55th surah of the Quran

Surah Ar-Rahman

The Beneficent

Medinan 78 verses Juz 27
Ar-Rahman

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ﴿١﴾

The Beneficent

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ ﴿٢﴾

Hath made known the Qur'an.

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خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ﴿٣﴾

He hath created man.

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عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ ﴿٤﴾

He hath taught him utterance.

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ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۢ ﴿٥﴾

The sun and the moon are made punctual.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ﴿٦﴾

The stars and the trees prostrate.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ﴿٧﴾

And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ ﴿٨﴾

That ye exceed not the measure,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ ﴿٩﴾

But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ ﴿١٠﴾

And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ ﴿١١﴾

Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm-trees,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ ﴿١٢﴾

Husked grain and scented herb.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٣﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍۢ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ ﴿١٤﴾

He created man of clay like the potter's,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍۢ مِّن نَّارٍۢ ﴿١٥﴾

And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٦﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ ﴿١٧﴾

Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٨﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ ﴿١٩﴾

He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌۭ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ ﴿٢٠﴾

There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢١﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ﴿٢٢﴾

There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral-stone.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٣﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ ﴿٢٤﴾

His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٥﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍۢ ﴿٢٦﴾

Everyone that is thereon will pass away;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ﴿٢٧﴾

There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٢٨﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍۢ ﴿٢٩﴾

All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٠﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ﴿٣١﴾

We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٢﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ ﴿٣٣﴾

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.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٤﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌۭ مِّن نَّارٍۢ وَنُحَاسٌۭ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ﴿٣٥﴾

There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٦﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةًۭ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ﴿٣٧﴾

And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -

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فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٨﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ﴿٣٩﴾

On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٠﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ ﴿٤١﴾

The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٢﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴿٤٣﴾

This is hell which the guilty deny.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍۢ ﴿٤٤﴾

They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٥﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ ﴿٤٦﴾

But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٧﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍۢ ﴿٤٨﴾

Of spreading branches.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٤٩﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ ﴿٥٠﴾

Wherein are two fountains flowing.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥١﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍۢ زَوْجَانِ ﴿٥٢﴾

Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٣﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍۢ ﴿٥٤﴾

Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٥﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ﴿٥٦﴾

Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٧﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ ﴿٥٨﴾

(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٥٩﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ ﴿٦٠﴾

Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٦١﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

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وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ ﴿٦٢﴾

And beside them are two other gardens,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٦٣﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ ﴿٦٤﴾

Dark green with foliage.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٦٥﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ ﴿٦٦﴾

Wherein are two abundant springs.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٦٧﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَنَخْلٌۭ وَرُمَّانٌۭ ﴿٦٨﴾

Wherein is fruit, the date-palm and pomegranate.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٦٩﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌۭ ﴿٧٠﴾

Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٧١﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

حُورٌۭ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌۭ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ ﴿٧٢﴾

Fair ones, close-guarded in pavilions -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٧٣﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny? -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ ﴿٧٤﴾

Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٧٥﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍۢ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍۢ ﴿٧٦﴾

Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٧٧﴾

Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny?

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ ﴿٧٨﴾

Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Ar-Rahman Verse 1 of 78

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Ar-Rahman

Surah Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) is the 55th surah of the Quran. It has 78 verses and is found in Juz 27. It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, الرحمن, is commonly translated as “The Beneficent”.

Questions about Surah Ar-Rahman

How many verses are in Surah Ar-Rahman?

Surah Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) has 78 verses. It is the 55th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Qamar and before Surah Al-Waqi'ah, and it is found in Juz 27.

Is Surah Ar-Rahman Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 97 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Ar-Rahman mean?

الرحمن is commonly translated as “The Beneficent”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Ar-Rahman in?

Surah Ar-Rahman is in Juz' 27.

Where can I listen to Surah Ar-Rahman?

Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.

Can I read Surah Ar-Rahman with a translation and tafsir?

Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of Surah Ar-Rahman in the Uthmani script with a translation under each verse. You can switch between verse by verse, the whole surah, and mushaf pages, and save the surah as a PDF.