1The Most Merciful

2Taught the Qur'ān,

3Created man,

4[And] taught him eloquence.

5The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,

6And the stars and trees prostrate.¹⁴⁸⁴

7And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance

8That you not transgress within the balance.

9And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.

10And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.

11Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]

12And grain having husks and scented plants.

13So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?¹⁴⁸⁵

14He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.

15And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.

16So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

17[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.¹⁴⁸⁶

18So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

19He released the two seas,¹⁴⁸⁷ meeting [side by side];

20Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.

21So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

22From both of them emerge pearl and coral.

23So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

24And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.

25So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

26Everyone upon it [i.e., the earth] will perish,

27And there will remain the Face¹⁴⁸⁸ of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.

28So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

29Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is in [i.e., bringing about] a matter.¹⁴⁸⁹

30So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

31We will attend to you, O prominent beings.¹⁴⁹⁰

32So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

33O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allāh].

34So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

35There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke,¹⁴⁹¹ and you will not defend yourselves.

36So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

37And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil¹⁴⁹² –

38So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? –

39Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.¹⁴⁹³

40So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

41The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

42So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?

43This