الرَّحْمَٰنُ ١
(Allah) Most Gracious!
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
55:2
عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ ٢
It is He Who has taught the Quran.
55:3
خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ ٣
He has created man:
55:4
عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ ٤
He has taught him speech (and intelligence).
55:5
الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ ٥
The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;
55:6
وَالنَّجْمُ وَالشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ ٦
And the herbs and the trees - both (alike) prostrate in adoration.
55:7
وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ ٧
And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice),
55:8
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ ٨
In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance.
55:9
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَ ٩
So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.
55:10
وَالْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ ١٠
It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:
55:11
فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَالنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ الْأَكْمَامِ ١١
Therein is fruit and date-palms, producing spathes (enclosing dates);
55:12
وَالْحَبُّ ذُو الْعَصْفِ وَالرَّيْحَانُ ١٢
Also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-smelling plants.