In the name of God, the Almighty,¹ the Merciful.

¹ yā sīn¹

² By the wise Qur’an!¹

³ (Thou art among the emissaries

⁴ On a straight path!)

⁵ A¹ revelation² of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

⁶ That thou warn a people whose fathers were not warned; and they are heedless.

⁷ Binding¹ has become the word upon most of them, so they do not believe.²

⁸ We placed yokes on their necks up to the chins, and they with heads forced high;

⁹ And We made a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and covered them, so they see not.

¹⁰ And it is the same to them whether thou warnedst them, or thou hast not warned them: they do not believe.¹

¹¹ Thou but warnest¹ him who follows the remembrance,² and fears the Almighty³ unseen. So bear thou glad tidings to him of forgiveness and a noble⁴ reward.

¹² We give life to the dead, and record what they sent ahead and they left behind;¹ and everything have We counted² in a clear book.³

¹³ And strike thou for them a similitude: — the people of the city, when the emissaries came to it —

¹⁴ When We sent to them two, then they denied them, so We reinforced with a third, and they said: “We are emissaries to you,”

¹⁵ Said they: “You are only mortals like us; and the Almighty¹ has not sent down anything. You only lie.”

¹⁶ They said: “Our Lord knows that we are emissaries to you,

¹⁷ “And upon us is only the clear notification.”

¹⁸ Said they: “We think you an evil omen. If you cease not, we will stone you; and there will touch you from us a painful punishment.”

¹⁹ They said: “Your evil omen is with yourselves.¹ Is it² that you were reminded? The truth is,³ you are a people committing excess.”

²⁰ And a man came running from the furthest part of the city.¹ He said: “O my people: follow the emissaries!

²¹ “Follow those who ask of you no reward, and they are guided.

²² “And why should I not serve Him who originated me, and to whom you will be returned?

²³ “Shall I take gods besides¹ Him? If the Almighty² intends me harm, their intercession will avail me nothing, nor can they rescue me;³

²⁴ “Then should I be in manifest error.

²⁵ “I believe in¹ your Lord; so hear me!”

²⁶ It was said: “Enter thou the Garden.”¹ He said: “I would that my people knew

²⁷ “Of how my Lord has pardoned me, and placed me among the honoured!”

²⁸ And We sent not down upon his people after him any host¹ from the sky; — and nor would We have sent down —

²⁹ It was only one Blast, and then were they extinguished.

³⁰ Oh, the sorrow for the servants!¹ There came not to them a messenger save they mocked him.

³¹ Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them — that they to them will not return?

³² And all of them will be brought present before Us.

³³ And a proof¹ for them is the dead earth. We gave it life, and We brought forth from it grain, then they eat thereof;

³⁴ And We made therein¹ gardens of date-palms and grapevines; and We caused to gush forth therein springs,

³⁵ That they might eat of its fruit. And their hands made it not.¹ Will they then not² be grateful!

³⁶ Glory¹ be to Him who created all the pairs² of what the earth produces, and of themselves, and of what they know not!

³⁷ And a proof¹ for them is the night: We peel away² from it the day, and then are they in darkness.

³⁸ And the sun: it runs¹ to its resting-place;² that is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.³

³⁹ And the moon: We have determined for it phases, until it returns like the old date-leaf stalk.¹

⁴⁰ It behoves not the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day; and each is in a circuit swimming.

⁴¹ And a proof¹ for them is that We bore² their progeny³ in the laden ship.

⁴² And We created for them the like thereof which they ride.

⁴³ And if We will, We drown them; then none have they to cry to, nor are they rescued,

⁴⁴ Save as a mercy from Us, and as enjoyment for a time.

⁴⁵ But when¹ it is said to them: “Be in prudent fear² of what is before you,³ and what is behind you, that you might obtain mercy[...].”⁴

⁴⁶ And there comes not to them a proof¹ among the proofs² of their Lord save they turn away therefrom.

⁴⁷ And when it is said to them: “Spend of what God has provided you,” those who ignore warning¹ say to those who heed warning:² “Shall we feed one whom, had God willed, He would have fed? You are only in manifest error.”

⁴⁸ And they say: “When is this promise, if you be truthful?”¹

⁴⁹ They look only for one Blast which will seize them while they are disputing —

⁵⁰ They will not be able to make a bequest, nor will they return to their people.

⁵¹ And the Trumpet will be blown; and then from the graves will they hasten forth¹ to their Lord.

⁵² They will say: “Woe is us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place?” — “This¹ is what the Almighty² promised! And the emissaries spoke truth!”³

⁵³ It will be only one Blast — and then are they summoned before Us all together:

⁵⁴ “This day no soul will be wronged in anything, and you will not be rewarded save for what you did.”

⁵⁵ The companions of the Garden, this day, will be engaged in gladness,¹

⁵⁶ They and their wives, in shade, upon couches reclining.

⁵⁷ They have therein fruit, and they have what they call for.

⁵⁸ “Peace!” — as a word¹ from a merciful Lord —

⁵⁹ “But separate yourselves this day, O you lawbreakers!

⁶⁰ “Did I not commission you, O children of Adam, that you serve not the satan,”¹ — he is an open enemy to you —

⁶¹ “But that you serve Me? This is a straight path.

⁶² “And he led astray among you a great multitude. Did you then not use reason?

⁶³ “This is Gehenna: — which you were promised —

⁶⁴ “Burn therein this day, for what you denied!”

⁶⁵ This day, will We seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness as to what they earned.

⁶⁶ And had We willed, We would have blinded their eyes;¹ then would they compete for the path, but how would they see?²

⁶⁷ And had We willed, We would have so transformed them in their places, they could neither proceed nor return.¹

⁶⁸ And to whom We give long life, We reverse him in creation. Will you then not¹ use reason!

⁶⁹ And We taught him not poetry, and it does not behove him; it is only a remembrance¹ and a clear recitation²

⁷⁰ To warn whoso is alive, and that the word might become binding against the false claimers of guidance.¹

⁷¹ Have they not considered¹ that We created cattle for them of what Our hands made, then are they their masters?

⁷² And We subdued them to them, and some of them they ride, and some of them they eat;

⁷³ And they have in them benefits and drinks. Will they then not¹ be grateful?

⁷⁴ But they have taken gods other than¹ God, that they might be helped.

⁷⁵ They cannot help them,¹ and they² are for them³ a force summoned.⁴

⁷⁶ So let not their speech grieve thee; We know what they conceal and what they make known.

⁷⁷ Has man not considered that We created him from a sperm-drop? And then is he an open disputant.

⁷⁸ And he strikes for Us a similitude,¹ and forgets his creation; he says: “Who will give life to the bones when they are rotted away?”

⁷⁹ Say thou: “He will give them life who produced them the first time,” — and He knows all creation —

⁸⁰ “Who made for you from the green tree fire, and then therefrom you kindle.”

⁸¹ Is not He who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them? Verily;¹ and He is the Knowing Creator.

⁸² His command, when He intends a thing, is that He says to it: “Be thou,” and it is.

⁸³ So glory¹ be to Him in whose hand is the dominion of all things! And to Him you will be returned.