| | Musharraf Hussain rendition of Surah Ya Sin, Ya-Seen(Ya Sin)
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| 36:1 | | Ya’ Seen |
| 36:2 | | By the Quran, full of wisdom. |
| 36:3 | | You are a Messenger, |
| 36:4 | | on the straight path. |
| 36:5 | | This is a Revelation from the Almighty, the Caring, |
| 36:6 | | to warn a community whose ancestors were not warned, so they’re unaware |
| 36:7 | | The sentence against most of them is justified, because they don’t believe. |
| 36:8 | | As though We’ve placed iron collars around their necks, right up to their chins, so their heads can’t move; |
| 36:9 | | and We’ve placed a wall in front and behind them and hooded them so that they can’t see. |
| 36:10 | | It makes no difference whether you warn them or not, they won’t believe. |
| 36:11 | | You can only warn someone who follows the Reminder and fears the Most Kind, the Unseen. So, make him happy with the news of forgiveness and a generous reward. |
| 36:12 | | We will resurrect the dead and record all they achieved and the legacies they left behind; and We recorded everything in a Clear Book |
| 36:13 | | As an example, tell them about the people of the town, where the messengers came. |
| 36:14 | | We sent two at first, they rejected them; so We strengthened them with a third; and they said, “We are messengers sent to you.” |
| 36:15 | | They said, “You’re mortals like us. The Most Kind hasn’t sent anything, you are lying.” |
| 36:16 | | They said, “Our Lord knows we are messengers sent to you, |
| 36:17 | | and our duty is to communicate the Message clearly.” |
| 36:18 | | They said, “you are an evil omen for us. If you don’t stop, we’ll torture you, and punish you severely.” |
| 36:19 | | The messengers replied, “The evil omen is with you. Are you annoyed because you’ve been reminded? You’ve gone beyond the limits. |
| 36:20 | | A man came running from the far side of the town, and said, “My people, follow the messengers. |
| 36:21 | | Follow those who don’t ask you for any payment, and they are guided. |
| 36:22 | | Why shouldn’t I worship the One Who created me and to Whom you will be returned? |
| 36:23 | | Should I take beside Him gods whose intercession would not benefit me in the slightest if the Most Kind wanted to harm me? Nor would they be able to save me. |
| 36:24 | | Obviously I would be misguided. |
| 36:25 | | I chose to believe in Your Lord, so please listen to me. |
| 36:26 | | “Enter the Garden of Paradise,” he was told. “If only my people knew,” he said, |
| 36:27 | | “the extent to which My Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honourable.” |
| 36:28 | | Thereafter, We didn’t send an army against his people from the sky, We don’t do that. |
| 36:29 | | Just one Blast, that’s all, and there they were, lying dead. |
| 36:30 | | What a shame, whenever a messenger came to a community, they mocked him. |
| 36:31 | | Haven’t they seen how many generations We destroyed before them, none will come back to them. |
| 36:32 | | Yet they will all be presented before Us |
| 36:33 | | A proof of the Resurrection for them is the dead Earth. How We give it life and make it produce cereals, which they eat |
| 36:34 | | and here and there We have grown palm groves and vineyards and caused freshwater springs to flow, |
| 36:35 | | so they might eat its fruit even though they had no hand in making it. Won’t they be grateful? |
| 36:36 | | Glory be to Him who created every variety of living things in pairs from the Earth: humans themselves, and others which they still don’t know |
| 36:37 | | Another sign for them is the night, from which We gradually peel the daylight away, and there they are in pitch darkness; |
| 36:38 | | the sun travels in its orbit that is precisely determined by the Almighty, the Knower. |
| 36:39 | | Similarly the moon, We determined its phases from full moon to crescent that is slim as a dry date-stalk. |
| 36:40 | | The sun can’t overtake the moon, nor the night outpace the day; all are floating in their fixed orbits. |
| 36:41 | | Another sign for them is the story of their forefathers who We carried in the heavily-laden ship, |
| 36:42 | | and We created for them similar modes of transport which they ride. |
| 36:43 | | If We wanted We could drown them, and they will have no help, nor will they be saved, |
| 36:44 | | unless – that is – We show kindness and give brief respite |
| 36:45 | | When they are told: “Be careful about your past and future deeds to deserve kind treatment.” |
| 36:46 | | They turn away from every sign of their Lord that comes to them. |
| 36:47 | | When they are told: “Spend what Allah has provided you,” the disbelievers say to the believers, “Why should we feed someone who Allah could have fed, if He wanted? You are clearly misguided.” |
| 36:48 | | And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are telling the truth?” |
| 36:49 | | What they are waiting for is a Blast that will seize them while they argue among themselves. |
| 36:50 | | Then they won’t be able to make a will or return to their families |
| 36:51 | | The Trumpet will be blown, and they will emerge from their graves, rushing to their Lord, |
| 36:52 | | saying: “Woe to us! Who woke us up from our graves?” They will be told “This is what the Most Kind promised, and the messengers kept reminding you about.” |
| 36:53 | | It will be a single Blast, and quickly they will be made to stand before Us. |
| 36:54 | | On this day, no one will be wronged in the least; and you will only be repaid for what you did |
| 36:55 | | Today the companions of Paradise will be enjoying themselves; |
| 36:56 | | sitting beside their spouses on comfortable sofas relaxing in the shade, |
| 36:57 | | surrounded with fruit they like |
| 36:58 | | and the greeting: “Peace!” Spoken by the Caring Lord. |
| 36:59 | | The evildoers” will be told: “Step aside today. |
| 36:60 | | Didn’t I command you, children of Adam, not to obey Satan, he is your open enemy, |
| 36:61 | | and worship Me? This is the straight path, |
| 36:62 | | but Satan led masses of you astray. Didn’t you think? |
| 36:63 | | This is Hell about which you were warned, |
| 36:64 | | burn in it today, because of your disbelief. |
| 36:65 | | Today We shall seal their mouths; their hands will speak, and their feet will bear witness to what they did. |
| 36:66 | | If We wanted, We could have taken away their eyesight so how could they see it, as they struggled along the path? |
| 36:67 | | If We wanted, We could have paralysed them, so they wouldn’t move to and fro. |
| 36:68 | | Anyone We allow to age, We reduce them in size bit by bit. Will you not reflect? |
| 36:69 | | We didn’t teach the Messenger poetry, it isn’t appropriate for him. This Quran is a reminder and a clear recitation. |
| 36:70 | | So he can warn anyone who is alive, and to confirm the sentence against the disbelievers |
| 36:71 | | Haven’t they considered how We created their livestock, made by Our hands; |
| 36:72 | | and how We tamed animals to give in to them, so they ride some and eat some of them? |
| 36:73 | | And they derive other benefits from them, like milk to drink. Won’t they be grateful? |
| 36:74 | | Yet they take other gods beside Allah, hoping to be helped by them. |
| 36:75 | | But they are incapable of helping them, even if they were standing to attention for them, like an army. |
| 36:76 | | So don’t let what they say sadden you. We know what they do secretly and openly |
| 36:77 | | Haven’t humans considered how We created them from a drop of fluid, so they openly argue against Us? |
| 36:78 | | They make up comparisons about Us whilst forgetting their own creation, saying, “Who will give life to these bones when they have turned into dust?” |
| 36:79 | | Say: “The one Who produced them originally will bring them back to life – and He has full knowledge of every creature – |
| 36:80 | | and Who, for your benefit, placed the energy of fire in green trees, from which you get fuel? |
| 36:81 | | Isn’t the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth capable of recreating the like of these quarrelsome humans? Of course, He is the Creator, the Knower |
| 36:82 | | When He wills something, His command is: “Be!” And it is! |
| 36:83 | | Glory to Him Who controls everything, to Him you shall be returned |
