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Surah Ar-Rahman (الرحمن) — The Beneficent

Surah 55 · 78 verses · Medinan · revealed in Makkah or early Madinah

Ar-Rahman opens with the name of Allah as the Most Compassionate and then lists gift after gift — the Quran itself, the human being, the sun and moon, the two seas, the fruit and grain — punctuated thirty-one times by the question, "So which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?"

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Also known as

  • The Most Compassionate
  • Ar-Rahman
  • The Bride of the Quran

Why it is read

People read Ar-Rahman for its rhythm and for gratitude; the repeated refrain makes it one of the most memorised and most recited chapters.

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78 of 78 ayahs

  1. Ayah 1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ

    The Most Compassionate

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  5. Ayah 5

    ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

    The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision

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  6. Ayah 6

    وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

    The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺

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  7. Ayah 7

    وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺

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  8. Ayah 8

    أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ

    so that you do not defraud the scales

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  9. Ayah 9

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

    Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure

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  10. Ayah 10

    وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

    He laid out the earth for all beings

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  11. Ayah 11

    فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ

    In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks

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  12. Ayah 12

    وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ

    and grain with husks, and aromatic plants

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  14. Ayah 14

    خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ

    He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery

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  15. Ayah 15

    وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

    and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire

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  16. Ayah 16

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  17. Ayah 17

    رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

    ˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests

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  18. Ayah 18

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  19. Ayah 19

    مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

    He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water

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  20. Ayah 20

    بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

    yet between them is a barrier they never cross

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  21. Ayah 21

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  22. Ayah 22

    يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

    Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral

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  23. Ayah 23

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  24. Ayah 24

    وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ

    To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains

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  25. Ayah 25

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  26. Ayah 26

    كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

    Every being on earth is bound to perish

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  27. Ayah 27

    وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺

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  28. Ayah 28

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  29. Ayah 29

    يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ

    All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about

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  30. Ayah 30

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  31. Ayah 31

    سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

    We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺

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  32. Ayah 32

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  33. Ayah 33

    يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٍ

    O assembly of jinn and humans! If you can penetrate beyond the realms of the heavens and the earth, then do so. ˹But˺ you cannot do that without ˹Our˺ authority

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  34. Ayah 34

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  35. Ayah 35

    يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

    Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another

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  36. Ayah 36

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  37. Ayah 37

    فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ

    ˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil

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  38. Ayah 38

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  39. Ayah 39

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

    On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins

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  40. Ayah 40

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  41. Ayah 41

    يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ

    The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet

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  42. Ayah 42

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  43. Ayah 43

    هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    ˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”

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  44. Ayah 44

    يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ

    They will alternate between its flames and scalding water

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  45. Ayah 45

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  46. Ayah 46

    وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

    And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens

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  47. Ayah 47

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  48. Ayah 48

    ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ

    ˹Both will be˺ with lush branches

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  49. Ayah 49

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  50. Ayah 50

    فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

    In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs

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  51. Ayah 51

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  52. Ayah 52

    فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ

    In each will be two types of every fruit

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  53. Ayah 53

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  54. Ayah 54

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ۚ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ

    Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach

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  55. Ayah 55

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  56. Ayah 56

    فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

    In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before

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  57. Ayah 57

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  58. Ayah 58

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ

    Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral

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  59. Ayah 59

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  60. Ayah 60

    هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ

    Is there any reward for goodness except goodness

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  61. Ayah 61

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  62. Ayah 62

    وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

    And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others

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  63. Ayah 63

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  65. Ayah 65

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  66. Ayah 66

    فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

    In each will be two gushing springs

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  67. Ayah 67

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  68. Ayah 68

    فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ

    In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates

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  69. Ayah 69

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  70. Ayah 70

    فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌ

    In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates

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  71. Ayah 71

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  72. Ayah 72

    حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ

    ˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions

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  73. Ayah 73

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  74. Ayah 74

    لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ

    No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before

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  75. Ayah 75

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  76. Ayah 76

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍ

    All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets

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  77. Ayah 77

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny

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  78. Ayah 78

    تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

    Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour

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English translation: The Clear Quran (Dr. Mustafa Khattab). Arabic: Tanzil / Uthmani text.

Questions about Surah Ar-Rahman

How many times is the refrain repeated in Surah Ar-Rahman?
The question "So which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?" appears thirty-one times across the chapter's 78 verses.
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