— 83 verses
Ya Si
By the Qur‘an, that is full of wisdom
You are truly one of the messengers of Allah
(and you are) on a straight path
(this Qur‘an being) a revelation from the All- Mighty, the Very-Merciful
so that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, and hence, they are unaware
The word has indeed come true about most of them, so they will not believe
We have placed iron collars on their necks, so they are reaching up to their chins, and their heads are forced to remain upwards
And We have placed a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and (thus) they are encircled by Us; so they do not see
It is all equal for them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe
You can (usefully) warn only the one who follows the advice and fears the RaHman (the All-Merciful Allah) without seeing (Him). So give him the good news of forgiveness and of a noble reward
Surely We will give new life to the dead, and We are recording whatever (deeds) they send before them and whatever effects they leave behind. Every thing is fully computed by Us in a manifest book of record
Cite to them the example of the People of the Town, when the messengers came to it
when We sent to them two (apostles), and they rejected both of them, so We confirmed them with a third one. So they said, .We are sent to you
They (the people of the Town) said, .You are no more than human beings like us, and the RaHman (the All-Merciful Allah) has not sent down any thing. You are but telling a lie
They (the messengers) said, .Our Lord knows that we are undoubtedly sent to you
Our obligation is no more than to convey the message clearly
They (the People of the Town) said, .We take you as a bad omen for us. If you do not desist, we will certainly stone you and you will be afflicted by a painful punishment from us
They said, .Your bad omen is with yourselves. (Do you take it as bad omen) if you are given a good counsel? Rather, you are a people who cross all limits
And there came a man rushing from the farthest part of the city. He said, .O my people, follow the messengers
Follow those who do not claim any reward from you, and who are on the right path
What excuse do I have if I do not worship the One who has created me and to whom you will be returned
Shall I adopt those gods besides Him whose intercession, if RaHman (the All-Merciful Allah) intends to do harm to me, cannot help me in the least, nor can they come to my rescue
In that case, I will be in open error indeed
Undoubtedly I have believed in your Lord; so listen to me
(Thereafter when his people killed him,) it was said to him, .Enter the Paradise. He said, .Would that my people knew
how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honoured ones!
And We did not send down to his people any army from the heavens after him, nor were We (in need) to send down
It was no more than a single Cry, and in no time they were extinguished
Alas for the slaves (of Allah)! No messenger came to them, but they have been mocking at him
Did they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them who will not come back to them
All of them are but to be assembled together (and) to be arraigned before Us
And a sign for them is the dead land. We gave it life and brought forth grain from it; so from it they eat
And We have placed gardens of date-palms and grapes, and caused springs to gush forth therein
so that they may eat fruits thereof, while it was not made by their hands. Would they not then offer gratitude
Pure (from every fault) is the One who has created all the pairs of whatever the earth grows and of the humans themselves and of that which they do not know
And a sign for them is the night. We strip (the cover of) the day from it, and they are suddenly in darkness
And the sun is quickly proceeding towards its destination. That is the designing of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing
And for the moon We have appointed measured phases, until it turned (pale, curved and fine) like an old branch of date palm
Neither it is for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day. Each one is floating in an orbit
And it is a sign for them that We boarded their children in the loaded ship
and created for them things similar to it on which they ride
And if We so will, We can drown them; then no one will respond to their cry, nor will they be rescued
unless there be mercy from Us, and (unless) We let them enjoy for a while
And (they pay no heed) when it is said to them, .Save yourselves from that (punishment) which is before you (in this world) and that which will come after you (die), so that you may receive mercy
There comes to them no sign from the signs of your Lord, but they turn averse to it
And when it is said to them, .Spend (to the needy) from the provision Allah has given to you., the disbelievers say to the believers, .Shall we feed those whom Allah could have fed, if Allah so willed? You are but in open error
And they say, .When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?
They are looking for nothing but for a single Cry that will seize them when they will be quarrelling
So they will not be able to make a bequest, nor will they return to their household
And the Horn will be blown, and suddenly they will be rushing from their graves towards their Lord
They will say, .Woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place? .This is what RaHman (the All-Merciful Allah) had promised, and the messengers had told the truth
It will be no more than a single Cry, and in no time they will all be arraigned before Us
Then, nobody will be subjected to injustice in the least, and you will not be recompensed but for what you used to do
The people of the Paradise are engaged today in (their) activities, happily enjoying (them)
They and their spouses are in pleasant shades, reclining on couches
For them there are fruits, and for them there is whatever they ask for
.Salam .(Peace upon you) is the word (they receive) from Merciful Lord
And (it will be said to the infidels,) .Get apart (from the believers) today O the guilty ones
Did I not direct you, O children of ‘Adam (Adam), that you must not worship the Satan, (because) he is an open enemy for you
and that you must worship Me, (because) this is the straight path
He had misguided lot many people from among you. So, did you not have sense
(Now) this is the Jahannam of which you were consistently warned
Enter it today, because you have been persistently denying (the truth)
Today We will set a seal on their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their legs will bear witness about what they used to do
If We so will, We would wipe out their eyes (right here in this world), and they would be racing towards the way, but how would they see
And If We so will, We would disfigure them at their places, and they would not be able to move, nor would they return
And whomsoever We give long life, we reverse him in creation. Then, do they have no sense
We did not teach him (the Holy Prophet) poetry, and it is not proper for him. It is nothing (of that sort,) but (it is) an advice and a readable book that explains (the Truth)
so that it may warn him who is alive (to listen to the truth), and so that the word may prove true against the disbelievers
Did they not see that We have created for them cattle, among things made (directly) by Our hands, and then they become their owners
And We have brought them under their control, so as some of them are their means of transport, and some of them they eat
And for them there are (other) benefits in them and things to drink. So, would they not be grateful
They have adopted gods other than Allah, so that they may be helped (by them)
They cannot help them, rather they (the disbelievers themselves) are (like) an army brought forth for (protecting) them (the so-called co-gods
So, their remarks must not grieve you. Surely We know what they conceal and what they disclose
Did man not see that We have created him from a drop of semen? Then suddenly he stood as an open adversary (to Us)
He has set up an argument about Us and forgot his creation. He said, .Who will give life to the bones when they are decayed?
Say, .These will be revived by the same One who had created them for the first time, and who is fully aware of every creation
__ the One who created for you fire from the green tree, and in no time you kindle from it
Is it that the One who has created the heavens and the earth has no power to create ones like them? Why not? He is the Supreme Creator, the All- Knowing
His practice, when He intends to do something, is no more than He says, .Be., and it comes to be
So, pure (from every fault) is the One in whose hand is the dominion of all things. And towards Him you are to be returned