of fire, and 'Adam was created from that which you have been told (i.e., sounding clay like the clay of pottery)."
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Ayah: 16

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
16. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 17

رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ
17. 'He is the' Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets².
2. I.e., the points of sunrise in the east and sunset in the west in both summer and winter.
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Ayah: 18

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
18. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 19

مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ
19. He released the two seas (of fresh and salt water). They meet,
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Ayah: 20

بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخٞ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ
20. 'Yet' between them is a barrier that they transgress not.
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Ayah: 21

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
21. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 22

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ
22. From both of them 'the two seas' come forth pearl and coral.
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Ayah: 23

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
23. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 24

وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ
24. To Him belong the ships³ with raised sails on the sea like mountains.
3. Which became possible only by His Power and Grace.
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Ayah: 25

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
25. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 26

كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ
26. Everyone on it 'earth' must pass away,
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Ayah: 27

وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ
27. The Noble Face of 'Allāh' your Lord, Glorified and Honored will abide forever.
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Ayah: 28

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
28. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 29

يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنٖ
29.  All those who are in the heavens and the earth ask of Him. Every day He is engaged in some matter⁴.
4. Such as the giving of life, the bringing of death, exalting and abasing individuals, giving abundantly and withholding, responding to a supplicating person and giving the one requesting, etc.
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Ayah: 30

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
30. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 31

سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ
31.   We will soon attend to you and judge your affairs, O two multitudes (of mankind and jinn).
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Ayah: 32

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
32. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 33

يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ
33. O assembly of jinn and men, if you are able to pass through the diameters of the heavens and the earth, then pass; you cannot pass through except with authority.
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Ayah: 34

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
34. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 35

يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
35. There shall be sent against you both, flames of fire and molten brass. You will not be able to defend yourselves.
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Ayah: 36

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
36. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 37

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ
37. When the heaven is split asunder, and becomes rose colored like red hid⁵.
5. That is when the Day of Resurrection and judgement occurs.
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Ayah: 38

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
38. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 39

فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٞ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
39. On that Day neither man nor jinn shall be asked about his sin⁶.
6. Because they are already known. They will only be interrogated as a form of punishment.
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Ayah: 40

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
40. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 41

يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ
41. The wicked will be recognised by their marks and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet (then will be cast into Hellfire).
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Ayah: 42

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
42. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 43

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
43. This is Gehinnom 'Hell', which the wicked denied.
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Ayah: 44

يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٖ
44. They will go round between it and hot scalding water.
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Ayah: 45

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
45. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 46

وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ
46. But for him who fears the standing 'for account' before his Lord are two gardens.
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Ayah: 47

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
47. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 48

ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانٖ
48. Having 'spreading' branches.
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Ayah: 49

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
49. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 50

فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ
50. In both of them, there will be two flowing springs.
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Ayah: 51

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
51. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 52

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوۡجَانِ
52. In both of these 'gardens' there are pairs of every kind of fruit.
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Ayah: 53

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
53. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 54

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقٖۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانٖ
54. Reclining on couches, the inner coverings of which are of silk brocade. The fruits of the two gardens are at hand.
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Ayah: 55

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
55. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 56

فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
56. In both 'Gardens' shall be maidens of modest gaze; no human or jinn has ever touched them before.
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Ayah: 57

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
57. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 58

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡيَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ
58. As if they are rubies and coral.
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Ayah: 59

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
59. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 60

هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ
60. Is the reward of excellent deeds anything except the most excellent reward?
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Ayah: 61

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
61. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 62

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
62. Besides this, there will be two 'other' gardens.
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Ayah: 63

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
63. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 64

مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ
64. Dark green in color.
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Ayah: 65

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
65. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 66

فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ
66. In both of them there will also be two springs gushing forth.
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Ayah: 67

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
67. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 68

فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَنَخۡلٞ وَرُمَّانٞ
68. In both gardens are fruits, palm-dates, and pomegranates.
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Ayah: 69

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
69. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 70

فِيهِنَّ خَيۡرَٰتٌ حِسَانٞ
70. In them are good, pleasant maidens.
  
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Ayah: 71

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
71.  So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 72

حُورٞ مَّقۡصُورَٰتٞ فِي ٱلۡخِيَامِ
72. Maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.
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Ayah: 73

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
73. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 74

لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسٞ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنّٞ
74. No human or jinn has ever touched them before.
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Ayah: 75

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
75. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 76

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرٖ وَعَبۡقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٖ
76. Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
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Ayah: 77

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
77. So which of your Lord’s bounties will you 'Jinn and mankind' both deny?
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Ayah: 78

تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ
78. Blessed is the Name of your Lord, the Owner of 'All' Majesty and Honor.
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