۞إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمۡسِكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ أَن تَزُولَاۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَهُمَا مِنۡ أَحَدٖ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورٗا 41

41        Indeed, Allah is (by His Power) holding the heavens and the earth in their positions lest they deviate or seize to function in their places. And if they deviate (from their places), there is none who could hold them after Allah. Indeed, He is the Most Forbearing, Very Forgiving. (Also see Surah Ar-Rum:25)

وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِن جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡ إِحۡدَى ٱلۡأُمَمِۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ مَّا زَادَهُمۡ إِلَّا نُفُورًا 42

42        And they swore by Allah using their most binding oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than any of the earlier nations. But when a warner (Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] came to them, it increased in them nothing but hatred (for the truth).

ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَكۡرَ ٱلسَّيِّيِٕۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلۡمَكۡرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهۡلِهِۦۚ فَهَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبۡدِيلٗاۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحۡوِيلًا 43

43        (This increase in hatred was due to) their arrogance in the land, and their evil plotting. (Thus they added to their loss). And the result of evil plotting always falls back on its plotter. So are they waiting for the way of dealing (of Allah) with the people of the past (i.e. the torment)? And you will not find any change in this method of dealing of Allah (i.e. Allah punishes only deserving criminals). And you will not find any shift in Allah’s way of dealing (i.e. the torment of one nation is not shifted to another nation).

أَوَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَكَانُوٓاْ أَشَدَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةٗۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعۡجِزَهُۥ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمٗا قَدِيرٗا 44

44        Have they not travelled in the land, and seen the end of those (disbelievers) before them although they were far superior to them in power? There is nothing in the heavens or in the earth that can defeat Allah. Indeed, He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.

وَلَوۡ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُواْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهۡرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٖ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗىۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرَۢا 45

45        And if Allah were to punish people (quickly) for what they do, He would not have left any (living) creature on the surface of the earth, but Allah is postponing it for them for a fixed term. However, when that fixed time (or promise) comes, Allah will see His slaves (i.e. will deal with them).

يسٓ 1

1        Ya-Sin (Only Allah knows their meanings).

وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ 2

2        By the Quran, full of wisdom.

إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ 3

3        Indeed, you [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] are one of the messengers.

عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ 4

4        On a Straight Path.

تَنزِيلَ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 5

5        (The Quran) is sent down by the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمٗا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ غَٰفِلُونَ 6

6        In order that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned (by a Prophet very near to them). So (due to this) they are heedless.

لَقَدۡ حَقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ 7

7        Indeed, the Word (of punish-ment) is justified for most of them, hence they will not believe.

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا فِيٓ أَعۡنَٰقِهِمۡ أَغۡلَٰلٗا فَهِيَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَذۡقَانِ فَهُم مُّقۡمَحُونَ 8

8        Indeed, We have put on their necks iron collars which reach up to their chins, so that their heads are raised up (and become stiff). (With their raised heads they cannot even see the Path. Hence, how can they follow that Path which they can’t see? This is an example of their rigid denial).

وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۢ بَيۡنِ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ سَدّٗا وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ سَدّٗا فَأَغۡشَيۡنَٰهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُبۡصِرُونَ 9

9        And We have put a barrier in front of them (i.e. made this life attractive to them) and a barrier behind them (i.e. they are totally heedless of the Hereafter). So We have covered them, hence they cannot see. (This is another example to show the state of mind of the disbelievers).

وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ 10

10        And it is the same to them whether you warn them or not, they will not believe (i.e. they have gone too far astray because of their evil deeds. Warning will not benefit them anymore).

إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَخَشِيَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِمَغۡفِرَةٖ وَأَجۡرٖ كَرِيمٍ 11

11        Indeed, you can only warn him who follows the advice and fears the Most Gracious (Allah) unseen. So convey the glad tidings of forgiveness, and a generous reward (i.e. Paradise) for him.

إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡيِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَنَكۡتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمۡۚ وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ فِيٓ إِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ 12

12        Indeed, We give life to the dead (or We can make a disbeliever, who is like a dead person, alive with faith). And We do record your deeds which you send forward and also those deeds which you leave as an example for others. And We have everything recorded in the Clear Book.

وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ إِذۡ جَآءَهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ 13

13        And describe to them an example of a town in which (se-veral) messengers came. (Hence, the coming of a messenger to the people of Makkah is not a new or a strange thing).

إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمُ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزۡنَا بِثَالِثٖ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُم مُّرۡسَلُونَ 14

14        When We sent to them two messengers, they denied them both, so We strengthened them with the third. Hence, they said: “Indeed, we have been sent to you (as messengers).”

قَالُواْ مَآ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا تَكۡذِبُونَ 15

15        The residents of the town said: “You are ordinary human beings like us, and the Most Gracious (Allah) has sent nothing. Indeed, you are just liars.”