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Surah Ya-Sin
Verse 1–27

يسٓ Ya Seen ١

Yā, Seen.

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وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ By the Quran ٱلْحَكِيمِ the Wise ٢

By the wise Qur’ān,

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إِنَّكَ Indeed, you لَمِنَ (are) among ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٣

Indeed you, [O Muḥammad], are from among the messengers,

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عَلَىٰ On صِرَٰطٍۢ a Path مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ Straight ٤

On a straight path.

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تَنزِيلَ A revelation ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful ٥

[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

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لِتُنذِرَ That you may warn قَوْمًۭا a people مَّآ not أُنذِرَ were warned ءَابَآؤُهُمْ their forefathers فَهُمْ so they غَـٰفِلُونَ (are) heedless ٦

That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.

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لَقَدْ Certainly حَقَّ (has) proved true ٱلْقَوْلُ the word عَلَىٰٓ upon أَكْثَرِهِمْ most of them فَهُمْ so they لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ٧

Already the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

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إِنَّا Indeed, We جَعَلْنَا [We] have placed فِىٓ on أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْ their necks أَغْلَـٰلًۭا iron collars فَهِىَ and they إِلَى (are up) to ٱلْأَذْقَانِ the chins فَهُم so they مُّقْمَحُونَ (are with) heads raised up ٨

Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made مِنۢ from بَيْنِ before/between أَيْدِيهِمْ their hands/their front سَدًّۭا a barrier وَمِنْ and from خَلْفِهِمْ behind them سَدًّۭا a barrier فَأَغْشَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We covered them فَهُمْ so they لَا (do) not يُبْصِرُونَ see ٩

And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.

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وَسَوَآءٌ And it (is) same عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ whether you warn them أَمْ or لَمْ (do) not تُنذِرْهُمْ warn them لَا not يُؤْمِنُونَ they will believe ١٠

And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

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إِنَّمَا Only تُنذِرُ you (can) warn مَنِ (him) who ٱتَّبَعَ follows ٱلذِّكْرَ the Reminder وَخَشِىَ and fears ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ the Most Gracious بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ in the unseen فَبَشِّرْهُ So give him glad tidings بِمَغْفِرَةٍۢ of forgiveness وَأَجْرٍۢ and a reward كَرِيمٍ noble ١١

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.

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إِنَّا Indeed, We نَحْنُ [We] نُحْىِ [We] give life ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the dead وَنَكْتُبُ and We record مَا what قَدَّمُوا۟ they have sent before وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمْ ۚ and their footprints وَكُلَّ and every شَىْءٍ thing أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ We have enumerated it فِىٓ in إِمَامٍۢ a Register مُّبِينٍۢ clear ١٢

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.

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وَٱضْرِبْ And set forth لَهُم to them مَّثَلًا an example أَصْحَـٰبَ (of the) companions ٱلْقَرْيَةِ (of) the city إِذْ when جَآءَهَا came to it ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ the Messengers ١٣

And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it -

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إِذْ When أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent إِلَيْهِمُ to them ٱثْنَيْنِ two (Messengers) فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا but they denied both of them فَعَزَّزْنَا so We strengthened them بِثَالِثٍۢ with a third فَقَالُوٓا۟ and they said إِنَّآ Indeed, We إِلَيْكُم to you مُّرْسَلُونَ (are) Messengers ١٤

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."

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قَالُوا۟ They said مَآ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but بَشَرٌۭ human beings مِّثْلُنَا like us وَمَآ and not أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious مِن any شَىْءٍ thing إِنْ Not أَنتُمْ you إِلَّا (are) but تَكْذِبُونَ lying ١٥

They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."

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قَالُوا۟ They said رَبُّنَا Our Lord يَعْلَمُ knows إِنَّآ that we إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمُرْسَلُونَ (are) surely Messengers ١٦

They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,

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وَمَا And not عَلَيْنَآ (is) on us إِلَّا except ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ the conveyance ٱلْمُبِينُ clear ١٧

And we are not responsible except for clear notification."

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّا Indeed, we تَطَيَّرْنَا [we] see an evil omen بِكُمْ ۖ from you لَئِن If لَّمْ not تَنتَهُوا۟ you desist لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ surely, we will stone you وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم and surely will touch you مِّنَّا from us عَذَابٌ a punishment أَلِيمٌۭ painful ١٨

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."

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قَالُوا۟ They said طَـٰٓئِرُكُم Your evil omen مَّعَكُمْ ۚ (be) with you أَئِن Is it because ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ you are admonished بَلْ Nay أَنتُمْ you قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ transgressing ١٩

They said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

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وَجَآءَ And came مِنْ from أَقْصَا (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ (of) the city رَجُلٌۭ a man يَسْعَىٰ running قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my People ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٢٠

And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.

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