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55:1  The Gracious On
55:2  HE has given the knowledge of the Qur'aan
55:3  HE has created mankind
55:4  He has taught mankind the art and skill of communicating with one another
55:5  [HE has created] the sun and the moon on accurately measured dimentions, properties and positions.
55:6  And the star and the tree prostrate
55:7  And the sky He has raised high and set up the balance
55:8  So that you breach not that balance
55:9  And weigh things correctly, and cut not the measure short
55:10  And He has made the earth suitable for living beings
55:11  Therein is fruit, and the palm tree with its sheathed clusters of date
55:12  And the grain in its husk, and the plants giving out fragrance
55:13  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:14  He has created mankind of clay, as [mankind make] pottery [out of it]
55:15  And He has created the invisible beings [jinns] out of radiation from fire.
55:16  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:17  Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests
55:18  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:19  He has made the two streams of water flow side by sid
55:20  Between them is a barrier which they do not transgress.
55:21  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:22  Out of these two come forth pearls, and precious corals
55:23  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:24  And it is He Who has made it possible for the ships to remain afloat like some signboards raised in the sea
55:25  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:26  Everything [every ship] thereon [on the sea] is passin
55:27  And, what is lasting is the Presence of your Lord, Majestic and Magnanimous
55:28  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:29  Every single thing in the heavens and on earth takes its orders from Him. Every day it is He Who manifests Himself gloriously [and there is none to overcome His Power!
55:30  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:31  We shall soon attend to you, O you sin-laden two [mankind and jinn]
55:32  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:33  O assembly of the jinn and mankind! If you think you can pass beyond the frontiers of the heavens and the earth, then pass! You cannot pass beyond, save by a sanction [from Allah]!
55:34  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:35  A trail of fire and smoke will be sent upon you, and you both will be left with no help
55:36  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:37  Then as the sky disintegrates it would appear a rose-coloured stretch of leather
55:38  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:39  And on that Day none — neither mankind nor jinn — will be questioned about his/her sins
55:40  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:41  All the sinners shall be recognised by distinguishing marks on them, and seized by their forelocks and their feet
55:42  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:43  This is the Hell that the sinners had dismissed as being a lie
55:44  They wander to and fro between it [burning hot flame] and burning-hot water
55:45  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:46  And for those who fear their Lord's [Invincible] Position, two Gardens [of Paradise, each for mankind and jinn
55:47  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:48  [The two Gardens, each] having sections of various kinds
55:49  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:50  In those two [gardens] flow two springs
55:51  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:52  In those two [gardens] are pairs of every fruit
55:53  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:54  [The blessed inhabitants of the gardens] recline upon carpets lined with rich brocade; and the fruit of both those gardens is within easy reach
55:55  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:56  In those [gardens] are mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor any jinn had touched ever before
55:57  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:58  [Those mates are] as though they were rubies and precious corals
55:59  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:60  Could the reward for good deeds be anything but good
55:61  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:62  And there are two gardens besides those two
55:63  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny? —
55:64  Both [gardens] deep green in colour!
55:65  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:66  In those two [gardens], two gushing springs
55:67  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:68  In both [gardens], fruits, dates and pomegranates
55:69  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:70  In these [gardens] are things excellent and beautiful
55:71  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:72  [In those gardens is companionship of] modest Houris in pavilions
55:73  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:74  [Houris] whom neither man nor any jinn had ever touched befor
55:75  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny
55:76  [Dwellers of Paradise] recline upon green meadows and beautiful carpet
55:77  So, which of your Lordճ Means of Power will you deny?
55:78  Blessed is the Name of your Lord, Majestic and Glorified