1. Ya Sin.
2. By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,-
3. Thou art indeed one of the apostles,
4. On a Straight Way.
5. It is a Revelation sent down
by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
6. In order that thou mayest admonish
a people, whose fathers had received no admonition, and
who therefore remain heedless (of the Signs of Allah..
7. The Word is proved true against
the greater part of them: for they do not believe.
8. We have put yokes round their
necks right up to their chins, so that their heads are forced
up (and they cannot see).
9. And We have put a bar in front
of them and a bar behind them, and further, We have covered
them up; so that they cannot see.
10. The same is it to them whether
thou admonish them or thou do not admonish them: they will
not believe.
11. Thou canst but admonish such
a one as follows the Message and fears the (Lord) Most Gracious,
unseen: give such a one, therefore, good tidings, of Forgiveness
and a Reward most generous.
12. Verily We shall give life
to the dead, and We record that which they send before and
that which they leave behind, and of all things have We
taken account in a clear Book (of evidence).
13. Set forth to them, by way
of a parable, the (story of) the Companions of the City.
Behold!, there came apostles to it.
14. When We (first) sent to them
two apostles, they rejected them: But We strengthened them
with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a
mission to you."
15. The (people) said: "Ye are
only men like ourselves; and (Allah) Most Gracious sends
no sort of revelation: ye do nothing but lie."
16. They said: "Our Lord doth
know that we have been sent on a mission to you:
17. "And our duty is only to proclaim
the clear Message."
18. The (people) said: "for us,
we augur an evil omen from you: if ye desist not, we will
certainly stone you. And a grievous punishment indeed will
be inflicted on you by us."
19. They said: "Your evil omens
are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil omen). If ye
are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all
bounds!"
20. Then there came running, from
the farthest part of the City, a man, saying, "O my people!
Obey the apostles:
21. "Obey those who ask no reward
of you (for themselves), and who have themselves received
Guidance.
22. "It would not be reasonable
in me if I did not serve Him Who created me, and to Whom
ye shall (all) be brought back.
23. "Shall I take (other) gods
besides Him? If (Allah) Most Gracious should intend some
adversity for me, of no use whatever will be their intercession
for me, nor can they deliver me.
24. "I would indeed, if I were
to do so, be in manifest Error.
25. "For me, I have faith in the
Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"
26. It was said: "Enter thou the
Garden." He said: "Ah me! Would that my People knew (what
I know)!-
27. "For that my Lord has granted
me Forgiveness and has enrolled me among those held in honour!"
28. And We sent not down against
his People, after him, any hosts from heaven, nor was it
needful for Us so to do.
29. It was no more than a single
mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like ashes) quenched
and silent.
30. Ah! Alas for (My) Servants!
There comes not an apostle to them but they mock him!
31. See they not how many generations
before them we destroyed? Not to them will they return:
32. But each one of them all -
will be brought before Us (for judgment).
33. A Sign for them is the earth
that is dead: We do give it life, and produce grain therefrom,
of which ye do eat.
34. And We produce therein orchard
with date-palms and vines, and We cause springs to gush
forth therein:
35. That they may enjoy the fruits
of this (artistry): It was not their hands that made this:
will they not then give thanks?
36. Glory to Allah, Who created
in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as
their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they
have no knowledge.
37. And a Sign for them is the
Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are
plunged in darkness;
38. And the sun runs his course
for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him),
the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
39. And the Moon,- We have measured
for her mansions (to traverse) till she returns like the
old (and withered) lower part of a date-stalk.
40. It is not permitted to the
Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the
Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according
to Law).
41. And a Sign for them is that
We bore their race (through the Flood) in the loaded Ark;
42. And We have created for them
similar (vessels) on which they ride.
43. If it were Our Will, We could
drown them: then would there be no helper (to hear their
cry), nor could they be delivered,
44. Except by way of Mercy from
Us, and by way of (world) convenience (to serve them) for
a time.
45. When they are told, "Fear
ye that which is before you and that which will be after
you, in order that ye may receive Mercy," (they turn back).
46. Not a Sign comes to them from
among the Signs of their Lord, but they turn away therefrom.
47. And when they are told, "Spend
ye of (the bounties) with which Allah has provided you,"
the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Shall we then
feed those whom, if Allah had so willed, He would have fed,
(Himself)?- Ye are in nothing but manifest error."
48. Further, they say, "When will
this promise (come to pass), if what ye say is true?"
49. They will not (have to) wait
for aught but a single Blast: it will seize them while they
are yet disputing among themselves!
50. No (chance) will they then
have, by will, to dispose (of their affairs), nor to return
to their own people!
51. The trumpet shall be sounded,
when behold! from the sepulchres (men) will rush forth to
their Lord!
52. They will say: "Ah! Woe unto
us! Who hath raised us up from our beds of repose?"... (A
voice will say:) "This is what (Allah) Most Gracious had
promised. And true was the word of the apostles!"
53. It will be no more than a
single Blast, when lo! they will all be brought up before
Us!
54. Then, on that Day, not a soul
will be wronged in the least, and ye shall but be repaid
the meeds of your past Deeds.
55. Verily the Companions of the
Garden shall that Day have joy in all that they do;
56. They and their associates
will be in groves of (cool) shade, reclining on Thrones
(of dignity);
57. (Every) fruit (enjoyment)
will be there for them; they shall have whatever they call
for;
58. "Peace!" - a word (of salutation)
from a Lord Most Merciful!
59. "And O ye in sin! Get ye apart
this Day!
60. "Did I not enjoin on you,
O ye Children of Adam, that ye should not worship Satan;
for that he was to you an enemy avowed?-
61. "And that ye should worship
Me, (for that) this was the Straight Way?
62. "But he did lead astray a
great multitude of you. Did ye not, then, understand?
63. "This is the Hell of which
ye were (repeatedly) warned!
64. "Embrace ye the (fire) this
Day, for that ye (persistently) rejected (Truth)."
65. That Day shall We set a seal
on their mouths. But their hands will speak to us, and their
feet bear witness, to all that they did.
66. If it had been our Will, We
could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they
have run about groping for the Path, but how could they
have seen?
67. And if it had been Our Will,
We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places;
then should they have been unable to move about, nor could
they have returned (after error).
68. If We grant long life to any,
We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then
understand?
69. We have not instructed the
(Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no
less than a Message and a Qur'an making things clear:
70. That it may give admonition
to any (who are) alive, and that the charge may be proved
against those who reject (Truth).
71. See they not that it is We
Who have created for them - among the things which Our hands
have fashioned - cattle, which are under their dominion?-
72. And that We have subjected
them to their (use)? of them some do carry them and some
they eat:
73. And they have (other) profits
from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will
they not then be grateful?
74. Yet they take (for worship)
gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they might be helped!
75. They have not the power to
help them: but they will be brought up (before Our Judgment-seat)
as a troop (to be condemned).
76. Let not their speech, then,
grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as well as what
they disclose.
77. Doth not man see that it is
We Who created him from sperm? yet behold! he (stands forth)
as an open adversary!
78. And he makes comparisons for
Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says,
"Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at
that)?"
79. Say, "He will give them life
Who created them for the first time! for He is Well-versed
in every kind of creation!-
80. "The same Who produces for
you fire out of the green tree, when behold! ye kindle therewith
(your own fires)!
81. "Is not He Who created the
heavens and the earth able to create the like thereof?"
- Yea, indeed! for He is the Creator Supreme, of skill and
knowledge (infinite)!
82. Verily, when He intends a
thing, His Command is, "be", and it is!
83. So glory to Him in Whose hands
is the dominion of all things: and to Him will ye be all
brought back.
Yusuf
Ali 
