Chapter 36, 83 verses
Ya, Seen.
Yaseen
Ya Seen.
By the wise Qur'an.
Waalqurani alhakeemi
I swear by the Quran full of wisdom
Indeed you, [O Muhammad], are from among the messengers,
Innaka lamina almursaleena
Most surely you are one of the apostles
On a straight path.
AAala siratin mustaqeemin
On a right way.
[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
Tanzeela alAAazeezi alrraheemi
A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful.
That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.
Litunthira qawman ma onthira abaohum fahum ghafiloona
That you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.
Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.
Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAala aktharihim fahum la yuminoona
Certainly the word has proved true of most of them, so they do not believe.
Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.
Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihim aghlalan fahiya ila alathqani fahum muqmahoona
Surely We have placed chains on their necks, and these reach up to their chins, so they have their heads raised aloft.
And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.
WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroona
And We have made before them a barrier and a barrier behind them, then We have covered them over so that they do not see.
And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.
Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahum am lam tunthirhum la yuminoona
And it is alike to them whether you warn them or warn them not: they do not believe.
You can only warn one who follows the message and fears the Most Merciful unseen. So give him good tidings of forgiveness and noble reward.
Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAa alththikra wakhashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareemin
You can only warn him who follows the reminder and fears the Beneficent Allah in secret; so announce to him forgiveness and an honorable reward.
Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
Inna nahnu nuhyee almawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahum wakulla shayin ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeenin
Surely We give life to the dead, and We write down what they have sent before and their footprints, and We have recorded everything in a clear writing.
And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it -
Waidrib lahum mathalan ashaba alqaryati ith jaaha almursaloona
And set out to them an example of the people of the town, when the apostles came to it.
When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened them with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."
Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnayni fakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithin faqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloona
When We sent to them two, they rejected both of them, then We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said: Surely we are apostles to you.
They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
Qaloo ma antum illa basharun mithluna wama anzala alrrahmanu min shayin in antum illa takthiboona
They said: You are naught but mortals like ourselves, nor has the Beneficent Allah revealed anything; you only lie.
They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,
Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu inna ilaykum lamursaloona
They said: Our Lord knows that we are most surely apostles to you.
And we are not responsible except for clear notification."
Wama AAalayna illa albalaghu almubeenu
And nothing devolves on us but a clear deliverance (of the message).
They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."
Qaloo inna tatayyarna bikum lain lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minna AAathabun aleemun
They said: Surely we augur evil from you; if you do not desist, we will certainly stone you, and there shall certainly afflict you a painful chastisement from us.
They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."
Qaloo tairukum maAAakum ain thukkirtum bal antum qawmun musrifoona
They said: Your evil fortune is with you; what! if you are reminded! Nay, you are an extravagant people.
And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.
Wajaa min aqsa almadeenati rajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAoo almursaleena
And from the remote part of the city there came a man running, he said: O my people! follow the apostles;
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
IttabiAAoo man la yasalukum ajran wahum muhtadoona
Follow him who does not ask you for reward, and they are the followers of the right course;
And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
Wama liya la aAAbudu allathee fataranee wailayhi turjaAAoona
And what reason have I that I should not serve Him Who brought me into existence? And to Him you shall be brought back;
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatan in yuridni alrrahmanu bidurrin la tughni AAannee shafaAAatuhum shayan wala yunqithooni
What! shall I take besides Him gods whose intercession, If the Beneficent Allah should desire to afflict me with a harm, shall not avail me aught, nor shall they be able to deliver me?
Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.
Innee ithan lafee dalalin mubeenin
In that case I shall most surely be in clear error:
Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."
Innee amantu birabbikum faismaAAooni
Surely I believe in your Lord, therefore hear me.
It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know
Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona
It was said: Enter the garden. He said: O would that my people had known
Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."
Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena
Of that on account of which my Lord has forgiven me and made me of the honored ones!
And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.
Wama anzalna AAala qawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina alssamai wama kunna munzileena
And We did not send down upon his people after him any hosts from heaven, nor do We ever send down.
It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum khamidoona
It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still.
How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.
Ya hasratan AAala alAAibadi ma yateehim min rasoolin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona
Alas for the servants! there comes not to them an apostle but they mock at him.
Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?
Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoona
Do they not consider how many of the generations have We destroyed before them, because they do not turn to them?
And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.
Wain kullun lamma jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona
And all of them shall surely be brought before Us.
And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.
Waayatun lahumu alardu almaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minha habban faminhu yakuloona
And a sign to them is the dead earth: We give life to it and bring forth from it grain SQ they eat of it.
And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs -
WajaAAalna feeha jannatin min nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feeha mina alAAuyooni
And We make therein gardens of palms and grapevines and We make springs to flow forth in it,
That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
Liyakuloo min thamarihi wama AAamilathu aydeehim afala yashkuroona
That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands did not make it; will they not then be grateful?
Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.
Subhana allathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu alardu wamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoona
Glory be to Him Who created pairs of all things, of what the earth grows, and of their kind and of what they do not know.
And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it [the light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.
Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhu minhu alnnahara faitha hum muthlimoona
And a sign to them is the night: We draw forth from it the day, then lo! they are in the dark;
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Waalshshamsu tajree limustaqarrin laha thalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleemi
And the sun runs on to a term appointed for it; that is the ordinance of the Mighty, the Knowing.
And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.
Waalqamara qaddarnahu manazila hatta AAada kaalAAurjooni alqadeemi
And (as for) the moon, We have ordained for it stages till it becomes again as an old dry palm branch.
It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
La alshshamsu yanbaghee laha an tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu alnnahari wakullun fee falakin yasbahoona
Neither is it allowable to the sun that it should overtake the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day; and all float on in a sphere.
And a sign for them is that We carried their forefathers in a laden ship.
Waayatun lahum anna hamalna thurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhooni
And a sign to them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship.
And We created for them from the likes of it that which they ride.
Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi ma yarkaboona
And We have created for them the like of it, what they will ride on.
And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved
Wain nasha nughriqhum fala sareekha lahum wala hum yunqathoona
And if We please, We can drown them, then there shall be no succorer for them, nor shall they be rescued
Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
Illa rahmatan minna wamataAAan ila heenin
But (by) mercy from Us and for enjoyment till a time.
But when it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you; perhaps you will receive mercy... "
Waitha qeela lahumu ittaqoo ma bayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoona
And when it is said to them: Guard against what is before you and what is behind you, that mercy may be had on you.
And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they are from it turning away.
Wama tateehim min ayatin min ayati rabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideena
And there comes not to them a communication of the communications of their Lord but they turn aside from it.
And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allah has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allah had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error."
Waitha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimma razaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashao Allahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalin mubeenin
And when it is said to them: Spend out of what Allah has given you, those who disbelieve say to those who believe: Shall we feed him whom, if Allah please, He could feed? You are in naught but clear error.
And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
And they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful?
They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
Ma yanthuroona illa sayhatan wahidatan takhuthuhum wahum yakhissimoona
They wait not for aught but a single cry which will overtake them while they yet contend with one another.
And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.
Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatan wala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoona
So they shall not be able to make a bequest, nor shall they return to their families.
And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten.
Wanufikha fee alssoori faitha hum mina alajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloona
And the trumpet shall be blown, when lo! from their graves they shall hasten on to their Lord.
They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."
Qaloo ya waylana man baAAathana min marqadina hatha ma waAAada alrrahmanu wasadaqa almursaloona
They shall say: O woe to us! who has raised us up from our sleeping - place? This is what the Beneficent Allah promised and the apostles told the truth.
It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us.
In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona
There would be naught but a single cry, when lo! they shall all be brought before Us;
So today no soul will be wronged at all, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.
Faalyawma la tuthlamu nafsun shayan wala tujzawna illa ma kuntum taAAmaloona
So this day no soul shall be dealt with unjustly in the least; and you shall not be rewarded aught but that which you did.
Indeed the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation -
Inna ashaba aljannati alyawma fee shughulin fakihoona
Surely the dwellers of the garden shall on that day be in an occupation quite happy.
They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches.
Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalin AAala alaraiki muttakioona
They and their wives shall be in shades, reclining on raised couches.
For them therein is fruit, and for them is whatever they request [or wish]
Lahum feeha fakihatun walahum ma yaddaAAoona
They shall have fruits therein, and they shall have whatever they desire.
[And] "Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord.
Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheemin
Peace: a word from a Merciful Lord.
[Then He will say], "But stand apart today, you criminals.
Waimtazoo alyawma ayyuha almujrimoona
And get aside today, O guilty ones!
Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -
Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adama an la taAAbudoo alshshaytana innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun
Did I not charge you, O children of Adam! that you should not serve the Shaitan? Surely he is your open enemy,
And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path.
Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratun mustaqeemun
And that you should serve Me; this is the right way.
And he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?
Walaqad adalla minkum jibillan katheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloona
And certainly he led astray numerous people from among you. What! could you not then understand?
This is the Hellfire which you were promised.
Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntum tooAAadoona
This is the hell with which you were threatened.
[Enter to] burn therein today for what you used to deny."
Islawha alyawma bima kuntum takfuroona
Enter into it this day because you disbelieved.
That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.
Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihim watukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanoo yaksiboona
On that day We will set a seal upon their mouths, and their hands shall speak to Us, and their feet shall bear witness of what they earned.
And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?
Walaw nashao latamasna AAala aAAyunihim faistabaqoo alssirata faanna yubsiroona
And if We please We would certainly put out their eyes, then they would run about groping for the way, but how should they see?
And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.
Walaw nashao lamasakhnahum AAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyan wala yarjiAAoona
And if We please We would surely transform them in their place, then they would not be able to go on, nor will they return.
And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?
Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkishu fee alkhalqi afala yaAAqiloona
And whomsoever We cause to live long, We reduce (him) to an abject state in constitution; do they not then understand?
And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an
Wama AAallamnahu alshshiAAra wama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrun waquranun mubeenun
And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it meet for him; it is nothing but a reminder and a plain Quran,
To warn whoever is alive and justify the word against the disbelievers.
Liyunthira man kana hayyan wayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireena
That it may warn him who would have life, and (that) the word may prove true against the unbelievers.
Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and [then] they are their owners?
Awalam yaraw anna khalaqna lahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahum laha malikoona
Do they not see that We have created cattle for them, out of what Our hands have wrought, so they are their masters?
And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.
Wathallalnaha lahum faminha rakoobuhum waminha yakuloona
And We have subjected them to them, so some of them they have to ride upon, and some of them they eat.
And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?
Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibu afala yashkuroona
And therein they have advantages and drinks; will they not then be grateful?
But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan laAAallahum yunsaroona
And they have taken gods besides Allah that they may be helped.
They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.
La yastateeAAoona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroona
(But) they shall not be able to assist them, and they shall be a host brought up before them.
So let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare.
Fala yahzunka qawluhum inna naAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona
Therefore let not their speech grieve you; surely We know what they do in secret and what they do openly.
Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm - drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?
Awalam yara alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin faitha huwa khaseemun mubeenun
Does not man see that We have created him from the small seed? Then lo! he is an open disputant.
And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"
Wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithama wahiya rameemun
And he strikes out a likeness for Us and forgets his own creation. Says he: Who will give life to the bones when they are rotten?
Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."
Qul yuhyeeha allathee anshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleemun
Say: He will give life to them Who brought them into existence at first, and He is cognizant of all creation
[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.
Allathee jaAAala lakum mina alshshajari alakhdari naran faitha antum minhu tooqidoona
He Who has made for you the fire (to burn) from the green tree, so that with it you kindle (fire).
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.
Awalaysa allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqa mithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleemu
Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Yea! and He is the Creator (of all), the Knower.
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
Innama amruhu itha arada shayan an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoonu
His command, when He intends anything, is only to say to it: Be, so it is.
So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
Fasubhana allathee biyadihi malakootu kulli shayin wailayhi turjaAAoona
Therefore glory be to Him in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things, and to Him you shall be brought back.