Ya-Sin

يسٓ ١

Yâ-Sĩn

وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ٢

By the Quran, rich in wisdom

إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ٣

You ˹O Prophet˺ are truly one of the messengers

عَلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ٤

upon the Straight Path

تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٥

˹This is˺ a revelation from the Almighty, Most Merciful

لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ ٦

so that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, and so are heedless

لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٧

The decree ˹of torment˺ has already been justified against most of them, for they will never believe

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَـٰلاً فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ ٨

˹It is as if˺ We have put shackles around their necks up to their chins, so their heads are forced up

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ ٩

and have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them ˹all˺ up, so they fail to see ˹the truth˺

وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ١٠

It is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe

إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ ١١

You can only warn those who follow the Reminder and are in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing Him. So give them good news of forgiveness and an honourable reward

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمْۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ ١٢

It is certainly We Who resurrect the dead, and write what they send forth and what they leave behind. Everything is listed by Us in a perfect Record

وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلاً أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ١٣

Give them an example ˹O Prophet˺ of the residents of a town, when the messengers came to them

إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ ١٤

We sent them two messengers, but they rejected both. So We reinforced ˹the two˺ with a third, and they declared, “We have indeed been sent to you ˹as messengers˺.”

قَالُواْ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ ١٥

The people replied, “You are only humans like us, and the Most Compassionate has not revealed anything. You are simply lying!”

قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ ١٦

The messengers responded, “Our Lord knows that we have truly been sent to you

وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ١٧

And our duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.”

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ١٨

The people replied, “We definitely see you as a bad omen for us. If you do not desist, we will certainly stone you ˹to death˺ and you will be touched with a painful punishment from us.”

قَالُواْ طَـٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُمۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ ١٩

The messengers said, “Your bad omen lies within yourselves. Are you saying this because you are reminded ˹of the truth˺? In fact, you are a transgressing people.”

وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُواْ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ٢٠

Then from the farthest end of the city a man came, rushing. He advised, “O my people! Follow the messengers

ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَن لَّا يَسْــَٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ٢١

Follow those who ask no reward of you, and are ˹rightly˺ guided

وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٢٢

And why should I not worship the One Who has originated me, and to Whom you will be returned

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْــًٔا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ ٢٣

How could I take besides Him other gods whose intercession would not be of any benefit to me, nor could they save me if the Most Compassionate intended to harm me

إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ٢٤

Indeed, I would then be clearly astray

إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ ٢٥

I do believe in your Lord, so listen to me.”

قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَـٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٦

˹But they killed him, then˺ he was told ˹by the angels˺, “Enter Paradise!” He said, “If only my people knew

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ ٢٧

of how my Lord has forgiven me, and made me one of the honourable.”

۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ ٢٨

We did not send any soldiers from the heavens against his people after his death, nor did We need to

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٲحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَـٰمِدُونَ ٢٩

All it took was one ˹mighty˺ blast, and they were extinguished at once

يَـٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ‌ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ٣٠

Oh pity, such beings! No messenger ever came to them without being mocked

أَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٣١

Have the deniers not considered how many peoples We destroyed before them who never came back to life again

وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ٣٢

Yet they will all be brought before Us

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ ٣٣

There is a sign for them in the dead earth: We give it life, producing grain from it for them to eat

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ ٣٤

And We have placed in it gardens of palm trees and grapevines, and caused springs to gush forth in it

لِيَأْكُلُواْ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ ٣٥

so that they may eat from its fruit, which they had no hand in making. Will they not then give thanks

سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٲجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٦

Glory be to the One Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs—˹be it˺ what the earth produces, their genders, or what they do not know

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ ٣٧

There is also a sign for them in the night: We strip from it daylight, then—behold!—they are in darkness

وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ ٣٨

The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing

وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ ٣٩

As for the moon, We have ordained ˹precise˺ phases for it, until it ends up like an old, curved palm stalk

لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ‌ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ٤٠

It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon, nor does the night outrun the day. Each is travelling in an orbit of their own

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ٤١

Another sign for them is that We carried their ancestors ˹with Noah˺ in the fully loaded Ark

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ ٤٢

and created for them similar things to ride in

وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ ٤٣

If We willed, We could drown them: then no one would respond to their cries, nor would they be rescued—

إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ٤٤

except by mercy from Us, allowing them enjoyment for a ˹little˺ while

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُواْ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ٤٥

˹Still they turn away˺ when it is said to them, “Beware of what is ahead of you ˹in the Hereafter˺ and what is behind you ˹of destroyed nations˺ so you may be shown mercy.”

وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ ٤٦

Whenever a sign comes to them from their Lord, they turn away from it

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ٤٧

And when it is said to them, “Donate from what Allah has provided for you,” the disbelievers say to the believers, “Why should we feed those whom Allah could have fed if He wanted to? You are clearly astray!”

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٤٨

And they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?”

مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٲحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ ٤٩

They must be awaiting a single Blast, which will seize them while they are ˹entrenched˺ in ˹worldly˺ disputes

فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٥٠

Then they will not be able to make a ˹last˺ will, nor can they return to their own people

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ ٥١

The Trumpet will be blown ˹a second time˺, then—behold!—they will rush from the graves to their Lord

قَالُواْ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَاۜ‌ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ٥٢

They will cry, “Woe to us! Who has raised us up from our place of rest? This must be what the Most Compassionate warned us of; the messengers told the truth!”

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٲحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ ٥٣

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will all be brought before Us

فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْــًٔا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٥٤

On that Day no soul will be wronged in the least, nor will you be rewarded except for what you used to do

إِنَّ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍ فَـٰكِهُونَ ٥٥

Indeed, on that Day the residents of Paradise will be busy enjoying themselves

هُمْ وَأَزْوَٲجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِــُٔونَ ٥٦

They and their spouses will be in ˹cool˺ shade, reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches

لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ ٥٧

There they will have fruits and whatever they desire

سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْلاً مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ ٥٨

And “Peace!” will be ˹their˺ greeting from the Merciful Lord

وَٱمْتَـٰزُواْ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٥٩

˹Then the disbelievers will be told,˺ “Step away ˹from the believers˺ this Day, O wicked ones

۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُواْ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ‌ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ٦٠

Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, not to follow Satan, for he is truly your sworn enemy

وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى‌ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٲطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ٦١

but to worship Me ˹alone˺? This is the Straight Path

وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلاًّ كَثِيرًا‌ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُواْ تَعْقِلُونَ ٦٢

Yet he already misled great multitudes of you. Did you not have any sense

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ٦٣

This is the Hell you were warned of

ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ٦٤

Burn in it Today for your disbelief.”

ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٲهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ ٦٥

On this Day We will seal their mouths, their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to what they used to commit

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُواْ ٱلصِّرَٲطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ ٦٦

Had We willed, We could have easily blinded their eyes, so they would struggle to find their way. How then could they see

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُواْ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٦٧

And had We willed, We could have transfigured them on the spot, so they could neither progress forward nor turn back

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ٦٨

And whoever We grant a long life, We reverse them in development. Will they not then understand

وَمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ‌ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ ٦٩

We have not taught him poetry, nor is it fitting for him. This ˹Book˺ is only a Reminder and a clear Quran

لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٧٠

to warn whoever is ˹truly˺ alive and fulfil the decree ˹of torment˺ against the disbelievers

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَآ أَنْعَـٰمًا فَهُمْ لَهَا مَـٰلِكُونَ ٧١

Do they not see that We singlehandedly created for them, among other things, cattle which are under their control

وَذَلَّلْنَـٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ ٧٢

And We have subjected these ˹animals˺ to them, so they may ride some and eat others

وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَـٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ ٧٣

And they derive from them other benefits and drinks. Will they not then give thanks

وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٧٤

Still they have taken other gods besides Allah, hoping to be helped ˹by them˺

لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ ٧٥

They cannot help the pagans, even though they serve the idols as dedicated guards

فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ‌ۘ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ٧٦

So do not let their words grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. Indeed, We ˹fully˺ know what they conceal and what they reveal

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ ٧٧

Do people not see that We have created them from a sperm-drop, then—behold!—they openly challenge ˹Us˺

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلاً وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ‌ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَـٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ ٧٨

And they argue with Us—forgetting they were created—saying, “Who will give life to decayed bones?”

قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ‌ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ ٧٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “They will be revived by the One Who produced them the first time, for He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of every created being

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ ٨٠

˹He is the One˺ Who gives you fire from green trees, and—behold!—you kindle ˹fire˺ from them

أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم‌ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٨١

Can the One Who created the heavens and the earth not ˹easily˺ resurrect these ˹deniers˺?” Yes ˹He can˺! For He is the Master Creator, All-Knowing

إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْــًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٨٢

All it takes, when He wills something ˹to be˺, is simply to say to it: “Be!” And it is

فَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٨٣

So glory be to the One in Whose Hands is the authority over all things, and to Whom ˹alone˺ you will ˹all˺ be returned