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36. Surah Ya-Sin

Ya Sin · Makki · 83 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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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ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَن (those) who لَّا (do) not يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ ask (of) you أَجْرًۭا any payment وَهُم and they مُّهْتَدُونَ (are) rightly guided ٢١

Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.

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وَمَا And what لِىَ (is) for me لَآ (that) not أَعْبُدُ I worship ٱلَّذِى the One Who فَطَرَنِى created me وَإِلَيْهِ and to Whom تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٢٢

And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?

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ءَأَتَّخِذُ Should I take مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him ءَالِهَةً gods إِن If يُرِدْنِ intends for me ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious بِضُرٍّۢ any harm لَّا not تُغْنِ will avail عَنِّى [from] me شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ their intercession شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything وَلَا and not يُنقِذُونِ they (can) save me ٢٣

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?

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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I إِذًۭا then لَّفِى surely would be in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error مُّبِينٍ clear ٢٤

Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.

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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I ءَامَنتُ [I] have believed بِرَبِّكُمْ in your Lord فَٱسْمَعُونِ so listen to me ٢٥

Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."

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قِيلَ It was said ٱدْخُلِ Enter ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۖ Paradise قَالَ He said يَـٰلَيْتَ I wish قَوْمِى my people يَعْلَمُونَ knew ٢٦

It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know

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بِمَا Of how غَفَرَ has forgiven لِى me رَبِّى my Lord وَجَعَلَنِى and placed me مِنَ among ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ the honored ones ٢٧

Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."

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۞ وَمَآ And not أَنزَلْنَا We sent down عَلَىٰ upon قَوْمِهِۦ his people مِنۢ after him بَعْدِهِۦ after him مِن any جُندٍۢ host مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven وَمَا and not كُنَّا were We مُنزِلِينَ (to) send down ٢٨

And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.

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إِن Not كَانَتْ it was إِلَّا but صَيْحَةًۭ a shout وَٰحِدَةًۭ one فَإِذَا then behold هُمْ They خَـٰمِدُونَ (were) extinguished ٢٩

It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.

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يَـٰحَسْرَةً Alas عَلَى for ٱلْعِبَادِ ۚ the servants مَا Not يَأْتِيهِم came to them مِّن any رَّسُولٍ Messenger إِلَّا but كَانُوا۟ they did بِهِۦ mock at him يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock at him ٣٠

How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.

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أَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see كَمْ how many أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed قَبْلَهُم before them مِّنَ of ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations أَنَّهُمْ That they إِلَيْهِمْ to them لَا will not return يَرْجِعُونَ will not return ٣١

Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?

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وَإِن And surely كُلٌّۭ all لَّمَّا then جَمِيعٌۭ together لَّدَيْنَا before Us مُحْضَرُونَ (will be) brought ٣٢

And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.

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وَءَايَةٌۭ And a Sign لَّهُمُ for them ٱلْأَرْضُ (is) the earth ٱلْمَيْتَةُ dead أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا We give it life وَأَخْرَجْنَا and We bring forth مِنْهَا from it حَبًّۭا grain فَمِنْهُ and from it يَأْكُلُونَ they eat ٣٣

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.

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وَجَعَلْنَا And We placed فِيهَا therein جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens مِّن of نَّخِيلٍۢ date-palms وَأَعْنَـٰبٍۢ and grapevines وَفَجَّرْنَا and We caused to gush forth فِيهَا in it مِنَ of ٱلْعُيُونِ the springs ٣٤

And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs -

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لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ That they may eat مِن of ثَمَرِهِۦ its fruit وَمَا And not عَمِلَتْهُ made it أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ their hands أَفَلَا So will not يَشْكُرُونَ they be grateful ٣٥

That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?

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سُبْحَـٰنَ Glory be ٱلَّذِى (to) the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ (in) pairs كُلَّهَا all مِمَّا of what تُنۢبِتُ grows ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth وَمِنْ and of أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves وَمِمَّا and of what لَا not يَعْلَمُونَ they know ٣٦

Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.

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وَءَايَةٌۭ And a Sign لَّهُمُ for them ٱلَّيْلُ (is) the night نَسْلَخُ We withdraw مِنْهُ from it ٱلنَّهَارَ the day فَإِذَا Then behold هُم They مُّظْلِمُونَ (are) those in darkness ٣٧

And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it the [light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.

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وَٱلشَّمْسُ And the sun تَجْرِى runs لِمُسْتَقَرٍّۢ to a term appointed لَّهَا ۚ for it ذَٰلِكَ That تَقْدِيرُ (is the) Decree ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty ٱلْعَلِيمِ the All-Knowing ٣٨

And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

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وَٱلْقَمَرَ And the moon قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ We have ordained for it مَنَازِلَ phases حَتَّىٰ until عَادَ it returns كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ like the date stalk ٱلْقَدِيمِ the old ٣٩

And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.

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لَا Not ٱلشَّمْسُ the sun يَنۢبَغِى is permitted لَهَآ for it أَن that تُدْرِكَ it overtakes ٱلْقَمَرَ the moon وَلَا and not ٱلَّيْلُ the night سَابِقُ (can) outstrip ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ the day وَكُلٌّۭ but all فِى in فَلَكٍۢ an orbit يَسْبَحُونَ they are floating ٤٠

It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

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