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Surah Ar-Rahman

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Surah Ar-Rahman is a surah of 78 verses that lists the blessings of the Most Merciful to both humans and jinn, asking again and again which of their Lord's favors they will deny.

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Meaning
The Beneficent
Surah
55 of 114
Verses
78
Revealed in
Medina
Found in
Juz 27

What Surah Ar-Rahman is about

Surah Ar-Rahman is the 55th surah of the Quran and has 78 verses. It takes its name from its first verse, which is a single word: Ar-Rahman, "the Most Merciful". It is listed here as Medinan, though many scholars consider it Meccan, as the early reports differ. It is one of the most recited and best-loved surahs of the Quran, known for its rhythm and for the refrain that runs through it.

The surah begins with Allah's gifts in a careful order: the Most Merciful taught the Quran, created the human being, and taught him clear speech (55:1-4). It then widens to the sun and moon on their exact courses, the stars and trees bowing, the sky raised high, and the balance He set up, which people are told to keep with fairness and not upset (55:5-9). The earth is laid out for its creatures, with fruit, clustered date palms, grain and fragrant plants (55:10-12).

Verse 13 introduces the question that defines the surah: which of your Lord's favors will you deny? It is addressed to two audiences, humans and jinn, which is why verses 14-15 describe the creation of one from clay and the other from fire. From there the refrain recurs every two or three verses, 31 times in all, turning each blessing into a question the listener has to answer.

Verses 17-25 point to the Lord of the two easts and two wests, two seas that meet with a barrier between them, the pearls and coral they yield, and ships standing high on the sea. Then the tone shifts. Everyone on earth will pass away, and only your Lord, full of majesty and honor, remains (55:26-27). Everyone in the heavens and earth asks of Him, and every day He is at work (55:29).

Verses 31-45 speak of the Day of Judgment: humans and jinn cannot pass beyond the bounds of the heavens and earth without His authority, the sky splits and turns rose-red, and the guilty are known by their marks. Verse 46 then promises two gardens for whoever feared standing before his Lord, described with flowing springs, fruit of every kind in pairs, brocade-lined couches and companions of modest gaze. Verse 60 asks whether the reward of goodness can be anything but goodness.

Verses 62-76 describe two more gardens beneath the first two, deep green, with gushing springs, dates and pomegranates. Many scholars see the four gardens as two ranks, matching the foremost and the people of the right described in the next surah, Al-Waqi'ah. The surah ends as it began, with Allah's name: blessed is the name of your Lord, full of majesty and honor (55:78).

Main themes

  1. The Most Merciful taught the Quran

    The surah opens with Allah's name Ar-Rahman and lists His first gift as teaching the Quran, even before mentioning the creation of the human being. Speech and understanding follow, then the order of the heavens and the balance He established. People are told to keep that balance with justice and not to cheat in it.

    Verses 1–12

  2. Which of your Lord's favors will you deny

    From verse 13 the refrain addresses both humans and jinn, whose creation from clay and from fire is described in verses 14-15. It repeats 31 times, after blessings, after warnings, and after descriptions of Paradise, so that every part of the surah is turned into a question of gratitude.

    Verses 13–16

  3. Signs in the east, the west and the seas

    Allah is Lord of the two easts and two wests, the different points where the sun rises and sets through the year. Two bodies of water meet with a barrier between them that they do not cross, and pearls, coral and great ships are counted among His gifts.

    Verses 17–25

  4. All will pass except your Lord

    In two short verses the surah reminds the listener that everyone on earth will perish and only the Lord, full of majesty and honor, remains; the Arabic speaks of His Face. Every creature in the heavens and earth asks of Him, and He is constantly attending to His creation.

    Verses 26–30

  5. The Day of Judgment for humans and jinn

    Humans and jinn are challenged to escape the bounds of the heavens and earth, which they cannot do without His authority. The sky splits and reddens, the guilty are recognized by their marks, and they move between Hell and boiling water.

    Verses 31–45

  6. Two gardens, and two more

    For whoever feared standing before his Lord there are two gardens, described with springs, fruits in pairs, brocade-lined couches and pure companions. Verse 60 sums up the principle that excellence is rewarded with excellence. Two further gardens are then described, and the surah closes by blessing the name of the Lord.

    Verses 46–78

Verses to know

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ﴿١﴾ عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ﴿٢﴾ خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ ﴿٣﴾ عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ ﴿٤﴾

1The Compassionate. 2Has taught the Quran. 3He created man. 4And taught him clear expression.
Ar-Rahman 55:1–4

The opening sequence puts teaching the Quran before the creation of humanity, which many scholars read as a sign that revelation is the greatest of Allah's mercies.

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿١٣﴾

So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?
Ar-Rahman 55:13

The first appearance of the surah's refrain, addressed to both humans and jinn. It recurs 31 times between verses 13 and 77.

كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ ﴿٢٧﴾

26Everyone upon it is perishing. 27But will remain the Presence of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor.
Ar-Rahman 55:26–27

Two short verses that hold the surah's center: everything on earth perishes, and only the Lord, full of majesty and honor, remains.

هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ ﴿٦٠﴾

Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness?
Ar-Rahman 55:60

A brief question that expresses a principle running through the Quran: the reward for doing good is nothing but good.

When Surah Ar-Rahman is recited

Many Muslims listen to or recite Surah Ar-Rahman regularly for its beauty and its reminders of gratitude, though no specific day or time for it is established in authentic hadith. Sunan at-Tirmidhi reports, from Jabir, that the Prophet ﷺ recited this surah to his companions and they listened in silence. He told them he had recited it to the jinn, who responded better: each time he reached the refrain, they said that they denied none of their Lord's favors and that praise belongs to Him. Because of this, some Muslims make the same response when they hear the refrain. A popular saying that Ar-Rahman is the "bride of the Quran" comes from a narration in al-Bayhaqi's Shu'ab al-Iman that hadith scholars consider weak, and claims that reciting it cures specific illnesses have no authentic basis.

Surah Ar-Rahman in Arabic and English

All 78 verses, with the Arabic, a transliteration to help you read it aloud, and the English translation by Talal Itani.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ

    Alrrahmanu

    The Compassionate.

  2. 2

    عَلَّمَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ

    AAallama alqurana

    Has taught the Quran.

  3. 3

    خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ

    Khalaqa alinsana

    He created man.

  4. 4

    عَلَّمَهُ ٱلۡبَيَانَ

    AAallamahu albayana

    And taught him clear expression.

  5. 5

    ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانٖ

    Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

    The sun and the moon move according to plan.

  6. 6

    وَٱلنَّجۡمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسۡجُدَانِ

    Waalnnajmu waalshshajaru yasjudani

    And the stars and the trees prostrate themselves.

  7. 7

    وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

    Waalssamaa rafaAAaha wawadaAAa almeezana

    And the sky, He raised; and He set up the balance.

  8. 8

    أَلَّا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡمِيزَانِ

    Alla tatghaw fee almeezani

    So do not transgress in the balance.

  9. 9

    وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلۡوَزۡنَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ وَلَا تُخۡسِرُواْ ٱلۡمِيزَانَ

    Waaqeemoo alwazna bialqisti wala tukhsiroo almeezana

    But maintain the weights with justice, and do not violate the balance.

  10. 10

    وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلۡأَنَامِ

    Waalarda wadaAAaha lilanami

    And the earth; He set up for the creatures.

  11. 11

    فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةࣱ وَٱلنَّخۡلُ ذَاتُ ٱلۡأَكۡمَامِ

    Feeha fakihatun waalnnakhlu thatu alakmami

    In it are fruits, and palms in clusters.

  12. 12

    وَٱلۡحَبُّ ذُو ٱلۡعَصۡفِ وَٱلرَّيۡحَانُ

    Waalhabbu thoo alAAasfi waalrrayhani

    And grains in the blades, and fragrant plants.

  13. 13

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  14. 14

    خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ كَٱلۡفَخَّارِ

    Khalaqa alinsana min salsalin kaalfakhkhari

    He created man from hard clay, like bricks.

  15. 15

    وَخَلَقَ ٱلۡجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٖ مِّن نَّارٖ

    Wakhalaqa aljanna min marijin min narin

    And created the jinn from a fusion of fire.

  16. 16

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  17. 17

    رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَيۡنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبَيۡنِ

    Rabbu almashriqayni warabbu almaghribayni

    Lord of the two Easts and Lord of the two Wests.

  18. 18

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  19. 19

    مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَيۡنِ يَلۡتَقِيَانِ

    Maraja albahrayni yaltaqiyani

    He merged the two seas, converging together.

  20. 20

    بَيۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣱ لَّا يَبۡغِيَانِ

    Baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyani

    Between them is a barrier, which they do not overrun.

  21. 21

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  22. 22

    يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُمَا ٱللُّؤۡلُؤُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ

    Yakhruju minhuma alluluo waalmarjanu

    From them emerge pearls and coral.

  23. 23

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  24. 24

    وَلَهُ ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ كَٱلۡأَعۡلَٰمِ

    Walahu aljawari almunshaatu fee albahri kaalaAAlami

    His are the ships, raised above the sea like landmarks.

  25. 25

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  26. 26

    كُلُّ مَنۡ عَلَيۡهَا فَانٖ

    Kullu man AAalayha fanin

    Everyone upon it is perishing.

  27. 27

    وَيَبۡقَىٰ وَجۡهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ

    Wayabqa wajhu rabbika thoo aljalali waalikrami

    But will remain the Presence of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor.

  28. 28

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  29. 29

    يَسۡـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ كُلَّ يَوۡمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأۡنٖ

    Yasaluhu man fee alssamawati waalardi kulla yawmin huwa fee shanin

    Everyone in the heavens and the earth asks Him. Every day He is managing.

  30. 30

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  31. 31

    سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ

    Sanafrughu lakum ayyuha alththaqalani

    We will attend to you, O prominent two.

  32. 32

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  33. 33

    يَٰمَعۡشَرَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلۡطَٰنٖ

    Ya maAAshara aljinni waalinsi ini istataAAtum an tanfuthoo min aqtari alssamawati waalardi faonfuthoo la tanfuthoona illa bisultanin

    O society of jinn and humans! If you can pass through the bounds of the heavens and the earth, go ahead and pass. But you will not pass except with authorization.

  34. 34

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  35. 35

    يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظࣱ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسࣱ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

    Yursalu AAalaykuma shuwathun min narin wanuhasun fala tantasirani

    You will be bombarded with flares of fire and brass, and you will not succeed.

  36. 36

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  37. 37

    فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ وَرۡدَةٗ كَٱلدِّهَانِ

    Faitha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani

    When the sky splits apart, and becomes rose, like paint.

  38. 38

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  39. 39

    فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسࣱ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    Fayawmaithin la yusalu AAan thanbihi insun wala jannun

    On that Day, no human and no jinn will be asked about his sins.

  40. 40

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  41. 41

    يُعۡرَفُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ فَيُؤۡخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِي وَٱلۡأَقۡدَامِ

    YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahum fayukhathu bialnnawasee waalaqdami

    The guilty will be recognized by their marks; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  42. 42

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  43. 43

    هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ

    Hathihi jahannamu allatee yukaththibu biha almujrimoona

    This is Hell that the guilty denied.

  44. 44

    يَطُوفُونَ بَيۡنَهَا وَبَيۡنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٖ

    Yatoofoona baynaha wabayna hameemin anin

    They circulate between it and between a seething bath.

  45. 45

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  46. 46

    وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ

    Waliman khafa maqama rabbihi jannatani

    But for him who feared the standing of his Lord are two gardens.

  47. 47

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  48. 48

    ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانٖ

    Thawata afnanin

    Full of varieties.

  49. 49

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  50. 50

    فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ تَجۡرِيَانِ

    Feehima AAaynani tajriyani

    In them are two flowing springs.

  51. 51

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  52. 52

    فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٖ زَوۡجَانِ

    Feehima min kulli fakihatin zawjani

    In them are fruits of every kind, in pairs.

  53. 53

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  54. 54

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشِۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنۡ إِسۡتَبۡرَقٖۚ وَجَنَى ٱلۡجَنَّتَيۡنِ دَانٖ

    Muttakieena AAala furushin batainuha min istabraqin wajana aljannatayni danin

    Reclining on furnishings lined with brocade, and the fruits of the two gardens are near at hand.

  55. 55

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  56. 56

    فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    Feehinna qasiratu alttarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

    In them are maidens restraining their glances, untouched before by any man or jinn.

  57. 57

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  58. 58

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلۡيَاقُوتُ وَٱلۡمَرۡجَانُ

    Kaannahunna alyaqootu waalmarjanu

    As though they were rubies and corals.

  59. 59

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  60. 60

    هَلۡ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلۡإِحۡسَٰنُ

    Hal jazao alihsani illa alihsanu

    Is the reward of goodness anything but goodness?

  61. 61

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  62. 62

    وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ

    Wamin doonihima jannatani

    And beneath them are two gardens.

  63. 63

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  64. 64

    مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ

    Mudhammatani

    Deep green.

  65. 65

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  66. 66

    فِيهِمَا عَيۡنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ

    Feehima AAaynani naddakhatani

    In them are two gushing springs.

  67. 67

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  68. 68

    فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةࣱ وَنَخۡلࣱ وَرُمَّانࣱ

    Feehima fakihatun wanakhlun warummanun

    In them are fruits, and date-palms, and pomegranates.

  69. 69

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  70. 70

    فِيهِنَّ خَيۡرَٰتٌ حِسَانࣱ

    Feehinna khayratun hisanun

    In them are good and beautiful ones.

  71. 71

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  72. 72

    حُورࣱ مَّقۡصُورَٰتࣱ فِي ٱلۡخِيَامِ

    Hoorun maqsooratun fee alkhiyami

    Companions, secluded in the tents.

  73. 73

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  74. 74

    لَمۡ يَطۡمِثۡهُنَّ إِنسࣱ قَبۡلَهُمۡ وَلَا جَآنࣱّ

    Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wala jannun

    Whom no human has touched before, nor jinn.

  75. 75

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  76. 76

    مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفۡرَفٍ خُضۡرٖ وَعَبۡقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٖ

    Muttakieena AAala rafrafin khudrin waAAabqariyyin hisanin

    Reclining on green cushions, and exquisite carpets.

  77. 77

    فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

    Fabiayyi alai rabbikuma tukaththibani

    So which of your Lord’s marvels will you deny?

  78. 78

    تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسۡمُ رَبِّكَ ذِي ٱلۡجَلَٰلِ وَٱلۡإِكۡرَامِ

    Tabaraka ismu rabbika thee aljalali waalikrami

    Blessed be the name of your Lord, Full of Majesty and Splendor.

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Questions about Surah Ar-Rahman

How many times is "Which of the favors of your Lord will you deny" repeated in Surah Rahman?

The refrain appears 31 times, first at verse 13 and last at verse 77. From verse 13 onward it comes back every two or three verses.

How many verses are in Surah Ar-Rahman?

Surah Ar-Rahman has 78 verses. It is the 55th surah of the Quran.

Is Surah Rahman Meccan or Medinan?

It is listed as Medinan in many printed copies, including the listing this site follows, but a large number of scholars consider it Meccan. The early reports differ, and its style is close to other Meccan surahs.

What should you say after "Fabi ayyi ala i rabbikuma tukadhdhiban"?

According to a narration in Sunan at-Tirmidhi, the jinn responded to the refrain by saying they denied none of their Lord's favors and that all praise is His. The Prophet ﷺ praised this response, so some Muslims say it when they hear the verse.