36. Ya Sin
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
<section
begin="36:1"/>O man, <section
end="36:1"/>
<section
begin="36:2"/>By the Qur'an, full of wisdom! <section
end="36:2"/>
<section
begin="36:3"/>Surely thou art one of the messengers, <section
end="36:3"/>
<section
begin="36:4"/>On a right way. <section
end="36:4"/>
<section
begin="36:5"/>A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful, <section
end="36:5"/>
<section
begin="36:6"/>That thou mayest warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless. <section end="36:6"/>
<section
begin="36:7"/>The word has indeed proved true of most of them, so they believe not, <section end="36:7"/>
<section
begin="36:8"/>Surely We have placed on their necks chains reaching up to the chins, so they have their heads raised aloft. <section end="36:8"/>
<section
begin="36:9"/>And We have set a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, thus We have covered them, so that they see not. <section end="36:9"/>
<section
begin="36:10"/>And it is alike to them whether thou warn them or warn them nor -- they believe not. <section end="36:10"/>
<section
begin="36:11"/>Thou canst warn him only who follows the Reminder and fears the Beneficent in secret; so give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward. <section end="36:11"/>
<section
begin="36:12"/>Surely We give life to the dead, and We write down that which they send before and their footprints, and We record everything in a clear writing. <section end="36:12"/>
<section
begin="36:13"/>And set out to them a parable of the people of the town when apostles came to it. <section end="36:13"/>
<section
begin="36:14"/>When We sent to them two, they rejected them both; then We strengthened (them) with a third, so they said: Surely we are sent to you. <section end="36:14"/>
<section
begin="36:15"/>They said: You are only mortals like ourselves, nor has the Beneficent revealed anything -- you only lie. <section end="36:15"/>
<section
begin="36:16"/>They said: Our Lord knows that we are surely sent to you. <section end="36:16"/>
<section
begin="36:17"/>And our duty is only a clear deliverance (of the message). <section end="36:17"/>
<section
begin="36:18"/>They said: Surely we augur evil from you. If you desist not, we will surely stone you, and a painful chastisement from us will certainly afflict you. <section end="36:18"/>
<section
begin="36:19"/>They said: Your evil fortune is with you. What! If you are reminded! Nay, you are an extravagant people. <section end="36:19"/>
<section
begin="36:20"/>And from the remote part of the city there came a man running. He said: O my people, follow the apostles. <section end="36:20"/>
<section
begin="36:21"/>Follow him who asks of you no reward, and they are on the right course. <section end="36:21"/>
<section
begin="36:22"/>And what reason have I that I should not serve Him Who created me and to Whom you will be brought back. <section end="36:22"/>
<section
begin="36:23"/>Shall I take besides Him gods whose intercession, if the Beneficent should desire to afflict me with harm, will avail me naught, not can they deliver me? <section end="36:23"/>
<section
begin="36:24"/>Then I shall surely be in clear error. <section
end="36:24"/>
<section
begin="36:25"/>Surely I believe in your Lord, so hear me. <section
end="36:25"/>
<section
begin="36:26"/>It was said: Enter the Garden. He said: Would that my people knew, <section end="36:26"/>
<section
begin="36:27"/>How my Lord has forgiven me and made me of the honoured ones! <section end="36:27"/>
<section
begin="36:28"/>And We sent not down upon his people after him any host from heaven, nor do We ever send. <section end="36:28"/>
<section
begin="36:29"/>It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still. <section
end="36:29"/>
<section
begin="36:30"/>Alas for the servants! Never does a messenger come to them but they mock him. <section end="36:30"/>