English - Chapter 36 - Ya-Sin

Ya Sin

I swear by the Qur’an which is full of Wisdom

that you are indeed one of the Messengers who are sent

on a Straight Way

This Qur’an is revealed by the Almighty, the Merciful

So that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, hence they are unaware

In fact, the Word has been proven true against most of them who are arrogant; so they do not believe

Since they have chosen to neglect Our revelations, We have thus put yokes round their necks right up to their chins so their heads are raised up

and We have put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and then We have covered them over so they cannot see

It is the same for them whether you warn them or warn them not, they will not believe

You can only warn those who follow the reminder and fears the Compassionate (Allah), though they cannot see Him. To such people give good news of forgiveness and a generous reward

Surely We shall resurrect the dead, We are recording all that they are sending ahead and that they are leaving behind. We have recorded everything in an open ledger

Narrate to them the example of the people of a certain town to whom the Messengers came

At first We sent to them two Messengers, but when they rejected both, We strengthened them with a third and they all said: "Surely we have been sent to you as Messengers

But the people replied: "You are but humans like us. The Compassionate (Allah) has revealed nothing; you are surely lying

They said: "Our Lord knows that we have indeed been sent as Messengers towards you

and our only duty is to convey His message plainly

The people replied: "We regard you as an evil omen for us. Desist, or we will either stone you or you will receive from us a painful punishment

They said: "Your evil omens lie within yourselves. Do you say this because you are being admonished? Indeed you are a nation of transgressors

In the meantime a man came running from the remote part of the City and said: "O my people! Follow these Messengers

Follow the ones who ask no reward of you and are rightly guided

It would not be justifiable on my part if I do not worship Him Who has created me and to Whom you shall be brought back

Should I take other gods besides Him? If the Compassionate (Allah) should intend to harm me, their intercession will avail me nothing, nor will they be able to save me

If I do so, I would indeed be in manifest error

Surely I believe in your Lord, so listen to me

Consequently they killed that man and it was said to him: "Enter paradise." He exclaimed: "Would that my people knew that what I know

How my Lord has granted me forgiveness and included me among the honored ones

After that We did not send any army against his people from heaven, nor was it necessary to do so

It was nothing but a single blast and they all became extinct

Alas for My bondsmen! Whenever there came to them a Messenger they mocked at him

Do they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them who will never return to them

While each one of them will be brought before Us on the Day of Judgment

The dead land may serve as a sign for them; We give it life and produce from it grain for them, which they eat

We also produce from it gardens with date-palms and vines, and We cause springs to gush forth from it

so that they may enjoy the fruits thereof. It was not their hands that made all this; should they not then give thanks

Glory be to Allah Who created all things in pairs: the plants of the earth, mankind themselves and other living things which they do not know

Another sign for them is the night; when We withdraw the daylight from it, and behold they are in darkness

The sun runs its course, this course is predetermined for it by the Almighty, the All-Knowing

As for the moon, We have designed phases for it till it again becomes like an old dry palm branch

Neither it is possible for the sun to overtake the moon, nor for the night to outstrip the day: each floats along in its own orbit

Another sign for them is how We carried their race through the flood in the laden ark

and similar vessels We have made for them on which they ride

If We want, We can drown them, and they will have no helper to save them, nor can they be rescued

except through Our mercy and unless We prolong their lives for a while

When it is said to them: "Have fear of that which is before you and that which is behind you, so that you may receive mercy," they pay no heed

Whenever any sign from the revelations of their Lord comes to them, they turn away from it

Whenever they are asked: "Spend out of what Allah has given you." The disbelievers say to the believers: "Should we feed those whom Allah can feed Himself if He so chooses? You are quite obviously in error

Further, they say: "When will this promise of resurrection come to pass, if what you say is true

In fact what they are waiting for is a single blast, which will seize them while they are yet disputing among themselves in their worldly affairs

Then, neither they will be able to make a will, nor be able to return to their families

Then a trumpet shall be blown and, behold, they will rise up from their graves and hasten to their Lord

They will say: "Oh, Woe to us! Who has raised us up from our graves? They will be told: "This is what the Compassionate (Allah) had promised and true was the word of the Messengers

It will be no more than a single blast, and then they will all be gathered before Us

On that Day no soul will suffer the least injustice and you shall be rewarded according to your deeds

Surely, on that Day, the residents of paradise will be busy with their joy

they and their spouses will be in shady groves reclining on soft couches

They will have all kinds of fruit and they will get whatever they call for

they will be greeted with the word "Salaam (Peace)" from the Lord of Mercy (Allah)

While to the sinners He will say: "Get aside today, you criminals

Did I not enjoin you, O children of Adam, not to worship Satan, who is your open enemy

and that you should worship Me, which is the Right Way

Yet, in spite of this, he (Satan) has led a great number of you astray. Didn't you have common sense

This is the hell, of which you were repeatedly warned

Now! Enter in it this Day because you persistently rejected the truth

On that Day, We shall seal their mouths while their hands will speak to Us and their feet will bear witness to all their misdeeds

Had it been Our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; and let them run about groping for the way, then how could they see

And had it been Our Will, We could have nailed them to the ground, then neither could they move forward nor retrace their steps

Those to whom We grant long life, We reverse their nature. Don’t they understand anything from this

We have not taught him (Muhammad) poetry, nor does it behoove him. This is nothing but a reminder and a plain Qur’an

to warn those who are alive and to establish the charge against the disbelievers

Do they not see that among the other things which Our hands have fashioned, We have created cattle which are under their domination

We have subjected these animals to them, that they may ride on some and eat the flesh of others

in them there are other advantages and drinks (milk) for them. Should they not then be grateful

Yet they have taken other gods besides Allah hoping to get their help

But they do not have the ability to help them yet their worshippers stand like warriors ready to defend them

Let not their words grieve you (O Muhammad). Surely We have knowledge of all that they conceal and all that they reveal

Does not man see that We have created him from a sperm? Yet he stands up as an open adversary

He starts making comparisons for Us and forgets his own creation. He says: "Who will give life to bones that have been decomposed

Tell them: "He Who has created them for the first time, will give them life again, He is well-versed in every kind of creation

It is He Who produces for you the spark from the green tree to kindle therewith your own fires

Does He Who has created the heavens and the earth have no power to create the like thereof?" Of course He does! He is the skilful Creator

Whenever He intends a thing, He needs only to say: "Be," and it is

Glory be to Him in Whose hands is the Kingdom of all things; and to Whom you shall all be brought back