Y. S.

يسٓ ١

Y. S. (Ya seen)

وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ٢

And the Quran that is full of wisdom.

إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٣

Most assuredly, you are one of the messengers.

عَلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ۬ ٤

On a straight path.

تَنزِيلَ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٥

This revelation is from the Almighty, Most Merciful.

لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمً۬ا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ غَـٰفِلُونَ ٦

To warn people whose parents were never warned, and therefore, they are unaware.

لَقَدۡ حَقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٧

It has been predetermined that most of them do not believe.

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا فِىٓ أَعۡنَـٰقِهِمۡ أَغۡلَـٰلاً۬ فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَذۡقَانِ فَهُم مُّقۡمَحُونَ ٨

For we place around their necks shackles, up to their chins. Consequently, they become locked in their disbelief.

وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۢ بَيۡنِ أَيۡدِيہِمۡ سَدًّ۬ا وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ سَدًّ۬ا فَأَغۡشَيۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُبۡصِرُونَ ٩

And we place a barrier in front of them, and a barrier behind them, and thus, we veil them; they cannot see.

وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡہِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ١٠

It is the same whether you warn them or not, they cannot believe.

إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّڪۡرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِمَغۡفِرَةٍ۬ وَأَجۡرٍ۬ ڪَرِيمٍ ١١

You will be heeded only by those who uphold this message, and reverence The Most Gracious – even when alone in their privacy. Give them good news of forgiveness and a generous recompense.

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡىِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَنَڪۡتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمۡۚ وَكُلَّ شَىۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَـٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ ١٢

We will certainly revive the dead, and we have recorded everything they have done in this life, as well as the consequences that continue after their death. Everything we have counted in a profound record.

وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلاً أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ إِذۡ جَآءَهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ ١٣

Cite for them the example of people in a community that received the messengers.

إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡہِمُ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزۡنَا بِثَالِثٍ۬ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُم مُّرۡسَلُونَ ١٤

When we sent to them two (messengers), they disbelieved them. We then supported them by a third. They said, "We are (Allah’s) messengers to you."

قَالُواْ مَآ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ۬ مِّثۡلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ مِن شَىۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا تَكۡذِبُونَ ١٥

They said, "You are no more than human beings like us. The Most Gracious did not send down anything. You are liars."

قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمُرۡسَلُونَ ١٦

They said, "Our Lord knows that we have been sent as messengers to you.

وَمَا عَلَيۡنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَـٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ١٧

"Our sole mission is the clear delivery of the message."

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرۡنَا بِكُمۡۖ لَٮِٕن لَّمۡ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرۡجُمَنَّكُمۡ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ ١٨

They said, "We consider you bad omens. Unless you refrain, we will surely stone you, or afflict you with painful retribution."

قَالُواْ طَـٰٓٮِٕرُكُم مَّعَكُمۡۚ أَٮِٕن ذُڪِّرۡتُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّسۡرِفُونَ ١٩

They said, "Your omen depends on your response, now that you have been reminded. Indeed, you are transgressing people."

وَجَآءَ مِنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ۬ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٢٠

A man came from the other end of the city, saying, "O my people, follow the messengers.

ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَن لَّا يَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ أَجۡرً۬ا وَهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ٢١

"Follow those who do not ask you for any wage, and are guided.

وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ٢٢

"Why should I not worship the One who initiated me, and to Him is your ultimate return?

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦۤ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدۡنِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ بِضُرٍّ۬ لَّا تُغۡنِ عَنِّى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ ٢٣

"Shall I set up beside Him gods? If The Most Gracious willed any harm for me, their intercession cannot help me one bit, nor can they rescue me.

إِنِّىٓ إِذً۬ا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ ٢٤

"In that case, I would be totally astray.

إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَٱسۡمَعُونِ ٢٥

"I have believed in your Lord; please listen to me.”

قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَـٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِى يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٦

(At the time of his death) he was told, "Enter Paradise." He said, "Oh, I wish my people knew.

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ ٢٧

"That my Lord has forgiven me, and made me honorable."

وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ ٢٨

We did not send down upon his people, after him, soldiers from the sky; we did not need to send them down.

إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ فَإِذَا هُمۡ خَـٰمِدُونَ ٢٩

All it took was one blow, whereupon they were stilled.

يَـٰحَسۡرَةً عَلَى ٱلۡعِبَادِ‌ۚ مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ ٣٠

How sorry is the people’s condition! Every time a messenger went to them, they always ridiculed him.

أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ أَنَّہُمۡ إِلَيۡہِمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ٣١

Did they not see how many generations we annihilated before them, and how they never return to them?

وَإِن كُلٌّ۬ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ۬ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ ٣٢

Every one of them will be summoned before us.

وَءَايَةٌ۬ لَّهُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةُ أَحۡيَيۡنَـٰهَا وَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مِنۡہَا حَبًّ۬ا فَمِنۡهُ يَأۡڪُلُونَ ٣٣

One sign for them is the dead land: we revive it and produce from it grains for their food.

وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ۬ وَأَعۡنَـٰبٍ۬ وَفَجَّرۡنَا فِيہَا مِنَ ٱلۡعُيُونِ ٣٤

We grow in it gardens of date palms, and grapes, and we cause springs to gush out therein.

لِيَأۡڪُلُواْ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتۡهُ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَشۡڪُرُونَ ٣٥

This is to provide them with fruits, and to let them manufacture with their own hands whatever they need. Would they be thankful?

سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَزۡوَٲجَ ڪُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمِنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٦

Glory be to the One who created all kinds of plants in pairs from the Earth, as well as themselves, and other creations that they do not even know.

وَءَايَةٌ۬ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيۡلُ نَسۡلَخُ مِنۡهُ ٱلنَّہَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظۡلِمُونَ ٣٧

Another sign for them is the night: we remove the daylight therefrom, whereupon they are in darkness.

وَٱلشَّمۡسُ تَجۡرِى لِمُسۡتَقَرٍّ۬ لَّهَا‌ۚ ذَٲلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ ٣٨

The sun sets into a specific location, according to the design of the Almighty, the Omniscient.

وَٱلۡقَمَرَ قَدَّرۡنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلۡعُرۡجُونِ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ ٣٩

The moon we designed to appear in stages, until it becomes like an old curved sheath.

لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّہَارِ‌ۚ وَكُلٌّ۬ فِى فَلَكٍ۬ يَسۡبَحُونَ ٤٠

The sun is never to catch up with the moon – the night and the day never deviate – each of them is floating in its own orbit.

وَءَايَةٌ۬ لَّهُمۡ أَنَّا حَمَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَہُمۡ فِى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ٤١

Another sign for them is that we carried their ancestors on the loaded ark.

وَخَلَقۡنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثۡلِهِۦ مَا يَرۡكَبُونَ ٤٢

Then we created the same for them to ride in.

وَإِن نَّشَأۡ نُغۡرِقۡهُمۡ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنقَذُونَ ٤٣

If we willed, we could have drowned them, so that their screaming would not be heard, nor could they be saved.

إِلَّا رَحۡمَةً۬ مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ۬ ٤٤

Instead, we shower them with mercy, and let them enjoy for awhile.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُواْ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيكُمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ ٤٥

Yet, when they are told, "Learn from your past, to work righteousness for your future, that you may attain mercy,"

وَمَا تَأۡتِيہِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٍ۬ مِّنۡ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّہِمۡ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡہَا مُعۡرِضِينَ ٤٦

No matter what kind of proof is given to them from their Lord, they consistently disregard it.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنُطۡعِمُ مَن لَّوۡ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطۡعَمَهُ ۥۤ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬ ٤٧

When they are told, "Give from ALLAH’s provisions to you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Why should we feed those whom ALLAH could feed, if He so willed? You are really far astray."

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ ٤٨

They also challenge, "When will that promise come to pass, if you are truthful?"

مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ تَأۡخُذُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَخِصِّمُونَ ٤٩

All they see will be one blow that overwhelms them, while they dispute.

فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ تَوۡصِيَةً۬ وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٥٠

They will not even have time to make a will, nor will they be able to return to their people.

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يَنسِلُونَ ٥١

The horn will be blown, whereupon they will rise from the grave and go to their Lord.

قَالُواْ يَـٰوَيۡلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرۡقَدِنَاۜ‌ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ ٥٢

They will say, "Woe to us. Who resurrected us from our death? This is what The Most Gracious has promised. The messengers were truthful."

إِن ڪَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬ فَإِذَا هُمۡ جَمِيعٌ۬ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ ٥٣

All it will take is one blow, whereupon they are all summoned before us.

فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسٌ۬ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَلَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا ڪُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٥٤

On that day, no soul will be wronged in the least. You will be paid precisely for whatever you did.

إِنَّ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ فِى شُغُلٍ۬ فَـٰكِهُونَ ٥٥

The dwellers of Paradise will be, on that day, happily busy.

هُمۡ وَأَزۡوَٲجُهُمۡ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآٮِٕكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ ٥٦

They abide with their spouses in beautiful shade, enjoying comfortable furnishings.

لَهُمۡ فِيہَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ۬ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ ٥٧

They will have fruits therein; they will have anything they wish.

سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡلاً۬ مِّن رَّبٍّ۬ رَّحِيمٍ۬ ٥٨

Greetings of peace from a Most Merciful Lord.

وَٱمۡتَـٰزُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ أَيُّہَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ ٥٩

As for you, O guilty ones, you will be set aside.

أَلَمۡ أَعۡهَدۡ إِلَيۡكُمۡ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعۡبُدُواْ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنَ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوٌّ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬ ٦٠

Did I not covenant with you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not worship the devil? That he is your most ardent enemy?

وَأَنِ ٱعۡبُدُونِى‌ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٲطٌ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٌ۬ ٦١

And that you shall worship Me only? This is the right path.

وَلَقَدۡ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمۡ جِبِلاًّ۬ كَثِيرًا‌ۖ أَفَلَمۡ تَكُونُواْ تَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٢

He has misled multitudes of you. Did you not possess any understanding?

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ ٦٣

This is the Hell that was promised for you.

ٱصۡلَوۡهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ ٦٤

Today you will burn in it, as a consequence of your disbelief.

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ نَخۡتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفۡوَٲهِهِمۡ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيۡدِيہِمۡ وَتَشۡہَدُ أَرۡجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ ٦٥

On that day we will seal their mouths; their hands and feet will bear witness to everything they had done.

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِہِمۡ فَٱسۡتَبَقُواْ ٱلصِّرَٲطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبۡصِرُونَ ٦٦

If we will, we can veil their eyes and, consequently, when they seek the path, they will not see.

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَڪَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَـٰعُواْ مُضِيًّ۬ا وَلَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ٦٧

If we will, we can freeze them in place; thus, they can neither move forward, nor go back.

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرۡهُ نُنَڪِّسۡهُ فِى ٱلۡخَلۡقِ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٨

Whomever we permit to live for a long time, we revert him to weakness. Do they not understand?

وَمَا عَلَّمۡنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعۡرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُ ۥۤ‌ۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٌ۬ وَقُرۡءَانٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬ ٦٩

What we taught him (the messenger) was not poetry, nor is he (a poet). This is but a formidable proof, and a profound Quran.

لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّ۬ا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ ٧٠

To preach to those who are alive, and to expose the disbelievers.

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتۡ أَيۡدِينَآ أَنۡعَـٰمً۬ا فَهُمۡ لَهَا مَـٰلِكُونَ ٧١

Have they not seen that we created for them, with our own hands, livestock that they own?

وَذَلَّلۡنَـٰهَا لَهُمۡ فَمِنۡہَا رَكُوبُہُمۡ وَمِنۡہَا يَأۡكُلُونَ ٧٢

And we subdued them for them; some they ride, and some they eat.

وَلَهُمۡ فِيہَا مَنَـٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ‌ۖ أَفَلَا يَشۡكُرُونَ ٧٣

They derive other benefits from them, as well as drinks. Would they not be appreciative?

وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللهِ ءَالِهَةً۬ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ ٧٤

They set up beside ALLAH other gods, perhaps they can be of help to them!

لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُمۡ جُندٌ۬ مُّحۡضَرُونَ ٧٥

(On the contrary), they cannot help them; they end up serving them as devoted soldiers.

فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ قَوۡلُهُمۡ‌ۘ إِنَّا نَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَ ٧٦

Therefore, do not be saddened by their utterances. We are fully aware of everything they conceal and everything they declare.

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَـٰهُ مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ۬ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ۬ مُّبِينٌ۬ ٧٧

Does the human being not see that we created him from a tiny drop, then he turns into an ardent enemy?

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلاً۬ وَنَسِىَ خَلۡقَهُ ۥ‌ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحۡىِ ٱلۡعِظَـٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ۬ ٧٨

He raises a question to us – while forgetting his initial creation – "Who can resurrect the bones after they had rotted?"

قُلۡ يُحۡيِيہَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ۬‌ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلۡقٍ عَلِيمٌ ٧٩

Say, "The One who initiated them in the first place will resurrect them. He is fully aware of every creation."

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلۡأَخۡضَرِ نَارً۬ا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنۡهُ تُوقِدُونَ ٨٠

He is the One who creates for you, from the green trees, fuel which you burn for light.

أَوَلَيۡسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخۡلُقَ مِثۡلَهُم‌ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٨١

Is not the One who created the Heavens and the Earth able to recreate the same? Yes indeed; He is the Creator, the Omniscient.

إِنَّمَآ أَمۡرُهُ ۥۤ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيۡـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ ۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٨٢

All He needs to do to carry out any command is to say to it, "Be," and it is.

فَسُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ٨٣

Therefore, Glory be to the One in whose hand is the sovereignty over all things, and to Him you will be returned.