The Most Compassionate   ^55:1

taught the Quran,   ^55:2

created humanity,   ^55:3

˹and˺ taught them speech.   ^55:4

The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.   ^55:5

The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺.   ^55:6

As for the sky, He raised it ˹high˺, and set the balance ˹of justice˺   ^55:7

so that you do not defraud the scales.   ^55:8

Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.   ^55:9

He laid out the earth for all beings.   ^55:10

In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,   ^55:11

and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.   ^55:12

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny?   ^55:13

He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,   ^55:14

and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire.   ^55:15

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:16

˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests.   ^55:17

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:18

He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water,   ^55:19

yet between them is a barrier they never cross.   ^55:20

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:21

Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral.   ^55:22

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:23

To Him belong the ships with raised sails, sailing through the seas like mountains.   ^55:24

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:25

Every being on earth is bound to perish.   ^55:26

Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.   ^55:27

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:28

All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.   ^55:29

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:30

We will soon attend to you ˹for judgment˺, O two multitudes ˹of jinn and humans˺!   ^55:31

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:32

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.   ^55:33

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:34

Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.   ^55:35

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:36

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!   ^55:37

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:38

On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.   ^55:39

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:40

The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet.   ^55:41

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:42

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Hell which the wicked denied.”   ^55:43

They will alternate between its flames and scalding water.   ^55:44

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:45

And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens.   ^55:46

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:47

˹Both will be˺ with lush branches.   ^55:48

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:49

In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs.   ^55:50

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:51

In each will be two types of every fruit.   ^55:52

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:53

Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach.   ^55:54

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:55

In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before.   ^55:56

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:57

Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral.   ^55:58

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:59

Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?   ^55:60

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:61

And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others.   ^55:62

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:63

Both will be dark green.   ^55:64

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:65

In each will be two gushing springs.   ^55:66

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:67

In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.   ^55:68

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:69

In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates.   ^55:70

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:71

˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.   ^55:72

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:73

No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before.   ^55:74

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:75

All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.   ^55:76

Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?   ^55:77

Blessed is the Name of your Lord, full of Majesty and Honour.   ^55:78