55:1
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Arrahman
The Most Merciful
Surah 55 • Chapter of the Holy Qur'an
Surah Ar-Rahman — Arabic, Transliteration, Urdu, Hindi and English Translation
Ar-Rahman (The Beneficent) — Madinah Revelation (Order: 97) • 78 Verses
سورة الرحمن
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Key Facts & Authentic Summary
- Surah Ar-Rahman is the 55th chapter of the Qur'an, with 78 verses (Quran.com).
- Its name is a name of Allah — Ar-Raḥmān, the Most Compassionate — and it is the only surah that opens directly with one of Allah's names.
- Its defining feature: the refrain "So which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?" — repeated thirty-one times.
- The surah addresses both humans and jinn, which is why the refrain is in the Arabic dual (rabbikumā — "the Lord of you two").
- The Prophet ﷺ recited it to the jinn, and reported that they answered the refrain better than his Companions did — Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3291, graded hasan.
- On its revelation place: Quran.com classifies it as Madani, but many classical authorities held it Makki. A genuine difference of opinion — see below.
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55:2
عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ
AAallama alqur-an
Taught the Qur’ān,
55:3
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ
Khalaqa al-insan
Created man,
55:4
عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ
AAallamahu albayan
[And] taught him eloquence.
55:5
الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ
Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusban
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
55:6
وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
Wannajmu washshajaru yasjudan
And the stars and trees prostrate.
55:7
وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ
Wassamaa rafaAAahawawadaAAa almeezan
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
55:8
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ
Alla tatghaw fee almeezan
That you not transgress within the balance.
55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ
Waaqeemoo alwazna bilqisti walatukhsiroo almeezan
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
55:10
وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ
Wal-arda wadaAAahalil-anam
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
55:11
فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ
Feeha fakihatun wannakhluthatu al-akmam
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
55:12
وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ
Walhabbu thoo alAAasfiwarrayhan
And grain having husks and scented plants.
55:13
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:14
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ
Khalaqa al-insana min salsalinkalfakhkhar
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
55:15
وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ
Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijinmin nar
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
55:16
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:17
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayn
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
55:18
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:19
مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyan
He released the two seas, meeting [one another];
55:20
بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ
Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyan
Between them is a barrier so neither of them transgresses.
55:21
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:22
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ
Yakhruju minhuma allu/luo walmarjan
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
55:23
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththibani
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:24
وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ
Walahu aljawari almunshaatufee albahri kal-aAAlam
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
55:25
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:26
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ
Kullu man AAalayha fan
Everyone upon it [i.e., the earth] will perish,
55:27
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thooaljalali wal-ikram
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
55:28
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:29
يَسْأَلُهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ
Yas-aluhu man fee assamawatiwal-ardi kulla yawmin huwa fee sha/n
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is in [i.e., bringing about] a matter.
55:30
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:31
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ
Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha aththaqalan
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
55:32
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:33
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ
Ya maAAshara aljinni wal-insiini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari assamawatiwal-ardi fanfuthoo la tanfuthoonailla bisultan
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allāh].
55:34
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:35
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathunmin narin wanuhasun fala tantasiran
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
55:36
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:37
فَإِذَا انشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ
Fa-itha inshaqqati assamaofakanat wardatan kaddihan
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -
55:38
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:39
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ
Fayawma-ithin la yus-alu AAan thanbihiinsun wala jan
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
55:40
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:41
يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ
YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahumfayu/khathu binnawasee wal-aqdam
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
55:42
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:43
هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ
Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibubiha almujrimoon
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
55:44
يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ
Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameeminan
They will circulate between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
55:45
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:46
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ
Waliman khafa maqama rabbihijannatan
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
55:47
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:48
ذَوَاتَا أَفْنَانٍ
Thawata afnan
Having [spreading] branches.
55:49
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:50
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ
Feehima AAaynani tajriyan
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
55:51
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:52
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ
Feehima min kulli fakihatinzawjan
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
55:53
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:54
مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ۚ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ
Muttaki-eena AAala furushin bata-inuhamin istabraqin wajana aljannatayni dan
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
55:55
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:56
فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ
Feehinna qasiratu attarfilam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jan
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinnī -
55:57
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:58
كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ
Kaannahunna alyaqootu walmarjan
As if they were rubies and coral.
55:59
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:60
هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ
Hal jazao al-ihsani illaal-ihsan
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
55:61
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:62
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
Wamin doonihima jannatan
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
55:63
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:64
مُدْهَامَّتَانِ
Mudhammatan
Dark green [in color].
55:65
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:66
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ
Feehima AAaynani naddakhatan
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
55:67
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:68
فِيهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ
Feehima fakihatun wanakhlunwarumman
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
55:69
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:70
فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ
Feehinna khayratun hisan
In them are good and beautiful women -
55:71
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:72
حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ
Hoorun maqsooratun feealkhiyam
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
55:73
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:74
لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ
Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum walajan
Untouched before them by man or jinnī -
55:75
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
55:76
مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ
Muttaki-eena AAala rafrafin khudrinwaAAabqariyyin hisan
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
55:77
فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbikumatukaththiban
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
55:78
تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Tabaraka ismu rabbika theealjalali wal-ikram
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
✨ Benefits and Virtues of Surah Ar-Rahman
The sound material is the narration above (Tirmidhi 3291, hasan) — the Prophet's ﷺ recitation of the whole surah to his Companions, and the jinn's response to the refrain.
Grade: Weak
Be careful with "the bride of the Qur'an." The description ʿarūs al-Qurʾān is very widely circulated. It is generally reported via al-Bayhaqi and is commonly graded weak. We do not present it as an authentic statement of the Prophet ﷺ. 🔍 If you wish to mention it at all, verify its grading and label it clearly as weak.
What is not in dispute is the surah's content, and it is a stronger foundation anyway:
A sustained meditation on gratitude, built so the reader cannot avoid the question of whether they acknowledge what they have received.
One of the Qur'an's fullest descriptions of Paradise — two gardens, and then two more below them (verses 46–76).
The transience of everything except Allah: "Every soul upon it is bound to perish. Only your Lord Himself, full of Majesty and Honour, will remain forever" (55:26–27).
📖 Themes and Key Lessons
Theme 01
1. Teaching as the first mercy (verses 1–4). Ar-Raḥmān. ʿAllama'l-Qurʾān. Khalaqa'l-insān. ʿAllamahu'l-bayān. — The Most Compassionate. Taught the Qur'an. Created humankind. Taught him speech.
Theme 02
The order is striking. Teaching the Qur'an is mentioned before the creation of the human being. And the first thing named after creation is not food or shelter but al-bayān — the capacity for clear expression.
Theme 03
2. The ordered cosmos (verses 5–13). Sun and moon on precise calculation, the sky raised, the balance (al-mīzān) established — with the command "do not defraud the scales" placed immediately after the cosmic balance is described. Justice in the marketplace is presented as continuous with the order of the universe.
Theme 04
3. Creation of humans and jinn (verses 14–16). One from clay like pottery, one from smokeless fire.
Theme 05
4. The two seas (verses 19–25). Two bodies of water meeting with a barrier between them, and the pearls and coral that come from them.
Theme 06
5. Everything perishes (verses 26–30). The pivot of the surah.
Theme 07
6. The Day of Judgement (verses 31–45). The reckoning for both creations.
Theme 08
7. Paradise (verses 46–78). Two gardens with branches, springs and fruits — and then two further gardens below them, described in equal detail.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q How many times is "which of the favours of your Lord will you deny" repeated in Surah Rahman?
Thirty-one times across 78 verses. It is the surah's structural refrain, following each item in a long inventory of blessings.
Q What should you say after "fabi ayyi ala'i rabbikuma tukadhdhiban"?
The jinn's response recorded in Tirmidhi 3291: "Lā bi-shayʾin min niʿamika rabbanā nukadhdhib, fa-laka'l-ḥamd" — "We do not deny any of Your favours, our Lord. And Yours is all praise." The Prophet ﷺ related this approvingly when his Companions had stayed silent.
Q Why is Surah Ar-Rahman addressed to two groups?
The refrain uses dual Arabic forms (rabbikumā, tukadhdhibān), addressing humankind and the jinn — both named explicitly in the surah. The Prophet ﷺ also recited it to the jinn on the Night of the Jinn.
Q Is Surah Ar-Rahman Makki or Madani?
Scholars differ. Quran.com's data classifies it Madani; many classical authorities held it Makki. Both positions are well represented, so it is best stated as a difference of opinion rather than settled fact.
Q Is Surah Ar-Rahman called the bride of the Qur'an?
That description is widely repeated, but the narration behind it is generally reported via al-Bayhaqi and is commonly graded weak. It should not be quoted as authentic prophetic speech.
Q What is Surah Ar-Rahman about?
Gratitude. It inventories the favours of Allah — cosmic, natural and eternal — and after each one asks whether the reader will deny it. It closes with one of the Qur'an's longest descriptions of Paradise.
Q How many verses does Surah Ar-Rahman have?
78 verses. It is the 55th surah, in juz 27.
Q Why is it named after Ar-Rahman?
It is the only surah beginning directly with a name of Allah. The name sets the theme: everything catalogued in the surah is an expression of that compassion.