Surah Yasin: Full Text in Arabic with English Translation
Surah Ya-Sin is the 36th chapter of the Qur'an. It was revealed in Makkah and has 83 verses arranged in five rukus. Below is the complete surah, each verse in Arabic with the English translation of Abdullah Yusuf Ali directly beneath it.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Ruku 1 · Verses 1 to 12
The Messenger and the warning
An oath by the Qur'an affirms the Prophet's mission. The warning benefits those who follow the reminder, and Allah records everything people do. Read the explanation
يسٓ 1
Ya Sin.
وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ 2
By the Qur'an, full of Wisdom,-
إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ 3
Thou art indeed one of the messengers,
عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ 4
On a Straight Way.
تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 5
It is a Revelation sent down by (Him), the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
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.
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).
Ruku 2 · Verses 13 to 32
The people of the town
Messengers are sent to a town and rejected. A man comes running from the far end of the city to urge his people to follow them, and is told to enter Paradise. Read the explanation
When We (first) sent to them two messengers, they rejected them: But We strengthened them with a third: they said, "Truly, we have been sent on a mission to you."
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."
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!"
"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.
إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ 24
"I would indeed, if I were to do so, be in manifest Error.
إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ 25
"For me, I have faith in the Lord of you (all): listen, then, to me!"
But each one of them all - will be brought before Us (for judgment).
Ruku 3 · Verses 33 to 50
Signs in creation
The dead earth brought to life, night and day, the sun and moon in their courses and ships on the sea, followed by the response of those who turn away. Read the explanation
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.
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).
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."
No (chance) will they then have, by will, to dispose (of their affairs), nor to return to their own people!
Ruku 4 · Verses 51 to 67
The Resurrection
The Trumpet is blown and the dead rise. The people of Paradise are honoured, and on that Day mouths are sealed while hands and feet bear witness. Read the explanation
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 messengers!"
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?
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).
Ruku 5 · Verses 68 to 83
The One who creates and revives
The Prophet is not a poet, the signs in livestock, and the answer to the one who asks who will give life to old bones: the One who created them the first time. Read the explanation
"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)!