36 - Ya-Sin
"Audhu billahi minash shaytanirrajeem"
Bismi Llaahi l-raḥmaani l-raḥeem
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Yaseen;
Ya Sin (O Muhammad)!
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Waalqurani alhakeemi;
And the Quran full of wisdom (which he disclosed)!
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Innaka lamina almursaleena;
You are most definitely of the Rasuls.
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AAala siratin mustaqeemin;
Upon a straight path.
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Tanzeela alAAazeezi alrraheemi;
With the comprehensive knowledge disclosed to you by the One who is the Aziz, the Rahim.
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Litunthira qawman ma onthira abaohum fahum ghafiloona;
So that you may warn a people whose forefathers have not been warned and thus who live cocooned (from their reality, the sunnatullah).
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Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAala aktharihim fahum la yuminoona;
Indeed, the word (“Hell will be filled with the majority of humans and the jinni”) has come true for most of them! Because of this they do not believe.
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Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihim aghlalan fahiya ila alathqani fahum muqmahoona;
Indeed, We have formed shackles (conditionings and judgments) around their necks up to their chins! Their heads are aloft (they are unable to see their essential reality; they live driven by their egos)!
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WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddan wamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroona;
And We have formed a barrier before them and after them (they can neither see their future nor take lessons from their past) and thus We covered them... They can no longer see.
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Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahum am lam tunthirhum la yuminoona;
Whether you warn them or do not warn them, it is all the same; they will not believe!
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Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAa alththikra wakhashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareemin;
You can only warn the one who remembers (the reality that is reminded) and who is in awe of the Rahman, as his unknown. Give him the good news of forgiveness and an abundant reward.
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Inna nahnu nuhyee almawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahum wakulla shayin ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeenin;
Indeed, it is We, yes only We, who can bring the dead to life! We write their deeds and what they put forth! We record everything (with all its detail) in a Clear Book (in their brains and their spirits).
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Waidrib lahum mathalan ashaba alqaryati ith jaaha almursaloona;
Give them the example of the people of that city to which the Rasuls had come.
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Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnayni fakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithin faqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloona;
When We sent two Rasuls to them and they denied them both... Upon this We sent a third one and strengthened him, and they (the Rasuls) said, “Indeed, We have been disclosed to you.”
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Qaloo ma antum illa basharun mithluna wama anzala alrrahmanu min shayin in antum illa takthiboona;
They responded, “You are not but mere humans like us... And the Rahman has not disclosed anything... You are but liars.”
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Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu inna ilaykum lamursaloona;
(The Rasuls) said, “Our Rabb knows, we have indeed been disclosed to you.”
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Wama AAalayna illa albalaghu almubeenu;
"We are only responsible for clear notification."
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Qaloo inna tatayyarna bikum lain lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minna AAathabun aleemun;
They said, “Indeed, we think you are a bad omen... So, if you do not desist we will definitely stone you to death and a severe suffering will afflict you from us.”
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Qaloo tairukum maAAakum ain thukkirtum bal antum qawmun musrifoona;
They said, “Your bad omen is from you... (Is it a bad omen) because you are reminded (of your reality)? No, you are a wasteful people.”
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Wajaa min aqsa almadeenati rajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAoo almursaleena;
Then a man came running from the farthest end of the city, saying, “O my people, follow the Rasuls.”
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IttabiAAoo man la yasalukum ajran wahum muhtadoona;
“Follow those who do not ask you for anything in return, who are upon the reality!”
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Wama liya la aAAbudu allathee fataranee wailayhi turjaAAoona;
“How can I not serve the One who gave me this disposition? To Him you will be returned.”
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Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatan in yuridni alrrahmanu bidurrin la tughni AAannee shafaAAatuhum shayan wala yunqithooni;
“Shall I take gods besides Him! If the Rahman wills to manifest adversity, their intercession will neither benefit me nor protect me...”
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Innee ithan lafee dalalin mubeenin;
“In that case, I would be in clear error!”
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Innee amantu birabbikum faismaAAooni;
“I have indeed believed in the Rabb manifest in you, listen to me!”
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Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala ya layta qawmee yaAAlamoona;
(He was told) “Enter Paradise!” He said, “I wish my people knew my state!”
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Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalanee mina almukrameena;
“How my Rabb forgave me and placed me among those who are the receivers of generosity (the Name Karim).”
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Wama anzalna AAala qawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina alssamai wama kunna munzileena;
After that We did not disclose upon his people any army from the heavens, nor would We have done so.
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In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum khamidoona;
There was only a single cry, and immediately they were extinguished!
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Ya hasratan AAala alAAibadi ma yateehim min rasoolin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona;
What a loss for those servants! Whenever a Rasul came to them, they used to mock and ridicule his message.
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Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoona;
Did they not see how many generations We destroyed before them, and that none of them will return!
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Wain kullun lamma jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona;
And indeed, all of them will be brought present (forcefully).
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Waayatun lahumu alardu almaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minha habban faminhu yakuloona;
The dead earth is also a sign for them! We brought it to life, and brought forth from it produce of which they eat...
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WajaAAalna feeha jannatin min nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feeha mina alAAuyooni;
And formed therein gardens with date palms and grapevines, and caused springs to gush.
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Liyakuloo min thamarihi wama AAamilathu aydeehim afala yashkuroona;
So that they eat its fruit and what their hands produce... Are they still not grateful?
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Subhana allathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu alardu wamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoona;
Subhan is He who created all pairs (DNA helix) from what the earth (body) produces and from themselves (their consciousness) and from that which they don’t know!
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Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhu minhu alnnahara faitha hum muthlimoona;
The night is also a sign for them! We pull the day (light) out of it and they are left in darkness.
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Waalshshamsu tajree limustaqarrin laha thalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleemi;
And the Sun runs on its course! This is the determination of the Aziz, the Aleem.
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Waalqamara qaddarnahu manazila hatta AAada kaalAAurjooni alqadeemi;
As for the Moon, We have appointed stations to it... Until it finally becomes like an old date stalk.
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La alshshamsu yanbaghee laha an tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu alnnahari wakullun fee falakin yasbahoona;
Neither will the Sun overtake the Moon nor the night outpace the day! Each floats in its own orbit.
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Waayatun lahum anna hamalna thurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhooni;
And a sign for them are the ships We carried full with their progeny!
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Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi ma yarkaboona;
And that We created for them the like of it in which they can ride!
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Wain nasha nughriqhum fala sareekha lahum wala hum yunqathoona;
And if We should will, We could drown them, and there will be none to help them, nor will they be saved!
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Illa rahmatan minna wamataAAan ila heenin;
Except if We give them a specified life term as grace from Us so that they may benefit.
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Waitha qeela lahumu ittaqoo ma bayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoona;
But when they are told, “Protect yourselves from what is before you (the things you will encounter) and what is behind you (the consequences of the things you did in the past) so that you may receive grace” they turn away.
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Wama tateehim min ayatin min ayati rabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideena;
And no proof comes to them of the signs of their Rabb from which they do not turn away.
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Waitha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimma razaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashao Allahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalin mubeenin;
And when they are told, “Give unrequitedly from the sustenance with which Allah nourishes you,” those who deny the knowledge of the reality say to the believers, “Shall we feed those who, if Allah had willed, He would have fed? You are only in clear error.”
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Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena;
They say, “If you are true to your word, (tell us) when will this promise (be fulfilled)?”
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Ma yanthuroona illa sayhatan wahidatan takhuthuhum wahum yakhissimoona;
They do not await anything except a single cry (the blowing of the horn [body]), which will seize them while they are disputing.
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Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatan wala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoona;
At that time they will neither have the strength to make a bequest nor will they be able to return to their families!
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Wanufikha fee alssoori faitha hum mina alajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloona;
And the horn has been blown! At once you will see them leave their graves (bodies) and hasten towards their Rabb (to the realization of their essence)!
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Qaloo ya waylana man baAAathana min marqadina hatha ma waAAada alrrahmanu wasadaqa almursaloona;
They will say, “Woe to us! Who has delivered us from our sleeping place (the world) to a new state of existence? This must be the promise of the Rahman; the Rasuls have indeed told the Truth.” (Hadith: Mankind is asleep; with death, they will awaken!)
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In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan faitha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroona;
Only a single blow (of Israfil’s horn) took place... At once they are all brought present before Us.
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Faalyawma la tuthlamu nafsun shayan wala tujzawna illa ma kuntum taAAmaloona;
At that time, no soul shall be wronged in any way... You will not be recompensed, except for what you did (you will only live the consequences of your own actions)!
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Inna ashaba aljannati alyawma fee shughulin fakihoona;
The people of Paradise, at that time, will be occupied with the joy and amusement of the blessings of Paradise.
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Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalin AAala alaraiki muttakioona;
They and their partners shall recline on couches in the shade.
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Lahum feeha fakihatun walahum ma yaddaAAoona;
They shall have fruits therein... And whatever pleasurable things they shall desire.
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Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheemin;
“Salam,” a word from a Rahim Rabb shall reach them (they will experience the manifestation of the Name Salam)!
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Waimtazoo alyawma ayyuha almujrimoona;
“O guilty ones! Stand apart!”
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Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adama an la taAAbudoo alshshaytana innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun;
O Children of Adam... Did I not enjoin upon you (inform you), that you not serve Satan (body/bodily and unconscious state of existence deprived of the knowledge of the reality; ego driven existence), for indeed, he (this state of unconsciousness) is to you a clear enemy?
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Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratun mustaqeemun;
And that you serve only Me (experience and feel the requisites of the reality), as this is the straight path (sirat al-mustaqim)?
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Walaqad adalla minkum jibillan katheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloona;
Indeed, (your belief that you are only the body and that you will become inexistent when you die) has caused many of you to go astray! Did you not use your intellect?
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Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntum tooAAadoona;
So, here is the Hell that you have been promised!
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Islawha alyawma bima kuntum takfuroona;
Experience the results of denying your essential reality now!
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Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihim watukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanoo yaksiboona;
We will seal their mouths at that time, their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness about what they have done.
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Walaw nashao latamasna AAala aAAyunihim faistabaqoo alssirata faanna yubsiroona;
And if We willed We could have blinded their eyes and they would have rushed about on the path... But how could they see (this Truth)?
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Walaw nashao lamasakhnahum AAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyan wala yarjiAAoona;
And if We willed We could have paralyzed them in their places (fixated them upon their current understanding) and they would not be able to move forward, nor go back to their old states.
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Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkishu fee alkhalqi afala yaAAqiloona;
And to whom We grant a long life, We weaken in creation. Do they still not use their intellect?
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Wama AAallamnahu alshshiAAra wama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrun waquranun mubeenun;
We did not teach him poetry! Nor is it befitting for him! It is only a reminder and a clear Quran!
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Liyunthira man kana hayyan wayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireena;
To warn the living and justify the word against the deniers of the reality.
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Awalam yaraw anna khalaqna lahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahum laha malikoona;
Do they not see how We created sacrificial animals for them among Our creation... And they are their owners?
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Wathallalnaha lahum faminha rakoobuhum waminha yakuloona;
We tamed them (cattle) for them... And on some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.
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Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibu afala yashkuroona;
And for them therein are benefits and drinks... Are they still not grateful?
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Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan laAAallahum yunsaroona;
They took gods besides Allah, hoping they could be helped!
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La yastateeAAoona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroona;
They (the gods) cannot help them! (On the contrary) they are like soldiers (in service) to their gods!
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Fala yahzunka qawluhum inna naAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona;
So, let not their words grieve you... Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they reveal.
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Awalam yara alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin faitha huwa khaseemun mubeenun;
Did man not see how We created him from sperm... Despite this, he is now an open enemy!
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Wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithama wahiya rameemun;
He forgets his own creation and presents for Us an example saying, “Who will give life to the bones when they have rotted away?”
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Qul yuhyeeha allathee anshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleemun;
Say, “He who brought them to life in the first place will resurrect them and give them life! HU is Aleem of every creation with His Names.”
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Allathee jaAAala lakum mina alshshajari alakhdari naran faitha antum minhu tooqidoona;
It is He who produced fire for you from a green tree, from which you kindle fire!
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Awalaysa allathee khalaqa alssamawati waalarda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqa mithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleemu;
Is He who created the heavens and the earth not able to create their like with His Names? Yes! HU is the Hallaq, the Aleem.
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Innama amruhu itha arada shayan an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoonu;
Indeed, when He wills a thing, His command is ‘Kun – be’ (He merely wishes it to be), and it is (formed with ease)!
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Fasubhana allathee biyadihi malakootu kulli shayin wailayhi turjaAAoona;
Subhan is He in whose hand (governance) is the Malakut (the force of the Names) of all things, and to Him you will be returned (the illusory self – ego will come to an end and the Absolute Reality will be discerned).