The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful — Al Muntakhab Translation – Parallel Quran

1 Divine Beneficence

۞ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ ۝١

عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ۝٢

Who taught man the Quran, and by its instrumentality has He imparted to him knowledge and wisdom

khalaqa l-insān

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ ۝٣

He created man and brought him into being

Khalaqa al-insana

عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَیَانَ ۝٤

And He taught him the expression of his thoughts in words and intellectual acquaintance with, and perception of, fact and truth and good versus evil

al-shamsu wal-qamaru biḥus'bāni

ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانࣲ ۝٥

The courses of the sun and the moon were determined according to precise computation

Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ یَسۡجُدَانِ ۝٦

And the stars and all that is in the heaven and the trees and all that is on earth bow to Him in adoration and prostrate their reason to Divine Omnipotence

wal-najmu wal-shajaru yasjudān

وَٱلسَّمَاۤءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِیزَانَ ۝٧

And the heaven did He raise aloft and construct as a building of imposing elevation, and He set the balance of reason, justice and vindicatio

wal-samāa rafaʿahā wawaḍaʿa l-mīzān

أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡا۟ فِی ٱلۡمِیزَانِ ۝٨

So that you do not go beyond the limits prescribed whether in balancing probabilities to determine the truth or in balancing scales, nor go beyond all prudence and discretion

allā taṭghaw fī l-mīzān

وَأَقِیمُوا۟ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُوا۟ ٱلۡمِیزَانَ ۝٩

But counterpoise and hold in equipoise all matters, concerns and affairs and that which exists individually, in fact or in idea, and that which is or may be in anyway an object of perception, knowledge, or thought, and do not de induced to act dishonestly with the balance, thus remains everything in the course and order wherein it was set at the creation

wa-aqīmū l-wazna bil-qis'ṭi walā tukh'sirū l-mīzān

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ ۝١٠

And the earth did He found on a secure basis for created beings, animate and inanimate, and furnish with all that ministers to man's comfort and induces appreciation

wal-arḍa waḍaʿahā lil'anām

فِیهَا فَـٰكِهَةࣱ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ ۝١١

Therein grow edible variegated and delicious fruits and date- palms with large bracts and sheathing leaves enveloping the inflorescence which later becomes the fruit as the dates will come to be

fīhā fākihatun wal-nakhlu dhātu l-akmām

وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّیۡحَانُ ۝١٢

And grain of varying fruit- plants and grasses, with its clothing of the rich green leaves and the fragrance of its blossom

wal-ḥabu dhū l-ʿaṣfi wal-rayḥān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝١٣

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَـٰلࣲ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ ۝١٤

He created man's material part from clay, the same material of which earthenware vessels are made of

khalaqa l-insāna min ṣalṣālin kal-fakhār

وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَاۤنَّ مِن مَّارِجࣲ مِّن نَّارࣲ ۝١٥

And He created the Jinn from a brilliant flame of fire

wakhalaqa l-jāna min mārijin min nāri

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝١٦

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessing's, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَیۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَیۡنِ ۝١٧

It is He, Who ordained the two major cardinal eastern points and the two major western cardinal points and the points in between, where the sun rises and sets in winter and summer respectively, passing through recurrent cycles of successive events

rabbu l-mashriqayni warabbu l-maghribayn

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝١٨

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَیۡنِ یَلۡتَقِیَانِ ۝١٩

He sent the fresh water and the sea water and made them come into contact with each other.

maraja l-baḥrayni yaltaqiyān

بَیۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣱ لَّا یَبۡغِیَانِ ۝٢٠

And He set up an immaterial and natural barrier between them so that none of them gains advantage on the kingdom of the othe

baynahumā barzakhun lā yabghiyān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٢١

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

یَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ۝٢٢

And out of the waters come delightful gems of pearls and cora

yakhruju min'humā l-lu'lu-u wal-marjān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٢٣

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Finn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَءَاتُ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَـٰمِ ۝٢٤

To Him, the invisible acting force that produces the motion, belong the ships that are manned to sail the sea propelled by material fastened to the high masts and the stately ships, propelled by other means, imposing and majestic in size and proportions

walahu l-jawāri l-munshaātu fī l-baḥri kal-aʿlām

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٢٥

Therefore; which of your Creators favours, you people of mankind and the Finn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

2 Judgment of the Guilty

كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَیۡهَا فَانࣲ ۝٢٦

All that is on earth and elsewhere the material and the immaterial, shall come to an end and go through the gates of death

kullu man ʿalayhā fāni

وَیَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ۝٢٧

And there and then remains only the One Whose countenance reflects authority, grandeur, greatness and sovereignty and the reverence accorded to His Omnipotence

wayabqā wajhu rabbika dhū l-jalāli wal-ik'rām

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٢٨

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

یَسۡءَلُهُۥ مَن فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ یَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِی شَأۡنࣲ ۝٢٩

All created beings, the spiritual, the animate and the inanimate in the heavens and on earth address to Him a humble prayer for mercy and blessings individually or in litanies, pray to Him with supplication in difficulty and in difficulties, or pray to Him for deliverance from what is burdensome, or beg Him for relief, aid, and assistance in adversity and in time of danger, or ask of Him forgiveness for iniquities, or to exalt the pious and debase the despot and oppressor. Each and every day countless and different prayers and petitions, some being a repetition, and others being born anew, are addressed to Him for different requests each according to his or her circumstances and needs

yasaluhu man fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi kulla yawmin huwa fī shani

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٣٠

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَیُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ۝٣١

Soon shall We settle your disputes and judge between you people of mankind and you people of the jinn

sanafrughu lakum ayyuha l-thaqalān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٣٢

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

یَـٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ ۝٣٣

You people of the Jinn and mankind: if you are able to penetrate the heavens and the earth from end to end, you just do that; you shall not be able to accomplish this end without Allah's ordinance and authority

yāmaʿshara l-jini wal-insi ini is'taṭaʿtum an tanfudhū min aqṭāri l-samāwāti wal-arḍi fa-unfudhū lā tanfudhūna illā bisul'ṭāni

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٣٤

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours you, people of mankind and the jinn, will deny? See commentar

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

یُرۡسَلُ عَلَیۡكُمَا شُوَاظࣱ مِّن نَّارࣲ وَنُحَاسࣱ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ۝٣٥

You will be rained with misfortunes showering on your heads and with streaming flames of fire and molten bross and columns of smoke and you will end up in smoke

yur'salu ʿalaykumā shuwāẓun min nārin wanuḥāsun falā tantaṣirān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٣٦

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةࣰ كَٱلدِّهَانِ ۝٣٧

Then when the heaven is rent asunder and becomes a red molten mass that soaked up all the rose of the flames of the fire

fa-idhā inshaqqati l-samāu fakānat wardatan kal-dihān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٣٨

Which of your Creator's favors ,you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فَیَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ لَّا یُسۡءَلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦۤ إِنسࣱ وَلَا جَاۤنࣱّ ۝٣٩

There and then no man or Jinn will be asked to account for his misdeeds in life, but their senses and their limbs shall provide the answer

fayawma-idhin lā yus'alu ʿan dhanbihi insun walā jānnu

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٤٠

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

یُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِیمَـٰهُمۡ فَیُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَ ٰصِی وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ ۝٤١

There and then shall the wicked who offended Allah and broke His divine law wear faces with the image of sin, and a written letter of discredit exposing them and witnessing their worth. And so each of them shall be seized up and fastened by the forelock, the forehead and the feet in preparation for casting him into Hell

yuʿ'rafu l-muj'rimūna bisīmāhum fayu'khadhu bil-nawāṣī wal-aqdām

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٤٢

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِی یُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ۝٤٣

This is the Hell they and such persons had always denied, and now they see it a reality

hādhihi jahannamu allatī yukadhibu bihā l-muj'rimūn

یَطُوفُونَ بَیۡنَهَا وَبَیۡنَ حَمِیمٍ ءَانࣲ ۝٤٤

They shall be perambulated back and forth between it, with its infernal hiss and crackle of the mountainous flames, and the infernal boileries which avenge wrong and punish crime

yaṭūfūna baynahā wabayna ḥamīmin āni

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٤٥

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

3 Reward of the Righteous

وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ ۝٤٦

As for him who entertains the profound reverence dutiful to Allah, his Creator, and regards Him with awe and bows the knees to His majesty, grandeur and sublimity, there will be two destined gardenesque habitations

waliman khāfa maqāma rabbihi jannatān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٤٧

Therefore, which of your Creator's attributes, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

ذَوَاتَاۤ أَفۡنَانࣲ ۝٤٨

Adorned with variegated branchery springing out of beautiful trees, emitting the breath of attractive flowers, planted in celebration of his or her victory

dhawātā afnāni

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٤٩

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِمَا عَیۡنَانِ تَجۡرِیَانِ ۝٥٠

Emblazoned with two fountain-heads from which streams continuous dew of Allah's grace and blessing

fīhimā ʿaynāni tajriyān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٥١

therefore, which of your Creator's blessing, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـٰكِهَةࣲ زَوۡجَانِ ۝٥٢

And fruits of all varieties in two different forms that age cannot wither nor custom stale their infinite freshness and delicacy

fīhimā min kulli fākihatin zawjān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٥٣

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

مُتَّكِءِینَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَاۤىِٕنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقࣲۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَیۡنِ دَانࣲ ۝٥٤

The fortunate will be resting at ease and in peace resting their arms and leaning their hacks against furnishings lined and ornamented with brocade, and enjoying the fruits hanging from branches springing up and down in both gardens to be always within easy reach

muttakiīna ʿalā furushin baṭāinuhā min is'tabraqin wajanā l-janatayni dāni

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٥٥

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِنَّ قَـٰصِرَ ٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ یَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَاۤنࣱّ ۝٥٦

Therein are women with unconcealed beauties and modest gleaming eyes radiating splendour; virgins, in a state of inviolate chastity, whom no man or Jinn has ever touched

fīhinna qāṣirātu l-ṭarfi lam yaṭmith'hunna insun qablahum walā jānnu

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٥٧

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡیَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ ۝٥٨

Beauties representing the rare and valuable precious stones of ruby and those of coral

ka-annahunna l-yāqūtu wal-marjān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٥٩

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

هَلۡ جَزَاۤءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَـٰنُ ۝٦٠

Is there a reward for goodness other than goodness

hal jazāu l-iḥ'sāni illā l-iḥ'sān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٦١

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ ۝٦٢

And beneath the two gardens, belonging to those who stand really high in Allah's favour, are other two gardens belonging to those who have / earned their disposition on the right

wamin dūnihimā jannatān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٦٣

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

مُدۡهَاۤمَّتَانِ ۝٦٤

Gardens with greenery deep in shade

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٦٥

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِمَا عَیۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ ۝٦٦

Emblazoned with two fountains containing flowing springs uninterrupted in time, sequence, or essence

fīhimā ʿaynāni naḍḍākhatān

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٦٧

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِمَا فَـٰكِهَةࣱ وَنَخۡلࣱ وَرُمَّانࣱ ۝٦٨

Yielding varieties of delightful fruits and date-palms and ornamented with pomegranates

fīhimā fākihatun wanakhlun warummānu

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٦٩

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

فِیهِنَّ خَیۡرَ ٰتٌ حِسَانࣱ ۝٧٠

Within, there are beautiful chaste women who will consort with those men of dignity in the order of piety

fīhinna khayrātun ḥisānu

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٧١

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

حُورࣱ مَّقۡصُورَ ٰتࣱ فِی ٱلۡخِیَامِ ۝٧٢

Beauties with eyes radiating splendour restrained to those whom they accompany, and abiding in pearly tent-like pavillrions canopied with ornamented dome-shaped tapestry brocaded with gold

ḥūrun maqṣūrātun fī l-khiyām

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٧٣

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

لَمۡ یَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَاۤنࣱّ ۝٧٤

Virgins, in a state of inviolate chastity, whom no man or Jinn has ever touched

lam yaṭmith'hunna insun qablahum walā jānnu

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٧٥

Therefore, which of your Creator's blessings, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

مُتَّكِءِینَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرࣲ وَعَبۡقَرِیٍّ حِسَانࣲ ۝٧٦

Resting at ease and in peace cushioned up in thrones, fitted with upholstery of green silk in chambers exquisitely carpeted with artistically executed designs

muttakiīna ʿalā rafrafin khuḍ'rin waʿabqariyyin ḥisāni

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ۝٧٧

Therefore, which of your Creator's favours, you people of mankind and the Jinn, will deny

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbikumā tukadhibān

تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِی ٱلۡجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ۝٧٨

Extolled be He for His glorious attributes, and extolled be He Whose Name is blessed, for it is He to Whom divine service and obedience are due, and it is He Whose majesty, grandeur, sovereignty and omnipotence together accord

tabāraka us'mu rabbika dhī l-jalāli wal-ik'rām

Export 78 verses as:

CSV JSON PDF MD TXT XML BibTeX RIS RSS Excel

← The Moon The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming →