Surah Yaseen, often referred to as the “Heart of the Quran,” holds profound significance for Muslims worldwide. Surah Yaseen, the 36th chapter of the Quran, encapsulates deep spiritual, moral, and metaphysical themes that are essential to the Islamic faith. Renowned for its impactful recitation, this Surah is an integral part of daily prayers and reflections for many.
Isn’t it intriguing how a single chapter can encapsulate divine lessons so beautifully? Avoid missing its profound messages. Read it, reflect on it, and connect more deeply with its timeless guidance. Surah Yaseen is truly a key to spiritual growth and clarity.
This blog explores the themes, benefits, and unparalleled significance of Surah Yaseen. By the end of this post, you’ll understand why this Surah is revered as a beacon of divine wisdom and ultimate guidance.
Understanding the Central Theme of Surah Yaseen
A Concise Overview
Surah Yaseen, revealed in Makkah, consists of 83 verses (ayahs). Its structure encompasses discussions about monotheism, the oneness of Allah, Prophethood, divine signs in the natural world, and the inevitability of the Day of Judgment. This chapter engages its readers with powerful themes of faith, accountability, and salvation.
Affirmation of Prophethood
The opening verse, Ya Seen, is immediately followed by an affirmation of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a divinely chosen messenger. Allah declares:
“By the Wise Quran, indeed you, [O Muhammad], are among the messengers on a straight path.”
(Surah Yaseen, 36:2-4)
It also invokes a sense of accountability for following the prescribed path of righteousness.
Evidence of Divine Power
Surah Yaseen illuminates the attributes of Allah through powerful metaphors and vivid descriptions. By reflecting on these natural signs, believers are encouraged to deepen their submission to the Creator.
Warning Against Disbelief
A critical component of this Surah involves a warning to those who reject divine guidance. The narrative of Messengers being sent to a certain town is a stark reminder of the consequences of denial. The people’s arrogance and refusal to believe led to dire repercussions, reinforcing the Quran’s recurring theme of accountability.
Resurrection and the Hereafter
Resurrection, judgment, and reward or punishment occupy central themes in Surah Yaseen. Allah graphically describes the revival of the dead and emphasizes the transient nature of worldly life. Reflecting on these aspects encourages one to prepare for their ultimate meeting with Allah.
Surah Yaseen Transliteration and Translation
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
يسٓ
Yaa-Seeen
Ya, Seen.
وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ
Wal-Qur-aanil-Hakeem
By the wise Qur’an.
إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Innaka laminal mursaleen
Indeed, you, [O Muhammad], are from among the messengers,
عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
‘Alaa Siraatim Mustaqeem
On a straight path.
تَنزِيلَ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Tanzeelal ‘Azeezir Raheem
[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,
لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمٗا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمۡ فَهُمۡ غَٰفِلُونَ
Litunzira qawmam maaa unzira aabaaa’uhum fahum ghaafiloon
That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.
لَقَدۡ حَقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكۡثَرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ
Laqad haqqal qawlu ‘alaaa aksarihim fahum laa yu’minoon
Already the word has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا فِيٓ أَعۡنَٰقِهِمۡ أَغۡلَٰلٗا فَهِيَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَذۡقَانِ فَهُم مُّقۡمَحُونَ
Innaa ja’alnaa feee a’naaqihim aghlaalan fahiya ilal azqaani fahum muqmahoon
Indeed, we have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.
وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنۢ بَيۡنِ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ سَدّٗا وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِمۡ سَدّٗا فَأَغۡشَيۡنَٰهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَا يُبۡصِرُونَ
Wa ja’alnaa mim baini aydeehim saddanw-wa min khalfihim saddan fa aghshai naahum fahum laa yubsiroon
And we have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.
وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ
Wa sawaaa’un ‘alaihim ‘a-anzartahum am lam tunzirhum laa yu’minoon
And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them – they will not believe.
إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَخَشِيَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِمَغۡفِرَةٖ وَأَجۡرٖ كَرِيمٍ
Innamaa tunziru manit taba ‘az-Zikra wa khashiyar Rahmaana bilghaib, fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin-wa ajrin kareem
You can only warn one who follows the message and fears the Most Merciful unseen. So give him good tidings of forgiveness and noble reward.
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نُحۡيِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَنَكۡتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُواْ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمۡۚ وَكُلَّ شَيۡءٍ أَحۡصَيۡنَٰهُ فِيٓ إِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ
Innaa Nahnu nuhyil mawtaa wa naktubu maa qaddamoo wa aasaarahum; wa kulla shai’in ahsainaahu feee Imaamim Mubeen
Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.
وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ إِذۡ جَآءَهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
Wadrib lahum masalan Ashaabal Qaryatih; iz jaaa’ahal mursaloon
And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it –
إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمُ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزۡنَا بِثَالِثٖ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُم مُّرۡسَلُونَ
Iz arsalnaaa ilaihimusnaini fakazzaboohumaa fa’azzaznaa bisaalisin faqaalooo innaaa ilaikum mursaloon
When We sent to them two, but they denied them, so We strengthened them with a third, and they said, “Indeed, we are messengers to you.”
قَالُواْ مَآ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا تَكۡذِبُونَ
Qaaloo maaa antum illaa basharum mislunaa wa maaa anzalar Rahmaanu min shai’in in antum illaa takziboon
They said, “You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies.”
قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمُرۡسَلُونَ
Qaaloo Rabbunaa ya’lamu innaaa ilaikum lamursaloon
They said, “Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
Wa maa ‘alainaaa illal balaaghul mubeen
And we are not responsible except for clear notification.”
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرۡنَا بِكُمۡۖ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرۡجُمَنَّكُمۡ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ
Qaaloo innaa tataiyarnaa bikum la’il-lam tantahoo lanar jumannakum wa la-yamassan nakum minnaa ‘azaabun aleem
They said, “Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment.”
قَالُواْ طَـٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمۡ أَئِن ذُكِّرۡتُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّسۡرِفُونَ
Qaaloo taaa’irukum ma’akum; a’in zukkirtum; bal antum qawmum musrifoon
They said, “Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people.”
وَجَآءَ مِنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٞ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Wa jaaa’a min aqsal madeenati rajuluny yas’aa qaala yaa qawmit tabi’ul mursaleen
And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, “O my people, follow the messengers.
ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَن لَّا يَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ أَجۡرٗا وَهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ
Ittabi’oo mal-laa yas’alukum ajranw-wa hum muhtadoon
Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.
وَمَا لِيَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنِي وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ
Wa maa liya laaa a’budul lazee fataranee wa ilaihi turja’oon
And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?
ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدۡنِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ بِضُرّٖ لَّا تُغۡنِ عَنِّي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ
‘A-attakhizu min dooniheee aalihatan iny-yuridnir Rahmaanu bidurril-laa tughni ‘annee shafaa ‘atuhum shai ‘anw-wa laa yunqizoon
Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?
إِنِّيٓ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ
Inneee izal-lafee dalaa-lim-mubeen
Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.
إِنِّيٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَٱسۡمَعُونِ
Inneee aamantu bi Rabbikum fasma’oon
Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me.”
قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِي يَعۡلَمُونَ
Qeelad khulil Jannnah; qaala yaa laita qawmee ya’lamoon
It was said, “Enter Paradise.” He said, “I wish my people could know
بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ
Bimaa ghafara lee Rabbee wa ja’alanee minal mukrameen (End Juz 22)
Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored.”
۞وَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِن جُندٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ
Wa maaa anzalnaa ‘alaa qawmihee mim ba’dihee min jundim minas-samaaa’i wa maa kunnaa munzileen
And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from heaven, nor would We have done so.
إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَإِذَا هُمۡ خَٰمِدُونَ
In kaanat illaa saihatanw waahidatan fa-izaa hum khaamidoon
It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
يَٰحَسۡرَةً عَلَى ٱلۡعِبَادِۚ مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
Yaa hasratan ‘alal ‘ibaaad; maa ya’teehim mir Rasoolin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi ‘oon
How regretful for the servants. There came to them no messenger except that they used to ridicule him.
أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ
Alam yaraw kam ahlak naa qablahum minal qurooni annahum ilaihim laa yarji’oon
Have they not considered how many generations we destroyed before them, that they to them will not return?
وَإِن كُلّٞ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٞ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ
Wa in kullul lammaa jamee’ul-ladainaa muhdaroon
And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.
وَءَايَةٞ لَّهُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةُ أَحۡيَيۡنَٰهَا وَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مِنۡهَا حَبّٗا فَمِنۡهُ يَأۡكُلُونَ
Wa Aayatul lahumul ardul maitatu ahyainaahaa wa akhrajnaa minhaa habban faminhu ya’kuloon
And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٖ مِّن نَّخِيلٖ وَأَعۡنَٰبٖ وَفَجَّرۡنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡعُيُونِ
Wa ja’alnaa feehaa jannaatim min nakheelinw wa a’naabinw wa fajjarnaa feeha minal ‘uyoon
And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs –
لِيَأۡكُلُواْ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتۡهُ أَيۡدِيهِمۡۚ أَفَلَا يَشۡكُرُونَ
Li ya’kuloo min samarihee wa maa ‘amilat-hu aideehim; afalaa yashkuroon
That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَزۡوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمِنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
Subhaanal lazee khalaqal azwaaja kullahaa mimmaa tumbitul ardu wa min anfusihim wa mimmaa laa ya’lamoon
Exalted is He who created all pairs – from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.
وَءَايَةٞ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيۡلُ نَسۡلَخُ مِنۡهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظۡلِمُونَ
Wa Aayatul lahumul lailu naslakhu minhun nahaara fa-izaa hum muzlimoon
And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it [the light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.
وَٱلشَّمۡسُ تَجۡرِي لِمُسۡتَقَرّٖ لَّهَاۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقۡدِيرُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ
Wash-shamsu tajree limustaqarril lahaa; zaalika taqdeerul ‘Azeezil Aleem
And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
وَٱلۡقَمَرَ قَدَّرۡنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلۡعُرۡجُونِ ٱلۡقَدِيمِ
Walqamara qaddarnaahu manaazila hattaa ‘aada kal’ur joonil qadeem
And the moon – We have determined its phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.
لَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ يَنۢبَغِي لَهَآ أَن تُدۡرِكَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيۡلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِۚ وَكُلّٞ فِي فَلَكٖ يَسۡبَحُونَ
Lash shamsu yambaghee lahaaa an tudrikal qamara walal lailu saabiqun nahaar; wa kullun fee falaki yasbahoon
It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.
وَءَايَةٞ لَّهُمۡ أَنَّا حَمَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
Wa Aayatul lahum annaa hamalnaa zurriyatahum fil fulkil mashhoon
And a sign for them is that We carried their forefathers in a laden ship.
وَخَلَقۡنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثۡلِهِۦ مَا يَرۡكَبُونَ
Wa khalaqnaa lahum mim-mislihee maa yarkaboon
And We created for them from the likes of it that which they ride.
وَإِن نَّشَأۡ نُغۡرِقۡهُمۡ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنقَذُونَ
Wa in nashaa nughriqhum falaa sareekha lahum wa laa hum yunqazoon
And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved
إِلَّا رَحۡمَةٗ مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٖ
Illaa rahmatam minnaa wa mataa’an ilaa heen
Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُواْ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيكُمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ
Wa izaa qeela lahumuttaqoo maa baina aideekum wa maa khalfakum la’allakum turhamoon
But when it is said to them, “Beware of what is before you and what is behind you; perhaps you will receive mercy… “
وَمَا تَأۡتِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٖ مِّنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ
Wa maa ta’teehim min aayatim min Aayaati Rabbihim illaa kaanoo ‘anhaa mu’rideen
And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they are turning away from it.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنُطۡعِمُ مَن لَّوۡ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطۡعَمَهُۥٓ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ
Wa izaa qeela lahum anfiqoo mimmaa razaqakumul laahu qaalal lazeena kafaroo lillazeena aamanooo anut’imu mal-law yashaaa’ul laahu at’amahooo in antum illaa fee dalaalim mubeen
And when it is said to them, “Spend from that which Allah has provided for you,” those who disbelieve say to those who believe, “Should we feed one whom, if Allah had willed, He would have fed? You are not, but in clear error.”
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Wa yaqooloona mataa haazal wa’du in kuntum saadiqeen
And they say, “When is this promise, if you should be truthful?”
مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ تَأۡخُذُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ يَخِصِّمُونَ
Maa yanzuroona illaa saihatanw waahidatan ta’khuzuhum wa hum yakhissimoon
They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ تَوۡصِيَةٗ وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ
Falaa yastatee’oona taw siyatanw-wa laaa ilaaa ahlihim yarji’oon
And they will not be able to give any instruction, nor to their people.
وَنُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ يَنسِلُونَ
Wa nufikha fis-soori faizaa hum minal ajdaasi ilaa Rabbihim yansiloon
And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten.
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرۡقَدِنَاۜۗ هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
Qaaloo yaa wailanaa mam ba’asanaa mim marqadinaa; haaza maa wa’adar Rahmanu wa sadaqal mursaloon
They will say, “O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?” [The reply will be], “This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth.”
إِن كَانَتۡ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَإِذَا هُمۡ جَمِيعٞ لَّدَيۡنَا مُحۡضَرُونَ
In kaanat illaa saihatanw waahidatan fa-izaa hum jamee’ul ladainaa muhdaroon
It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us.
فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسٞ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
Fal-Yawma laa tuzlamu nafsun shai’anw-wa laa tujzawna illaa maa kuntum ta’maloon
So today no soul will be wronged at all, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.
إِنَّ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ فِي شُغُلٖ فَٰكِهُونَ
Inna Ashaabal jannatil Yawma fee shughulin faakihoon
Indeed the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation –
هُمۡ وَأَزۡوَٰجُهُمۡ فِي ظِلَٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ
Hum wa azwaajuhum fee zilaalin ‘alal araaa’iki muttaki’oon
They and their spouses – in shade, reclining on adorned couches.
لَهُمۡ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٞ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ
Lahum feehaa faakiha tunw-wa lahum maa yadda’oon
For them therein is fruit, and for them is whatever they request [or wish]
سَلَٰمٞ قَوۡلٗا مِّن رَّبّٖ رَّحِيمٖ
Salaamun qawlam mir Rabbir Raheem
[And] “Peace,” a word from a Merciful Lord.
وَٱمۡتَٰزُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
Wamtaazul Yawma ayyuhal mujrimoon
[Then He will say], “But stand apart today, you criminals.
۞أَلَمۡ أَعۡهَدۡ إِلَيۡكُمۡ يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعۡبُدُواْ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ
Alam a’had ilaikum yaa Baneee Aadama al-laa ta’budush Shaitaana innahoo lakum ‘aduwwum mubeen
Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan – [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy –
وَأَنِ ٱعۡبُدُونِيۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٞ مُّسۡتَقِيمٞ
Wa ani’budoonee; haazaa Siraatum Mustaqeem
And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path.
وَلَقَدۡ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمۡ جِبِلّٗا كَثِيرًاۖ أَفَلَمۡ تَكُونُواْ تَعۡقِلُونَ
Wa laqad adalla minkum jibillan kaseeraa; afalam takoonoo ta’qiloon
And he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ
Haazihee Jahannamul latee kuntum too’adoon
This is the Hellfire which you were promised.
ٱصۡلَوۡهَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ
Islawhal Yawma bimaa kuntum takfuroon
[Enter to] burn therein today for what you used to deny.”
ٱلۡيَوۡمَ نَخۡتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفۡوَٰهِهِمۡ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَتَشۡهَدُ أَرۡجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ
Al-Yawma nakhtimu ‘alaaa afwaahihim wa tukallimunaaa aideehim wa tashhadu arjuluhum bimaa kaanoo yaksiboon
That Day, we will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.
وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِهِمۡ فَٱسۡتَبَقُواْ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبۡصِرُونَ
Wa law nashaaa’u lata masna ‘alaaa aiyunihim fasta baqus-siraata fa-annaa yubsiroon
And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?
وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مُضِيّٗا وَلَا يَرۡجِعُونَ
Wa law nashaaa’u lamasakhnaahum ‘alaa makaanatihim famas-tataa’oo mudiyyanw-wa laa yarji’oon
And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.
وَمَن نُّعَمِّرۡهُ نُنَكِّسۡهُ فِي ٱلۡخَلۡقِۚ أَفَلَا يَعۡقِلُونَ
Wa man nu ‘ammirhu nunakkishu fil-khalq; afalaa ya’qiloon
And he to whom We grant long life, We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?
وَمَا عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعۡرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُۥٓۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ وَقُرۡءَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
Wa maa ‘allamnaahush shi’ra wa maa yambaghee lah; in huwa illaa zikrunw-wa Qur-aanum mubeen
And we did not give Prophet Muhammad knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’an
لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيّٗا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Liyunzira man kaana haiyanw-wa yahiqqal qawlu ‘alal-kaafireen
To warn whoever is alive and justify the word against the disbelievers.
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتۡ أَيۡدِينَآ أَنۡعَٰمٗا فَهُمۡ لَهَا مَٰلِكُونَ
Awalam yaraw annaa khalaqnaa lahum mimmaa ‘amilat aideenaaa an’aaman fahum lahaa maalikoon
Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and [then] they are their owners?
وَذَلَّلۡنَٰهَا لَهُمۡ فَمِنۡهَا رَكُوبُهُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا يَأۡكُلُونَ
Wa zallalnaahaa lahum faminhaa rakoobuhum wa minhaa ya’kuloon
And we have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.
وَلَهُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُۚ أَفَلَا يَشۡكُرُونَ
Wa lahum feehaa manaa fi’u wa mashaarib; afalaa yashkuroon
And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?
وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةٗ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ
Wattakhazoo min doonil laahi aalihatal la’allahum yunsaroon
But they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.
لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّحۡضَرُونَ
Laa yastatee’oona nasrahum wa hum lahum jundum muhdaroon
They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for the soldiers in attendance.
فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ قَوۡلُهُمۡۘ إِنَّا نَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَ
Falaa yahzunka qawluhum; innaa na’lamu maa yusirroona wa maa yu’linoon
So let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, we know what they conceal and what they declare.
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن نُّطۡفَةٖ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٞ مُّبِينٞ
Awalam yaral insaanu annaa khalaqnaahu min nutfatin fa-izaa huwa khaseemum mubeen
Does man not consider that we created him from a [mere] sperm-drop – then at once he is a clear adversary?
وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلٗا وَنَسِيَ خَلۡقَهُۥۖ قَالَ مَن يُحۡيِ ٱلۡعِظَٰمَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٞ
Wa daraba lanaa maslanw-wa nasiya khalqahoo qaala mai-yuhyil’izaama wa hiya rameem
And he presents for us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, “Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?”
قُلۡ يُحۡيِيهَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلۡقٍ عَلِيمٌ
Qul yuh yeehal lazeee ansha ahaaa awwala marrah; wa Huwa bikulli khalqin ‘Aleem
Say, “He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.”
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلۡأَخۡضَرِ نَارٗا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنۡهُ تُوقِدُونَ
Allazee ja’ala lakum minash shajaril akhdari naaran fa-izaaa antum minhu tooqidoon
[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.
أَوَلَيۡسَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخۡلُقَ مِثۡلَهُمۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Awa laisal lazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda biqaadirin ‘alaaa ai-yakhluqa mislahum; balaa wa Huwal Khallaaqul ‘Aleem
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.
إِنَّمَآ أَمۡرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيۡـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Innamaa amruhooo izaaa araada shai’an ai-yaqoola lahoo kun fa-yakoon
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, “Be,” and it is.
فَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ
Fa Subhaanal lazee biyadihee malakootu kulli shai-inw-wa ilaihi turja’oon
So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.
The Benefits of Reciting Surah Yaseen
Surah Yaseen holds spiritual treasures that provide immense benefits when recited regularly. These benefits cater to both individual well-being and collective spiritual upliftment.
Forgiveness of Sins
One notable Hadith states:
“Whoever recites Surah Yaseen in the night seeking Allah’s pleasure, will have his sins forgiven.”
(Reported by Ibn Hibban)
This profound benefit urges individuals to use Surah Yaseen as a means of repentance. With every word recited, believers draw closer to attaining divine mercy.
Ease During Difficult Times
Reciting Surah Yaseen brings solace and comfort, particularly during hardships. For the terminally ill, recitation eases the process of passing and grants tranquility to the soul. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) advised:
“Recite Surah Yaseen to those who are dying.”
(Sunan Abi Dawood)
This practice reflects its therapeutic power during critical moments of life and death.
Fulfillment of Needs
A daily habit of Surah Yaseen recitation unlocks blessings that assist in fulfilling personal needs. It strengthens reliance on Allah and serves as a spiritual shield against obstacles. A famous tradition outlines that reciting Surah Yaseen after Fajr ensures all worldly needs are met throughout the day.
Spiritual Upliftment
Morning recitation fosters clarity of mind and brings harmony to life’s decisions. This Surah encourages introspection, enabling believers to align their hearts and intentions toward righteousness.
Protection from Punishment
Its verses serve as an intercessor on behalf of its reciter during the Day of Judgment.
Key Themes in Surah Yaseen
Surah Yaseen distinguishes itself through its profound themes, which guide readers toward understanding the core principles of Islam. These themes invoke reflection and action.
The Oneness of Allah (Tawheed)
Surah Yaseen begins by reiterating the singularity of Allah. Signs of Allah’s power appear throughout—be it the vast heavens, fertile earth, or the pairing in nature. The verse:
“Exalted is He who created all pairs—from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.”
(Surah Yaseen, 36:36)
serves as an example of Allah’s grandeur.
Prophetic Narratives
The tale of three messengers from verses 13 to 29 serves as a reminder of the consequences of rejecting divine truth. Despite their dedication, the people refused to listen, leading to the eventual downfall of the town.
Signs in Nature
Throughout Surah Yaseen, natural phenomena are referred to as evidence of Allah’s unmatched capabilities. These include the cycles of the sun and moon, the flowing rivers, and the concept of life springing from barren lands. These verses encourage believers to observe and ponder the miraculous world around them.
Accountability and Judgment
The inevitability of human accountability is repeatedly emphasized. The verse:
“The Trumpet will be blown, and behold, from the graves, people shall rush forth to their Lord.”
(Surah Yaseen, 36:51)
provides a sobering reminder to prepare for the Day of Judgment.
Reward for the Righteous
Surah Yaseen draws a strong distinction between those who live by faith and those who reject the truth. For the righteous, Allah promises a life of joy and eternal bliss in the hereafter. They will find peace, happiness, and freedom from hardship. The Surah describes how these believers will be greeted with the message:
“Indeed, the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation.”
(Surah Yaseen, 36:55)
For those who ignore the message, the Surah speaks of regret and loss, emphasizing the importance of sincere belief and good deeds.
Conclusion
Surah Yaseen sits at the heart of the Quran for a reason. Its verses blend spiritual wisdom, practical reminders, and deep reflection. The Surah calls each reader to observe the signs in creation, uphold sincerity, and prepare for life after death.
This chapter invites you to transform daily life by connecting actions to the greater purpose of serving Allah. Through its meaningful stories, guidance, and warnings, Surah Yaseen helps every believer seek forgiveness, embrace hope, and stay anchored in their religion. Understanding and living by this Surah leads to reward now and in the hereafter.
