الرحمن

1THE MOST GRACIOUS

2has imparted this Qur’an [unto man].

3He has created man:

4He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.

5[At His behest] the sun and the moon run their appointed courses;

6[before Him] prostrate them­selves the stars and the trees.

7And the skies has He raised high, and has devised [for all things] a measure,

8so that you [too, O men,] might never transgress the measure [of what is right]:

9weigh, therefore, [your deeds] with equity, and cut not the measure short!

10And the earth has He spread out for all living beings,

11with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters [of dates],

12and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.

13Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?

14He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery,

15whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire.

16Which, then, of your Sustainer’s powers can you disavow?