1 Ya Sin.
Surah 36
YA SIN
36:1-7
Ya Sin. [1]
2 By the wise Qur'an,
3 Lo! thou art of those sent
4 On a straight path,
5 A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,
6 That thou mayst warn a folk whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.
7 Already hath the judgment, (for their infidelity) proved true of most of them, for they believe not.
By the wise Quran.
36:8-12
8 Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked.
We [Allah] have put shackles on their necks that reach to their chins to make them stiff-necked.
9 And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.
We've put a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them so they can't see.
10 Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it is alike for them, for they believe not.
11 Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward.
It doesn't matter if you warn them, because they don't believe.
12 Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.
We bring the dead to life.
36:13-30
13 Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them;
Here's a parable: Allah sent messengers to a city.
14 When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.
The people rejected the first and second group of messengers, so Allah sent a third, who said, "We've been sent to you."
15 They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!
The people said, "You're just mortals like us. And you lie."
16 They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are indeed sent unto you,
17 And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message).
The mesengers said, "We're just here to deliver a message."
18 (The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands.
The people said, "Well, we think you're up to no good. So if you don't stop, we're going to stone and torture you."
19 They said: Your evil augury be with you! Is it because ye are reminded (of the truth)? Nay, but ye are froward folk!
The mesengers said, "Nay, but you are froward folk!"
20 And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent!
21 Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided.
Then a man ran from the city, saying,
Follow the messengers.
They're not asking for a fee and they are rightly guided.
22 For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back?
Shouldn't I serve the one who created me?
23 Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when, if the Beneficent should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor can they save?
Should I take other gods instead of him?
24 Then truly I should be in error manifest.
That'd be a big mistake.
25 Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!
I believed in your Lord, so listen to me!.
26 It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew
27 With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones!
Someone said to him, "Enter paradise."
He said, "I wish my people knew my Lord pardoned me."
28 We sent not down against his people after him a host from heaven, nor do We ever send.
We didn't send a host from heaven to kill the people in the city.
29 It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct.
We just shouted, and it killed them all.
30 Ah, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him!
Messengers are always mocked.
31 Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them;
32 But all, without exception, will be brought before Us.
Haven't they seen how many generations we have destroyed?
33 A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof;
34 And We have placed therein gardens of the date-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein,
35 That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks?
36 Glory be to Him Who created all the sexual pairs, of that which the earth groweth, and of themselves, and of that which they know not!
A token for them is the dead earth.
37 A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness.
And a token for them is the night.
Notes
- Ya Sin. (v.1)
The titles to the surah's were revealed by Allah. So if you'd like to know why this surah is call this, you need to ask him. (No one else has any idea.)