الرحمن

55 - Most Gracious (Al-Rahmaan)

Order of Revelation: 97

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration:

Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi

Word by Word:

In (the) name (of) Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Translations:

In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace.

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

الرَّحْمَٰنُ

Transliteration:

Alrrahmanu

Word by Word:

The Most Gracious

Translations:

THE MOST GRACIOUS

(God) Most Gracious!

The Beneficent

In the seat of truth, with a most Powerful King.

The Most Merciful

عَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ

Transliteration:

AAallama alqur-ana

Word by Word:

He taught the Quran.

Translations:

has imparted this Qur'an [unto man].

It is He Who has taught the Qur'an.

Hath made known the Qur'an.

The Beneficent

Taught the Qur'an,

خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ

Transliteration:

Khalaqa al-insana

Word by Word:

He created [the] man.

Translations:

He has created man:

He has created man:

He hath created man.

Taught the Qur'an.

Created man,

عَلَّمَهُ الْبَيَانَ

Transliteration:

AAallamahu albayana

Word by Word:

He taught him [the] speech.

Translations:

He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.

He has taught him speech (and intelligence).

He hath taught him utterance.

He created man,

[And] taught him eloquence.

الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ

Transliteration:

Alshshamsu waalqamaru bihusbanin

Word by Word:

The sun and the moon by (precise) calculation,

Translations:

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

The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed;

The sun and the moon are made punctual.

Taught him expression.

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