Surah Ya-Sin

In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Yâ-Sĩn. (Quran Surah Ya-Sin 36:1)

By the Quran, rich in wisdom! (Quran Surah Ya-Sin 36:2)

You ˹O Prophet˺ are truly one of the messengers (Quran Surah Ya-Sin 36:3)

upon the Straight Path. (Quran Surah Ya-Sin 36:4)

˹This is˺ a revelation from the Almighty, Most Merciful, (Quran Surah Ya-Sin 36:5)

so that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, and so are heedless. (Quran 36:6)

The decree ˹of torment˺ has already been justified against most of them, for they will never believe. (Quran 36:7)

˹It is as if˺ We have put shackles around their necks up to their chins, so their heads are forced up, (Quran 36:8)

and have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them and covered them ˹all˺ up, so they fail to see ˹the truth˺. (Quran 36:9)

It is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe. (Quran 36:10)

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. (Quran 36:11)

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. (Quran 36:12)

Give them an example ˹O Prophet˺ of the residents of a town, when the messengers came to them. (Quran 36:13)

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˺.” (Quran 36:14)

The people replied, “You are only humans like us, and the Most Compassionate has not revealed anything. You are simply lying!” (Quran 36:15)

The messengers responded, “Our Lord knows that we have truly been sent to you. (Quran 36:16)

And our duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.” (Quran 36:17)

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.” (Quran 36:18)

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.” (Quran 36:19)

Then from the farthest end of the city a man came, rushing. He advised, “O my people! Follow the messengers. (Quran 36:20)

Follow those who ask no reward of you, and are ˹rightly˺ guided. (Quran 36:21)

And why should I not worship the One Who has originated me, and to Whom you will be returned. (Quran 36:22)

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? (Quran 36:23)

Indeed, I would then be clearly astray. (Quran 36:24)

I do believe in your Lord, so listen to me.” (Quran 36:25)

˹But they killed him, then˺ he was told ˹by the angels˺, “Enter Paradise!” He said, “If only my people knew (Quran 36:26)

of how my Lord has forgiven me, and made me one of the honourable.” (Quran 36:27)

We did not send any soldiers from the heavens against his people after his death, nor did We need to. (Quran 36:28)

All it took was one ˹mighty˺ blast, and they were extinguished at once. (Quran 36:29)

Oh pity, such beings! No messenger ever came to them without being mocked. (Quran 36:30)

Have the deniers not considered how many peoples We destroyed before them who never came back to life again? (Quran 36:31)

Yet they will all be brought before Us. (Quran 36:32)

There is a sign for them in the dead earth: We give it life, producing grain from it for them to eat. (Quran 36:33)

And We have placed in it gardens of palm trees and grapevines, and caused springs to gush forth in it, (Quran 36:34)

so that they may eat from its fruit, which they had no hand in making. Will they not then give thanks? (Quran 36:35)

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! (Quran 36:36)

There is also a sign for them in the night: We strip from it daylight, then—behold!—they are in darkness. (Quran 36:37)

The sun travels for its fixed term. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing. (Quran 36:38)

As for the moon, We have ordained ˹precise˺ phases for it, until it ends up like an old, curved palm stalk. (Quran 36:39)

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. (Quran 36:40)

Another sign for them is that We carried their ancestors ˹with Noah˺ in the fully loaded Ark, (Quran 36:41)

and created for them similar things to ride in. (Quran 36:42)

If We willed, We could drown them: then no one would respond to their cries, nor would they be rescued— (Quran 36:43)

except by mercy from Us, allowing them enjoyment for a ˹little˺ while. (Quran 36:44)

˹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.” (Quran 36:45)

Whenever a sign comes to them from their Lord, they turn away from it. (Quran 36:46)

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!” (Quran 36:47)

And they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?” (Quran 36:48)

They must be awaiting a single Blast, which will seize them while they are ˹entrenched˺ in ˹worldly˺ disputes. (Quran 36:49)

Then they will not be able to make a ˹last˺ will, nor can they return to their own people. (Quran 36:50)

The Trumpet will be blown ˹a second time˺, then—behold!—they will rush from the graves to their Lord. (Quran 36:51)

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!” (Quran 36:52)

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will all be brought before Us. (Quran 36:53)

On that Day no soul will be wronged in the least, nor will you be rewarded except for what you used to do. (Quran 36:54)

Indeed, on that Day the residents of Paradise will be busy enjoying themselves. (Quran 36:55)

They and their spouses will be in ˹cool˺ shade, reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches. (Quran 36:56)

There they will have fruits and whatever they desire. (Quran 36:57)

And “Peace!” will be ˹their˺ greeting from the Merciful Lord. (Quran 36:58)

˹Then the disbelievers will be told,˺ “Step away ˹from the believers˺ this Day, O wicked ones! (Quran 36:59)

Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, not to follow Satan, for he is truly your sworn enemy, (Quran 36:60)

but to worship Me ˹alone˺? This is the Straight Path. (Quran 36:61)

Yet he already misled great multitudes of you. Did you not have any sense? (Quran 36:62)

This is the Hell you were warned of. (Quran 36:63)

Burn in it Today for your disbelief.” (Quran 36:64)

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. (Quran 36:65)

Had We willed, We could have easily blinded their eyes, so they would struggle to find their way. How then could they see? (Quran 36:66)

And had We willed, We could have transfigured them on the spot, so they could neither progress forward nor turn back. (Quran 36:67)

And whoever We grant a long life, We reverse them in development. Will they not then understand? (Quran 36:68)

We have not taught him poetry, nor is it fitting for him. This ˹Book˺ is only a Reminder and a clear Quran (Quran 36:69)

to warn whoever is ˹truly˺ alive and fulfil the decree ˹of torment˺ against the disbelievers. (Quran 36:70)

Do they not see that We singlehandedly created for them, among other things, cattle which are under their control? (Quran 36:71)

And We have subjected these ˹animals˺ to them, so they may ride some and eat others. (Quran 36:72)

And they derive from them other benefits and drinks. Will they not then give thanks? (Quran 36:73)

Still they have taken other gods besides Allah, hoping to be helped ˹by them˺. (Quran 36:74)

They cannot help the pagans, even though they serve the idols as dedicated guards. (Quran 36:75)

So do not let their words grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. Indeed, We ˹fully˺ know what they conceal and what they reveal. (Quran 36:76)

Do people not see that We have created them from a sperm-drop, then—behold!—they openly challenge ˹Us˺? (Quran 36:77)

And they argue with Us—forgetting they were created—saying, “Who will give life to decayed bones?” (Quran 36:78)

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. (Quran 36:79)

˹He is the One˺ Who gives you fire from green trees, and—behold!—you kindle ˹fire˺ from them. (Quran 36:80)

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. (Quran 36:81)

All it takes, when He wills something ˹to be˺, is simply to say to it: “Be!” And it is! (Quran 36:82)

So glory be to the One in Whose Hands is the authority over all things, and to Whom ˹alone˺ you will ˹all˺ be returned. (Quran 36:83)