1. Ar Rahmaan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
The Most Merciful
The Beneficent
1. Ar Rahmaan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
The Most Merciful
2. 'Allamal Quran
عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
Taught the Qur'an,
3. Khalaqal insaan
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ
Created man,
4. 'Allamalhul bayaan
عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ
[And] taught him eloquence.
5. Ashshamsu walqamaru bihusbaan
ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍۢ
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
6. Wannajmu washshajaru yasjudan
وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
And the stars and trees prostrate.
7. Wassamaaa'a rafa'ahaa wa wada'al Meezan
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
8. Allaa tatghaw fil meezaan
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ
That you not transgress within the balance.
9. Wa aqeemul wazna bilqisti wa laa tukhsirul meezaan
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
10. Wal arda wada'ahaa lilanaame
وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.