Surah Yaseen

يسٓ

O THOU human being!

وَٱلْقُرْءَانِٱلْحَكِيمِ

Consider this Qur’an full of wisdom:

إِنَّكَلَمِنَٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

verily, thou art indeed one of God’s message-bearers,

عَلَىٰصِرَٰطٍۢمُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

pursuing a straight way

تَنزِيلَٱلْعَزِيزِٱلرَّحِيمِ

by [virtue of] what is being bestowed from on high by the Almighty, the Dispenser of Grace,

لِتُنذِرَقَوْمًۭامَّآأُنذِرَءَابَآؤُهُمْفَهُمْغَٰفِلُونَ

[bestowed upon thee] so that thou mayest warn people whose forefathers had not been warned, and who therefore are unaware [of the meaning of right and wrong].

لَقَدْحَقَّٱلْقَوْلُعَلَىٰٓأَكْثَرِهِمْفَهُمْلَايُؤْمِنُونَ

Indeed, the word [of God’s condemnation] is bound to come true against most of them: for they will not believe.

إِنَّاجَعَلْنَافِىٓأَعْنَٰقِهِمْأَغْلَٰلًۭافَهِىَإِلَىٱلْأَذْقَانِفَهُممُّقْمَحُونَ

Behold, around their necks We have put shack­les, reaching up to their chins, so that their heads are forced up;

وَجَعَلْنَامِنۢبَيْنِأَيْدِيهِمْسَدًّۭاوَمِنْخَلْفِهِمْسَدًّۭافَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْفَهُمْلَايُبْصِرُونَ

and We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have enshrouded them in veils so that they cannot see:

وَسَوَآءٌعَلَيْهِمْءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْأَمْلَمْتُنذِرْهُمْلَايُؤْمِنُونَ

thus, it is all one to them whether thou warnest them or dost not warn them: they will not believe.

إِنَّمَاتُنذِرُمَنِٱتَّبَعَٱلذِّكْرَوَخَشِىَٱلرَّحْمَٰنَبِٱلْغَيْبِفَبَشِّرْهُبِمَغْفِرَةٍۢوَأَجْرٍۢكَرِيمٍ

Thou canst [truly] warn only him who is willing to take the reminder to heart, and who stands in awe of the Most Gracious although He is beyond the reach of human perception: unto such, then, give the glad tiding of [God’s] forgiveness and of a most excellent reward!

إِنَّانَحْنُنُحْىِٱلْمَوْتَىٰوَنَكْتُبُمَاقَدَّمُوا۟وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْوَكُلَّشَىْءٍأَحْصَيْنَٰهُفِىٓإِمَامٍۢمُّبِينٍۢ

Verily, We shall indeed bring the dead back to life; and We shall record whatever [deeds] they have sent ahead, and the traces [of good and evil] which they have left behind: for of all things do We take account in a record clear.

وَٱضْرِبْلَهُممَّثَلًاأَصْحَٰبَٱلْقَرْيَةِإِذْجَآءَهَاٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

AND SET FORTH unto them a parable - [the story of how] the people of a township [behaved] when [Our] message-bearers came unto them.

إِذْأَرْسَلْنَآإِلَيْهِمُٱثْنَيْنِفَكَذَّبُوهُمَافَعَزَّزْنَابِثَالِثٍۢفَقَالُوٓا۟إِنَّآإِلَيْكُممُّرْسَلُونَ

Lo! We sent unto them two [apostles], and. they gave the lie to both; and so We strengthened [the two] with a third; and thereupon they said: “Behold, we have been sent unto you [by God]!”

قَالُوا۟مَآأَنتُمْإِلَّابَشَرٌۭمِّثْلُنَاوَمَآأَنزَلَٱلرَّحْمَٰنُمِنشَىْءٍإِنْأَنتُمْإِلَّاتَكْذِبُونَ

[The others] answered: “You are nothing but mortal men like ourselves; moreover, the Most Gracious has never bestowed aught [of revelation] from on high. You do nothing but lie!”

قَالُوا۟رَبُّنَايَعْلَمُإِنَّآإِلَيْكُمْلَمُرْسَلُونَ

Said [the apostles]: “Our Sustainer knows that we have indeed been sent unto you;

وَمَاعَلَيْنَآإِلَّاٱلْبَلَٰغُٱلْمُبِينُ

but we are not bound to do more than clearly deliver the mes­sage [entrusted to us].”

قَالُوٓا۟إِنَّاتَطَيَّرْنَابِكُمْلَئِنلَّمْتَنتَهُوا۟لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْوَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُممِّنَّاعَذَابٌأَلِيمٌۭ

Said [the others]: “Truly, we augur evil from you! Indeed, if you desist not, we will surely stone you, and grievous suffering is bound to befall you at our hands!”

قَالُوا۟طَٰٓئِرُكُممَّعَكُمْأَئِنذُكِّرْتُمبَلْأَنتُمْقَوْمٌۭمُّسْرِفُونَ

[The apostles] replied: “Your destiny, good or evil, is [bound up] with yourselves! [Does it seem evil to you] if you are told to take [the truth] to heart? Nay, but you are people who have wasted their own selves!”

وَجَآءَمِنْأَقْصَاٱلْمَدِينَةِرَجُلٌۭيَسْعَىٰقَالَيَٰقَوْمِٱتَّبِعُوا۟ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

At that, a man came running from the farthest end of the city, [and] exclaimed: “O my people! Follow these message-bearers!