الرحمن

The GRACIOUS *;

The GRACIOUS (Er' Rah'maan)*;

HE taught the Koran,

HE taught (Ällama) the Koran (El'Qur'aan),

HE created the human being;

HE created (Khalaqa) the human being (El' Insaan);

HE taught him the declaration.

HE taught him (Ällama-hu) the declaration (3:138) (El'Bayaan).

The sun and the moon by calculation.

The sun (Es'Shamsu) and (Wa) the moon (El'Qamaru) by (Bi) calculation (Hus'baan).

And the stars and the trees make obeisance.

And (Wa) the stars (En'Naj'mu) and (Wa) the trees (Es'Shajaru) make obeisance (Yas'judaan).

As for the sky; HE raised it and laid down a balance,

As for (Wa) the sky (Es'Samaa'a); HE raised it (Rafaä-ha) and laid down (Wadoä) a balance (El'Miizaan),

that do not transgress in the balance,

that do not (Alla) transgress (Tat'gaw') in (Fii) the balance (El'Miizaan),

but establish the weighing in justice and do not cause loss to the balance.

but (Wa) establish (Aqiimu') the weighing (El'Waz'na) in justice (Bil' Qis'ti) and do not (Walaa) cause loss to (Tukh'siru') the balance (El'Miizaan).

And the earth HE laid it down for the living creatures,

And (Wa) the earth (El'Ar'do) HE laid it down (Wadoä-ha) for the living creatures (Lil' Anaam),

therein are fruits and date palms containing sleeves,

therein (Fiiha) are fruits (Faakihatun) and (Wa) date palms (En'Nakh'lu) containing (Zaatu) sleeves (El'Ak'maam),

and grain, having chaff and sweet basil.

and (Wa) grain (El'Habbu), having (Zuu) chaff (El'Äs'fi) and sweet basil (Er'Rai'haan).

So in which favours of your LORD would you deny? 1

So (Fa) in (Bi) which (Ayyi) favours (Aalaai) of your LORD (Rabbi-kumaa) would you (man & jinn) deny (Tukazzibaan)? 1

HE created the human being from argil like the pottery’s.

HE created (Khalaqa) the human being (El' Insaana) from (Min) argil (Sol'soalin) like (Ka) the pottery’s (El'Fakkhaar).

And HE created the jinn from the flame of fire.

And (Wa) HE created (Khalaqa) the jinn (15:27) (El'Jaanna) from (Min) the flame (Maarijin) of (Min) fire (Naar').

So in which favours of your LORD would you both deny? 2

So (Fa) in (Bi) which (Ayyi) favours (Aalaai) of your LORD (Rabbi-kumaa) would you both deny (Tukazzibaan)? 2

LORD of the two easts and LORD of the two wests.

LORD (Rabbu) of the two easts (El'Mash'riqai'ni) and (Wa) LORD (Rabbu) of the two wests (El'Mag'ribai'ni).

So in which favours of your LORD would you both deny? 3

So (Fa) in (Bi) which (Ayyi) favours (Aalaai) of your LORD (Rabbi-kumaa) would you both deny (Tukazzibaan)? 3

HE cluttered up the two seas, both meeting

HE cluttered up (Maraja) the two seas (El'Bah'rai'ni), both meeting (Yal'taqiyaani)

with a partition between them both, they do not transgress.

with a partition (Bar'zakhun) between them both (Bai'nahumaa), they do not (Laa) transgress (Yab'qiyaani).