36. Ya-Sin

يسٓYa Seen﴿١﴾

Ya, Seen

وَٱلْقُرْءَانِBy the Quranٱلْحَكِيمِthe Wise﴿٢﴾

By the wise Qur'an

إِنَّكَIndeed, youلَمِنَ(are) amongٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿٣﴾

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

عَلَىٰOnصِرَٰطٍa PathمُّسْتَقِيمٍStraight﴿٤﴾

On a straight path

تَنزِيلَA revelationٱلْعَزِيزِ(of) the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful﴿٥﴾

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

لِتُنذِرَThat you may warnقَوْمًاa peopleمَّآnotأُنذِرَwere warnedءَابَآؤُهُمْtheir forefathersفَهُمْso theyغَٰفِلُونَ(are) heedless﴿٦﴾

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

لَقَدْCertainlyحَقَّ(has) proved trueٱلْقَوْلُthe wordعَلَىٰٓuponأَكْثَرِهِمْmost of themفَهُمْso theyلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieve﴿٧﴾

Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe

إِنَّاIndeed, Weجَعَلْنَا[We] have placedفِىٓonأَعْنَٰقِهِمْtheir necksأَغْلَٰلًاiron collarsفَهِىَand theyإِلَى(are up) toٱلْأَذْقَانِthe chinsفَهُمso theyمُّقْمَحُونَ(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

وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We have madeمِنۢbefore themبَيْنِbefore themأَيْدِيهِمْbefore themسَدًّاa barrierوَمِنْand behind themخَلْفِهِمْand behind themسَدًّاa barrierفَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْand We covered themفَهُمْso theyلَا(do) notيُبْصِرُونَsee﴿٩﴾

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

وَسَوَآءٌAnd it (is) sameعَلَيْهِمْto themءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْwhether you warn themأَمْorلَمْ(do) notتُنذِرْهُمْwarn themلَاnotيُؤْمِنُونَthey will believe﴿١٠﴾

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

إِنَّمَاOnlyتُنذِرُyou (can) warnمَنِ(him) whoٱتَّبَعَfollowsٱلذِّكْرَthe Reminderوَخَشِىَand fearsٱلرَّحْمَٰنَthe Most Graciousبِٱلْغَيْبِin the unseenفَبَشِّرْهُSo give him glad tidingsبِمَغْفِرَةٍof forgivenessوَأَجْرٍand a rewardكَرِيمٍnoble﴿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

إِنَّاIndeed, Weنَحْنُ[We]نُحْىِ[We] give lifeٱلْمَوْتَىٰ(to) the deadوَنَكْتُبُand We recordمَاwhatقَدَّمُوا۟they have sent beforeوَءَاثَٰرَهُمْand their footprintsوَكُلَّand everyشَىْءٍthingأَحْصَيْنَٰهُWe have enumerated itفِىٓinإِمَامٍa Registerمُّبِينٍclear﴿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

وَٱضْرِبْAnd set forthلَهُمto themمَّثَلًاan exampleأَصْحَٰبَ(of the) companionsٱلْقَرْيَةِ(of) the cityإِذْwhenجَآءَهَاcame to itٱلْمُرْسَلُونَthe Messengers﴿١٣﴾

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

إِذْWhenأَرْسَلْنَآWe sentإِلَيْهِمُto themٱثْنَيْنِtwo (Messengers)فَكَذَّبُوهُمَاbut they denied both of themفَعَزَّزْنَاso We strengthened themبِثَالِثٍwith a thirdفَقَالُوٓا۟and they saidإِنَّآIndeed, Weإِلَيْكُمto youمُّرْسَلُونَ(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

قَالُوا۟They saidمَآNotأَنتُمْyouإِلَّا(are) butبَشَرٌhuman beingsمِّثْلُنَاlike usوَمَآand notأَنزَلَhas revealedٱلرَّحْمَٰنُthe Most GraciousمِنanyشَىْءٍthingإِنْNotأَنتُمْyouإِلَّا(are) butتَكْذِبُونَlying﴿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

قَالُوا۟They saidرَبُّنَاOur Lordيَعْلَمُknowsإِنَّآthat weإِلَيْكُمْto youلَمُرْسَلُونَ(are) surely Messengers﴿١٦﴾

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

وَمَاAnd notعَلَيْنَآ(is) on usإِلَّاexceptٱلْبَلَٰغُthe conveyanceٱلْمُبِينُclear﴿١٧﴾

And we are not responsible except for clear notification

قَالُوٓا۟They saidإِنَّاIndeed, weتَطَيَّرْنَا[we] see an evil omenبِكُمْfrom youلَئِنIfلَّمْnotتَنتَهُوا۟you desistلَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْsurely, we will stone youوَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمand surely will touch youمِّنَّاfrom usعَذَابٌa punishmentأَلِيمٌpainful﴿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

قَالُوا۟They saidطَٰٓئِرُكُمYour evil omenمَّعَكُمْ(be) with youأَئِنIs it becauseذُكِّرْتُمyou are admonishedبَلْNayأَنتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleمُّسْرِفُونَtransgressing﴿١٩﴾

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

وَجَآءَAnd cameمِنْfromأَقْصَا(the) farthest endٱلْمَدِينَةِ(of) the cityرَجُلٌa manيَسْعَىٰrunningقَالَHe saidيَٰقَوْمِO my Peopleٱتَّبِعُوا۟Followٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿٢٠﴾

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