55. Sūrat al-Raḥmān

٥٥۔ سُورَةُ الرَّحمن

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55.3 All that exists will perish except God, Who is busy in mighty tasks all the time.

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quran:55:26 –

Everyone upon the earth will perish,  

Everyone who is on it, that is, ˹on˺ the earth, of animal beings, will perish (man, ‘who’, is used to indicate predominance of rational beings);
القرآن:٥٥:٢٦ –

كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ  

{كل من عليها} أي الأرض من الحيوان {فان} هالك وعبر بمن تغليبا للعقلاء.
quran:55:27 –

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

yet there will remain the countenance of your Lord, His Essence, ˹the countenance˺ of majesty, magnificence, and munificence, towards believers, through His graces to them.
القرآن:٥٥:٢٧ –

وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ  

{ويبقى وجه ربك} ذاته {ذو الجلال} العظمة {والإكرام} للمؤمنين بأنعمه عليهم.
quran:55:28 –

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

So which of your Lord’s favours will you deny?
القرآن:٥٥:٢٨ –

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ  

{فبأي آلاء ربكما تكذبان}.
quran:55:29 –

Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.  

All that is in the heavens and the earth implore Him, either by way of speech or by their very state ˹of dependence on Him˺, for the strength which they require for worship, ˹for˺ provision, forgiveness and other things. Every day, ˹all the˺ time, He is upon some matter, something that He manifests in accordance with what He has decreed since pre-eternity, such as the giving of life, the bringing of death, exalting and abasing ˹individuals˺, giving abundantly and withholding, responding to a supplicating person and giving the one requesting ˹something˺ and so on and so forth.
القرآن:٥٥:٢٩ –

يَسْأَلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ  

{يسأله من في السماوات والأرض} بنطق أو حال: ما يحتاجون إليه من القوة على العبادة والرزق والمغفرة وغير ذلك {كل يوم} وقت {هو في شأن} أمر يُظهره على وفق ما قدره في الأزل من إحياء و إماتة وإعزاز وإذلال وإغناء وإعدام وإجابة داع وإعطاء سائل وغير ذلك.
quran:55:30 –

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

So which of your Lord’s favours will you deny?
القرآن:٥٥:٣٠ –

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ  

{فبأي آلاء ربكما تكذبان}.
quran:55:31 –

We will attend to you, O prominent beings.  

We will attend to you, We shall turn to reckon with you, O you two heavy ones!, mankind and jinn.
القرآن:٥٥:٣١ –

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ الثَّقَلَانِ  

{سنفرغ لكم} سنقصد لحسابكم {أيها الثقلان} الإنس والجن.
quran:55:32 –

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

So which of your Lord’s favours will you deny?
القرآن:٥٥:٣٢ –

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ  

{فبأي آلاء ربكما تكذبان}.