这一麦加章的结构具有特殊而显著的格局。从本质上说，它是在宇宙的广阔空间中所作的一项普遍宣告，突出了真主从高天所赐予的恩惠。这些恩惠在祂所创造的万物之美中清晰可见，在祂赐予万物的重大恩典中可见，在祂掌管一切存在的方式中可见，也在一切受造物都仰望祂的圣颜这一事实中可见，等等。这是向整个宇宙发出的邀请，请它来作证，以对抗精灵与人类这两个世界。本章以平等的身份同时向二者发言，而二者都置身于这广阔宇宙中一切受造物的面前。二者都受到挑战：若能够的话，否认真主的任何一项恩惠。每提及一项恩惠，并列出其各个细节之后，这一挑战便被重复一次。由此，这浩瀚的宇宙便成为展示这一切恩惠的舞台。

The composition of this Makkan surah has a special and prominent pattern. Essentially, it provides a general announcement, made in the open space of the universe, highlighting the blessings God bestows from on high. These are easily discernible in the beauty of everything He has created, in the great favours He grants to all, in the way He controls all existence, and in the fact that all creatures look up to see His face, etc. It is an invitation to all the universe to be witnesses against the two worlds of jinn and humans. Both are addressed in this surah on an equal basis, in the presence of all creatures in this vast universe. Both are challenged to deny, if they can, any of Gods blessings. The challenge is repeated after every single blessing mentioned, each with their detailed aspects. The great universe, then, is the stage where all these blessings are exhibited.

这一宣告的独特韵律在该章的结构中清晰可见，也体现在每节经文的结尾：每节都以一个上扬的尾音收束，并伴随一个拉长的元音，指向远方。在章首亦可察觉这一点，它营造出一种对后文的期待之感。该章以一个单词开头——al-Rahman（至慈的），作为一个没有谓语的主语。这个词既是真主的名字，也是真主的一种属性，我们将其译为“慈悯的主”，它强调慈悯，并加强了这一宣告的力度。此外，整章是对真主恩典与恩惠的伟大展现。

The distinctive ring of the announcement is apparent in the surah's structure as also in the endings of its verses, with a final rising note in each, coupled with a long vowel pointing far. It is also apparent in the opening of the surah, which gives an air of expectation of what will follow. It begins with a single word, al-Rahman, as a subject without a predicate. This word, which is a name and an attribute of God that we translate as the Lord of Grace, stresses mercy and adds emphasis to the announcement. Beyond that, the surah is a great exhibition of Gods grace and blessings.

这次伟大展示中提出的第一项恩典，是《古兰经》的教导，这是真主赐予人类的最大恩惠。经文在提及人类的创造以及人所具有的言语能力——人最重要、最独特的品质——之前，先提到了这一点。随后，此章打开了宇宙的一页页篇章，展示真主的恩典：太阳、月亮、星辰、树木、天空、衡器、大地，以及大地所蕴藏的果实、椰枣、谷物和芳香植物，还有精灵、人类，两个升起之处和两个落下之处，两大水体以及隔在它们之间的屏障，还有从其中取出的物产和在其中穿行的船只。当这些宏大的篇章全部呈现之后，此章又描绘了一幅景象：一切都已消亡，没有任何受造物存活，唯有真主的尊容依然庄严威严。一切受造物都转向祂，等待祂对它们的裁决。

The first blessing put forward in this great exhibition is the teaching of the Quran, the greatest favour God has bestowed on man. This is mentioned ahead of mans own creation as also his faculty of speech, his most important and distinctive quality. The surah then opens up pages of the universe that show Gods blessings: the sun, the moon, the stars, the trees, the skies, the balance, the earth and what it contains of fruit, dates, grains and aromatic plants, the jinn, mankind, the two risings and the two settings, the two great bodies of water and the barrier between them, what is taken out from them and what goes through them. When these great pages have been shown in full, the surah then adds an image showing them all as perished, where no creature is left alive yet Gods face remains full of majesty. To Him all creatures turn awaiting His decision regarding them.

在这两种极端——绝对的消亡与绝对的存在——的背景之下，对人类和精灵都发出了一个令人敬畏的警告：“我们必将来清算你们这两大群体[精灵和人类]。”

Against the background of these two extremes of absolute extinction and absolute presence, a fearsome warning is issued to both man and jinn-. “ We shall attend to you two huge communities [of yum. and mankind].

{"Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny? Jinn and mankind, if you can pass beyond the regions of heaven and earth, then do so. You cannot pass beyond them without [God's] authority. Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny? A flash of fire will be sent against you, and molten brass, and you will be left without support. Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny?" (Verses 31-36)} Note: the text above is the Qur'an passage, so per your instructions it is left as the original quotation enclosed in braces. Here is the translation: 「你们两种生灵啊！你们将否认主的哪一项恩典呢？如果你们能穿越天地的范围，你们就穿越吧！你们只有凭借权能，才能穿越。你们将否认主的哪一项恩典呢？将有火焰和熔铜被射向你们，你们将无人救援。你们将否认主的哪一项恩典呢？」（第31-36节）

Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny? Jinn and mankind, if you can pass beyond the regions of heaven and earth, then do so. You cannot pass beyond them without [God's] authority. Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny? A flash of fire will be sent against you, and molten brass, and you will be left without support. Which, then, of your Lord's blessings do you both deny?" (Verses 31-36)

这之后是末日（即审判日）的场景，背景是整个宇宙。我们看到天空如同红玫瑰的颜色般流动，还有恶人所承受的痛苦。

This is followed by a scene of the end, i.e. the Day of Judgement, against a backdrop of the universe in which we see the sky flowing with the colour of a red rose, and the suffering endured by evildoers.

随后是对敬畏真主者所得回报的长篇详细描述。这一伟大的真主恩典展示以一节经文恰当地作结：“愿你主的尊名吉庆，他是威严和尊贵的主。”（第78节）

A long and detailed scene of the reward given to the God-fearing then follows. This great exhibition of Gods blessings aptly concludes with a verse that says: “Blessed is the name of your Lord, full of majesty, granting grace." (Verse 78)