— 78 verses
The Gracious God
HE taught the Qur'an
HE created man
And taught him plain speech
The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning
And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to HIS Will
And the heaven HE has raised high and set up the measure
That you may not exceed the measure
So weigh all things with justice and fall not short of the measure
And HE has set the earth for HIS creatures
Therein are all kinds of fruit and palm-tree with sheaths
And grain with its husk and fragrant plants
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, O men and jinn, deny
He created man of dry ringing clay which is like baked pottery
And the jinn HE created of the flame of Fire
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
The Lord of the two Easts and the Lord of the two Wests
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
HE has made the two bodies of water flow. They will one day meet
Between them there is at present a barrier; they cannot encroach one upon the other
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
There come out from both of them pearls and coral
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
And HIS are the lofty ships reared aloft on the sea like mountains
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
All that is on earth will pass away
And there will abide for ever only the Person of thy Lord, Master of Glory and Honour
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Of HIM do beg all that are in the heavens and the earth. Everyday HE reveals himself in a different state
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Soon shall WE attend to you, O ye two big groups
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
O company of jinn and men ! if you have power to break through the confines of the heavens and the earth, then break through them. But you cannot break through save with authority
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
There shall be sent against you a flame of fire, and molten copper; and you shall not be able to help yourselves
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
And when the heaven is rent asunder and become red like red hide
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
On that day neither man nor jinn will be asked about his sin
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
The guilty will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
And they will be told: `This is the Hell which the guilty denied
`Between it and the fierce boiling water will they go round.
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
And for him who fears to stand before his Lord there are two gardens
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Having many varieties of trees
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
In each of them there are two fountains flowing freely
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Therein will be every kind of fruit in pairs
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
The inmates thereof will recline on couches over carpets, the linings of which will be of thick brocade. And the fruit of the two Gardens will be within their easy reach
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Therein will also be chaste maidens restraining their glances, whom neither man nor jinn will have touched before them
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
As if they were rubies and small pearls
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
And besides these two, there are two other gardens
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Dark green with foliage
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Therein also will be two springs, gushing forth with water
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
In both of them there will be all kinds of fruit, and dates and pomegranates
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Therein will be maidens, good and beautiful.
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Fair maidens with lovely black eyes, guarded in pavilions
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Whom neither man nor jinn will have touched before them
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets
Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will ye twain, deny
Blessed is the name of thy Lord, Master of Glory and Honour