“Convey my teaching (to the people) even if it were one sentence” [Sahih Bukhari 3461]


Text: Chapter 55: Ar-Rahman (The Most Compassionate)


55:1

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الرَّحْمَٰنُ

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The Most Compassionate

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عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ

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taught the Quran,

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خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ

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created humanity,

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عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ

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˹and˺ taught them speech.

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الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

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The sun and the moon ˹travel˺ with precision.

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وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ

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The stars and the trees bow down ˹in submission˺.1

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وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ

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

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أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ

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so that you do not defraud the scales.

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وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ

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Weigh with justice, and do not give short measure.

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وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

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He laid out the earth for all beings.

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فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ

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In it are fruit, palm trees with date stalks,

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وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ

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and grain with husks, and aromatic plants.

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55:13

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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Then which of your Lord’s favours will you ˹humans and jinn˺ both deny?1 

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خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ

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He created humankind from ˹sounding˺ clay like pottery,

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وَخَلَقَ الْجَانَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ

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and created jinn from a ˹smokeless˺ flame of fire.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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55:17

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رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

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˹He is˺ Lord of the two easts and the two wests.1

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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55:19

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مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ

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

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بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ

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yet between them is a barrier they never cross.1

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55:21

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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55:22

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يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا اللُّؤْلُؤُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ

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Out of both ˹waters˺ come forth pearls and coral.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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وَلَهُ الْجَوَارِ الْمُنشَآتُ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ

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Every being on earth is bound to perish.

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وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

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Only your Lord Himself,1 full of Majesty and Honour, will remain ˹forever˺.2

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55:28

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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يَسْأَلُهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ

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All those in the heavens and the earth are dependent on Him. Day in and day out He has something to bring about.1

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ

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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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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

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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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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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فَإِذَا انشَقَّتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَالدِّهَانِ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ

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On that Day there will be no need for any human or jinn to be asked about their sins.1

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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هَٰذِهِ جَهَنَّمُ الَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا الْمُجْرِمُونَ

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

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يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ آنٍ

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They will alternate between its flames and scalding water.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?1 

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وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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ذَوَاتَا أَفْنَانٍ

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˹Both will be˺ with lush branches.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ

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In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ

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In each will be two types of every fruit.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ ۚ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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هَلْ جَزَاءُ الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ

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Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

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And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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مُدْهَامَّتَانِ

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Both will be dark green.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

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In each will be two gushing springs.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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فِيهِمَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ

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In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَاتٌ حِسَانٌ

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In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates.

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55:71

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَاتٌ فِي الْخِيَامِ

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

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55:73

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ

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No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before.1

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ

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

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فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

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

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تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

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

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