| | Arthur John Arberry rendition of Surah Ya Sin, Ya-Seen(Ya Sin)
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| 36:1 | | Ya Si |
| 36:2 | | By the Wise Koran |
| 36:3 | | thou art truly among the Envoy |
| 36:4 | | on a straight path |
| 36:5 | | the sending down of the All-mighty, the All-wise |
| 36:6 | | that thou mayest warn a people whose fathers were never warned, so they are heedless |
| 36:7 | | The Word has been realised against most of them, yet they do not believe |
| 36:8 | | Surely We have put on their necks fetters up to the chin, so their heads are raised |
| 36:9 | | and We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier; and We have covered them, so they do not see |
| 36:10 | | Alike it is to them whether thou hast warned them or thou hast not warned them, they do not believe |
| 36:11 | | Thou only warnest him who follows the Remembrance and who fears the All-merciful in the Unseen; so give him the good tidings of forgiveness and a generous wage |
| 36:12 | | Surely it is We who bring the dead to life and write down what they have forwarded and what they have left behind; everything We have numbered in a clear register |
| 36:13 | | Strike for them a similitude -- the inhabitants of the city, when the Envoys came to it |
| 36:14 | | when We sent unto them two men, but they cried them lies, so We sent a third as reinforcement. They said, 'We are assuredly Envoys unto you |
| 36:15 | | They said, 'You are naught but mortals like us; the All-merciful has not sent down anything. You are speaking only lies. |
| 36:16 | | They said, 'Our Lord knows we are Envoys unto you |
| 36:17 | | and it is only for us to deliver the Manifest Message. |
| 36:18 | | They said, 'We augur ill of you. If you give not over, we will stone you and there shall visit you from us a painful chastisement. |
| 36:19 | | They said, 'Your augury is with you; if you are reminded? But you are a prodigal people. |
| 36:20 | | Then came a man from the furthest part of the city, running; he said, 'My people, follow the Envoys |
| 36:21 | | Follow such as ask no wage of you, that are right-guided |
| 36:22 | | And why should I not serve Him who originated me, and unto whom you shall be returned |
| 36:23 | | What, shall I take, apart from Him, gods whose intercession, if the All-merciful desires affliction for me, shall not avail me anything, and who will never deliver me |
| 36:24 | | Surely in that case I should be in manifest error |
| 36:25 | | Behold, I believe in your Lord; therefore hear me! |
| 36:26 | | It was said, 'Enter Paradise!' He said, 'Ah, would that my people had knowledg |
| 36:27 | | that my Lord has forgiven me and that He has placed me among the honoured. |
| 36:28 | | And We sent not down upon his people, after him, any host out of heaven; neither would We send any down |
| 36:29 | | It was only one Cry and lo, they were silent and still |
| 36:30 | | Ah, woe for those servants! Never comes unto them a Messenger, but they mock at him |
| 36:31 | | What, have they not seen how many generations We have destroyed before them, and that it is not unto them that they return |
| 36:32 | | They shall every one of them be arraigned before Us |
| 36:33 | | And a sign for them is the dead land, that We quickened and brought forth from it grain, whereof they eat |
| 36:34 | | and We made therein gardens of palms and vines, and therein We caused fountains to gush forth |
| 36:35 | | that they might eat of its fruits and their hands' labour. What, will they not be thankful |
| 36:36 | | Glory be to Him, who created all the pairs of what the earth produces, and of themselves, and of what they know not |
| 36:37 | | And a sign for them is the night; We strip it of the day and lo, they are in darkness |
| 36:38 | | And the sun -- it runs to a fixed resting-place; that is the ordaining of the All-mighty, the All-knowing |
| 36:39 | | And the moon -- We have determined it by stations, till it returns like an aged palm-bough |
| 36:40 | | It behoves not the sun to overtake the moon, neither does the night outstrip the day, each swimming in a sky |
| 36:41 | | And a sign for them is that We carried their seed in the laden ship |
| 36:42 | | and We have created for them the like of it whereon they ride |
| 36:43 | | and if We will, We drown them, then none have they to cry to, neither are they delivered |
| 36:44 | | save as a mercy from Us, and enjoyment for a while |
| 36:45 | | And when it is said to them, 'Fear what is before you and what is behind you; haply you will find mercy' - |
| 36:46 | | yet never any sign of the signs of their Lord comes to them, but they are turning away from it |
| 36:47 | | And when it is said to them, 'Expend of that God has provided you,' the unbelievers say to the believers, 'What, shall we feed such a one whom, if God willed, He would feed? You are only in manifest error! |
| 36:48 | | They also say, 'When shall this promise come to pass, if you speak truly? |
| 36:49 | | They are awaiting only for one Cry to seize them while they are yet disputing |
| 36:50 | | then they will not be able to make any testament, nor will they return to their people |
| 36:51 | | And the Trumpet shall be blown; then behold, they are sliding down from their tombs unto their Lord |
| 36:52 | | They say, 'Alas for us! Who roused us out of our sleeping place? This is what the All-merciful promised, and the Envoys spoke truly. |
| 36:53 | | 'It was only one Cry; then behold, they are all arraigned before Us |
| 36:54 | | So today no soul shall be wronged anything, and you shall not be recompensed, except according to what you have been doing |
| 36:55 | | See, the inhabitants of Paradise today are busy in their rejoicing |
| 36:56 | | they and their spouses, reclining upon couches in the shade |
| 36:57 | | therein they have fruits, and they have all that they call for |
| 36:58 | | 'Peace!' -- such is the greeting, from a Lord All-compassionate |
| 36:59 | | 'Now keep yourselves apart, you sinners, upon this day |
| 36:60 | | Made I not covenant with you, Children of Adam, that you should not serve Satan -- surely he is a manifest foe to you - |
| 36:61 | | and that you should serve Me? This is a straight path |
| 36:62 | | He led astray many a throng of you; did you not understand |
| 36:63 | | This is Gehenna, then, the same that you were promised |
| 36:64 | | roast well in it today, for that you were unbelievers! |
| 36:65 | | Today We set a seal on their mouths, and their hands speak to Us, and their feet bear witness as to what they have been earning |
| 36:66 | | Did We will, We would have obliterated their eyes, then they would race to the path, but how would they see |
| 36:67 | | Did We will, We would have changed them where they were, then they could not go on, nor could they return |
| 36:68 | | And to whomsoever We give long life, We bend him over in His constitution; what, do they not understand |
| 36:69 | | We have not taught him poetry; it is not seemly for him. It is only a Remembrance and a Clear Koran |
| 36:70 | | that he may warn whosoever is living, and that the Word may be realized against the unbelievers |
| 36:71 | | Have they not seen how that We have created for them of that Our hands wrought cattle that they own |
| 36:72 | | We have subdued them to them, and some of them they ride, and some they eat |
| 36:73 | | other uses also they have in them, and beverages. What, will they not be thankful |
| 36:74 | | Yet they have taken, apart from God, gods; haply they might be helped |
| 36:75 | | They cannot help them, though they be hosts made ready for them |
| 36:76 | | So do not let their saying grieve thee; assuredly We know what they keep secret and what they publish |
| 36:77 | | Has not man regarded how that We created him of a sperm-drop? Then lo, he is a manifest adversary |
| 36:78 | | And he has struck for Us a similitude and forgotten his creation; he says, 'Who shall quicken the bones when they are decayed? |
| 36:79 | | Say: 'He shall quicken them, who originated them the first time; He knows all creation |
| 36:80 | | who has made for you out of the green tree fire and lo, from it you kindle. |
| 36:81 | | Is not He, who created the heavens and earth, able to create the like of them? Yes indeed; He is the All-creator, the All-knowing |
| 36:82 | | His command, when He desires a thing, is to say to it 'Be,' and it is |
| 36:83 | | So glory be to Him, in whose hand is the dominion of everything, and unto whom you shall be returned |
