Yā-Sīn (Yaseen)
There is a sign for them in the dead land: We give it life and produce from it grain for them to eat.
And We have made therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines, and caused springs to gush forth,
so that they may eat of its fruit that was not made by their hands. Will they not then give thanks?
Glory be to the One Who created all types of things that the earth produces, and of themselves, and of things that they have no knowledge about.
There is another sign for them in the night: We strip from it the daylight, and they are left in darkness.
The sun is running to its determined course. That is the design of the All-Mighty, All-Knowing.
As for the moon, We have determined phases for it, until it becomes like an old palm stalk.
It is not for the sun to catch up with the moon, nor for the night to outstrip the day. Each is floating in its own orbit.
Another sign for them is that We carried their offspring in the loaded Ark,
and We created for them similar things on which they ride.
If We willed, We could drown them, then there would be no one to respond to their cry, nor could they be rescued,
except by a mercy from Us, leaving them to enjoy for a while.
When it is said to them, “Beware of what is ahead of you and what is behind you, so that you may be shown mercy.”
No sign ever comes to them from their Lord except that they turn away from it.
And when it is said to them, “Spend of what Allah has provided you with”, the disbelievers say to the believers, “Should we feed those whom Allah could feed if He willed? You are clearly misguided!”
They say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?”
They are not awaiting but a single Blast that will seize them while they are still disputing.
Then they will not be able to make a will, nor will they be able to return to their households.
Then they will not be able to make a will, nor will they be able to return to their households.
They will say, “Woe to us! Who has resurrected us from our resting place?” [They will be told,] “This is what the Most Compassionate promised, and the messengers told the truth.”
It will only be a single Blast, and at once they will all be brought before Us.
On that Day no soul will be wronged in the least, nor will you be recompensed except for what you used to do.
Indeed, on that Day the people of Paradise will be busy enjoying themselves,
they and their spouses will be reclining on couches in the shade.
They will have therein fruits and all what they ask for.
“Peace”: a word from a Most Merciful Lord.
“Stand apart [from the believers] this Day, O wicked ones!
Did I not command you, O children of Adam, not to worship Satan, for he is your sworn enemy,
but to worship Me? This is a straight path.
He led great numbers of you astray. Did you not then have sense?
This is the Hell that you were promised.
Burn in it Today for your disbelief.”
Today We will seal up their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify to all what they used to do.
If We willed, We could have taken away their sight, so they would rush to find their way, but then how could they see?
And if We willed, We could have paralyzed them in their places, so they could neither move forward nor backward.
Whomsoever We give a long life, We cause his strength to decline. Do they not then understand?
We have not taught him poetry, nor is it fitting for him. This is only a Reminder and a clear Qur’an
so that he may warn those who are truly alive and establish the argument against the disbelievers.
