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Surah Yasin

Surah Yasin from the Qur'an, in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.

  • 83 verses
  • About 7 minutes to recite
  • From the Qur'an

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  1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

    In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

  2. 1

    يسٓ

    Ya sin

    Ya Sin.

  3. 2

    وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

    Wa al‑Qur'ani al‑hakim

    By the wise Qur'an,

  4. 3

    إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Innaka lamina al‑mursalin

    Lo! thou art of those sent

  5. 4

    عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

    'Ala siratin mustaqim

    On a straight path,

  6. 5

    تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    Tanzila al-'Azizi ar‑Rahim

    A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful,

  7. 6

    لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَٰفِلُونَ

    Litundhira qawman ma undhira aba'uhum fahum ghafilun

    That thou mayst warn a folk whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.

  8. 7

    لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Laqad haqqa al‑qawlu 'ala aktharihim fahum la yu'minun

    Already hath the judgment, (for their infidelity) proved true of most of them, for they believe not.

  9. 8

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَٰلًا فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ

    Inna ja'alna fi a'naqihim aghlalan fahiya ila al‑adhqani fahum muqmahun

    Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked.

  10. 9

    وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

    Wa ja'alna min bayni aydihim saddan wa min khalfihim saddan fa'aghshaynahum fahum la yubsirun

    And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.

  11. 10

    وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

    Wa sawa'un 'alayhim a'andhartahum am lam tundhirhum la yu'minun

    Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it is alike for them, for they believe not.

  12. 11

    إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ

    Innama tundhiru mani ittaba'a adh‑dhikra wa khashiya ar‑Rahmana bi al‑ghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin wa ajrin karim

    Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward.

  13. 12

    إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا۟ وَءَاثَٰرَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Inna nahnu nuhyi al‑mawta wa naktubu ma qaddamu wa atharahum wa kulla shay'in ahsaynahu fi imamin mubin

    Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.

  14. 13

    وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Wa idrib lahum mathalan ashaba al‑qaryati idh ja'aha al‑mursalun

    Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them;

  15. 14

    إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ

    Idh arsalna ilayhimu ithnayni fakadhdhabuhuma fa'azzazna bithalithin faqalu inna ilaykum mursalun

    When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.

  16. 15

    قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ

    Qalu ma antum illa basharun mithluna wa ma anzala ar‑Rahmanu min shay'in in antum illa takdhibun

    They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!

  17. 16

    قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ

    Qalu Rabbuna ya'lamu inna ilaykum lamursalun

    They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are indeed sent unto you,

  18. 17

    وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

    Wa ma 'alayna illa al‑balaghu al‑mubin

    And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message).

  19. 18

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

    Qalu inna tatayyarna bikum la'in lam tantahu lanarjumannakum wa layamassannakum minna 'adhabun alim

    (The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands.

  20. 19

    قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

    Qalu ta'irukum ma'akum a'in dhukkirtum bal antum qawmun musrifun

    They said: Your evil augury be with you! Is it because ye are reminded (of the truth)? Nay, but ye are froward folk!

  21. 20

    وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    Wa ja'a min aqsa al‑madinati rajulun yas'a qala ya qawmi ittabi'u al‑mursalin

    And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent!

  22. 21

    ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَن لَّا يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

    Ittabi'u man la yas'alukum ajran wa hum muhtadun

    Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided.

  23. 22

    وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Wa ma liya la a'budu alladhi fatarani wa ilayhi turja'un

    For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back?

  24. 23

    ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ

    A'attakhidhu min dunihi alihatan in yuridni ar‑Rahmanu bidurrin la tughni 'anni shafa'atuhum shay'an wa la yunqidhun

    Shall I take (other) gods in place of Him when, if the Beneficent should wish me any harm, their intercession will avail me naught, nor can they save?

  25. 24

    إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Inni idhan lafi dalalin mubin

    Then truly I should be in error manifest.

  26. 25

    إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ

    Inni amantu bi Rabbikum fa isma'un

    Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!

  27. 26

    قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ

    Qila udkhuli al‑jannata qala ya layta qawmi ya'lamun

    It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew

  28. 27

    بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

    Bima ghafara li Rabbi waja'alani mina al‑mukramin

    With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones!

  29. 28

    ۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ

    Wa ma anzalna 'ala qawmihi min ba'dihi min jundin mina as‑sama'i wa ma kunna munzilin

    We sent not down against his people after him a host from heaven, nor do We ever send.

  30. 29

    إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَٰمِدُونَ

    In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan fa'idha hum khamidun

    It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct.

  31. 30

    يَٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

    Ya hasratan 'ala al-'ibad ma ya'tihim min rasulin illa kanu bihi yastahzi'un

    Ah, the anguish for the bondmen! Never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him!

  32. 31

    أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum mina al‑quruni annahum ilayhim la yarji'un

    Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them, which indeed returned not unto them;

  33. 32

    وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

    Wa in kullun lamma jami'un ladayna muhdarun

    But all, without exception, will be brought before Us.

  34. 33

    وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ

    Wa ayatun lahumu al‑ardu al‑maytatu ahyaynaha wa akhrajna minha habban faminhu ya'kulun

    A token unto them is the dead earth. We revive it, and We bring forth from it grain so that they eat thereof;

  35. 34

    وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَٰبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ

    Wa ja'alna fiha jannatin min nakhilin wa a'nabin wa fajjarna fiha mina al-'uyun

    And We have placed therein gardens of the date-palm and grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth therein,

  36. 35

    لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    Liya'kulu min thamarihi wa ma 'amilathu aydihim afala yashkurun

    That they may eat of the fruit thereof, and their hands made it not. Will they not, then, give thanks?

  37. 36

    سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Subhana alladhi khalaqa al‑azwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu al‑ardu wa min anfusihim wa mimma la ya'lamun

    Glory be to Him Who created all the sexual pairs, of that which the earth groweth, and of themselves, and of that which they know not!

  38. 37

    وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ

    Wa ayatun lahumu al‑laylu naslakhu minhu an‑nahara fa'idha hum muzlimun

    A token unto them is night. We strip it of the day, and lo! they are in darkness.

  39. 38

    وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

    Wa ash‑shamsu tajri limustaqarrin laha dhalika taqdiru al-'Azizi al-'Alim

    And the sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.

  40. 39

    وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

    Wa al‑qamara qaddarnahu manazila hatta 'ada ka‑al-'urjuni al‑qadim

    And for the moon We have appointed mansions till she return like an old shrivelled palm-leaf.

  41. 40

    لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

    La ash‑shamsu yanbaghi laha an tudrika al‑qamara wa la al‑laylu sabiqu an‑nahari wa kullun fi falakin yasbahun

    It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit.

  42. 41

    وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

    Wa ayatun lahum anna hamalna dhurriyyatahum fi al‑fulki al‑mashhun

    And a token unto them is that We bear their offspring in the laden ship,

  43. 42

    وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

    Wa khalaqna lahum min mithlihi ma yarkabun

    And have created for them of the like thereof whereon they ride.

  44. 43

    وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ

    Wa in nasha' nughriqhum fala sarikha lahum wa la hum yunqadhun

    And if We will, We drown them, and there is no help for them, neither can they be saved;

  45. 44

    إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    Illa rahmatan minna wa mata'an ila hin

    Unless by mercy from Us and as comfort for a while.

  46. 45

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

    Wa idha qila lahumu ittaqu ma bayna aydikum wa ma khalfakum la'allakum turhamun

    When it is said unto them: Beware of that which is before you and that which is behind you, that haply ye may find mercy (they are heedless).

  47. 46

    وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

    Wa ma ta'tihim min ayatin min ayati Rabbihim illa kanu 'anha mu'ridin

    Never came a token of the tokens of their Lord to them, but they did turn away from it!

  48. 47

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Wa idha qila lahum anfiqu mimma razaqakumu Allahu qala alladhina kafaru lilladhina amanu anut'imu man law yasha'u Allahu at'amahu in antum illa fi dalalin mubin

    And when it is said unto them: Spend of that wherewith Allah hath provided you, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Shall we feed those whom Allah, if He willed, would feed? Ye are in naught else than error manifest.

  49. 48

    وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Wa yaquluna mata hadha al‑wa'du in kuntum sadiqin

    And they say: When will this promise be fulfilled, if ye are truthful?

  50. 49

    مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ

    Ma yanzuruna illa sayhatan wahidatan ta'khudhuhum wa hum yakhissimun

    They await but one Shout, which will surprise them while they are disputing.

  51. 50

    فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    Fala yastati'una tawsiyatan wa la ila ahlihim yarji'un

    Then they cannot make bequest, nor can they return to their own folk.

  52. 51

    وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ

    Wa nufikha fi as‑suri fa'idha hum mina al‑ajdathi ila Rabbihim yansilun

    And the trumpet is blown and lo! from the graves they hie unto their Lord,

  53. 52

    قَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

    Qalu ya waylana man ba'athana min marqadina hadha ma wa'ada ar‑Rahmanu wa sadaqa al‑mursalun

    Crying: Woe upon us! Who hath raised us from our place of sleep? This is that which the Beneficent did promise, and the messengers spoke truth.

  54. 53

    إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

    In kanat illa sayhatan wahidatan fa'idha hum jami'un ladayna muhdarun

    It is but one Shout, and behold them brought together before Us!

  55. 54

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

    Fa‑al‑yawma la tuzlamu nafsun shay'an wa la tujzawna illa ma kuntum ta'malun

    This day no soul is wronged in aught; nor are ye requited aught save what ye used to do.

  56. 55

    إِنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍ فَٰكِهُونَ

    Inna as‑haba al‑jannati al‑yawma fi shughulin fakihun

    Lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,

  57. 56

    هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ

    Hum wa azwajuhum fi zilalin 'ala al‑ara'iki muttaki'un

    They and their wives, in pleasant shade, on thrones reclining;

  58. 57

    لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ

    Lahum fiha fakihatun wa lahum ma yadda'un

    Theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;

  59. 58

    سَلَٰمٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ

    Salamun qawlan min Rabbin Rahim

    The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!

  60. 59

    وَٱمْتَٰزُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

    Wa imtazu al‑yawma ayyuha al‑mujrimun

    But avaunt ye, O ye guilty, this day!

  61. 60

    ۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

    Alam a'had ilaykum ya bani Adama an la ta'budu ash‑shaytana innahu lakum 'aduwwun mubin

    Did I not charge you, O ye sons of Adam, that ye worship not the devil - Lo! he is your open foe! -

  62. 61

    وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ

    Wa ani 'buduni hadha siratun mustaqim

    But that ye worship Me? That was the right path.

  63. 62

    وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْقِلُونَ

    Wa laqad adalla minkum jibillan kathiran afalam takunu ta'qilun

    Yet he hath led astray of you a great multitude. Had ye then no sense?

  64. 63

    هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

    Hadhihi jahannamu allati kuntum tu'adun

    This is hell which ye were promised (if ye followed him).

  65. 64

    ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

    Islawha al‑yawma bima kuntum takfurun

    Burn therein this day for that ye disbelieved.

  66. 65

    ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

    Al‑yawma nakhtimu 'ala afwahihim wa tukallimuna aydihim wa tashhadu arjuluhum bima kanu yaksibun

    This day We seal up their mouths, and their hands speak out to Us and their feet bear witness as to what they used to earn.

  67. 66

    وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ

    Wa law nasha'u latamasna 'ala a'yunihim fa‑istabaqu as‑sirata fa'anna yubsirun

    And had We willed, We verily could have quenched their eyesight so that they should struggle for the way. Then how could they have seen?

  68. 67

    وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ

    Wa law nasha'u lamasakhnahum 'ala makanatihim fama istata'u mudiyyan wa la yarji'un

    And had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back.

  69. 68

    وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

    Wa man nu'ammirhu nunakkis‑hu fi al‑khalqi afala ya'qilun

    He whom we bring unto old age, We reverse him in creation (making him go back to weakness after strength). Have ye then no sense?

  70. 69

    وَمَا عَلَّمْنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Wa ma 'allamnahu ash‑shi'ra wa ma yanbaghi lahu in huwa illa dhikrun wa Qur'anun mubin

    And We have not taught him (Muhammad) poetry, nor is it meet for him. This is naught else than a Reminder and a Lecture making plain,

  71. 70

    لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    Liyundhira man kana hayyan wa yahiqqa al‑qawlu 'ala al‑kafirin

    To warn whosoever liveth, and that the word may be fulfilled against the disbelievers.

  72. 71

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَآ أَنْعَٰمًا فَهُمْ لَهَا مَٰلِكُونَ

    Awalam yaraw anna khalaqna lahum mimma 'amilat aydina an'aman fahum laha malikun

    Have they not seen how We have created for them of Our handiwork the cattle, so that they are their owners,

  73. 72

    وَذَلَّلْنَٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

    Wa dhallalnaha lahum faminha rakubuhum wa minha ya'kulun

    And have subdued them unto them, so that some of them they have for riding, some for food?

  74. 73

    وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ

    Wa lahum fiha manafi'u wa masharibu afala yashkurun

    Benefits and (divers) drinks have they from them. Will they not then give thanks?

  75. 74

    وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

    Wa ittakhadhu min duni Allahi alihatan la'allahum yunsarun

    And they have taken (other) gods beside Allah, in order that they may be helped.

  76. 75

    لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ

    La yastati'una nasrahum wa hum lahum jundun muhdarun

    It is not in their power to help them; but they (the worshippers) are unto them a host in arms.

  77. 76

    فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

    Fala yahzunka qawluhum inna na'lamu ma yusirruna wama yu'linun

    So let not their speech grieve thee (O Muhammad). Lo! We know what they conceal and what proclaim.

  78. 77

    أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Awalam yara al‑insanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin fa'idha huwa khasimun mubin

    Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed? Yet lo! he is an open opponent.

  79. 78

    وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ

    Wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyi al-'izama wahiya ramim

    And he hath coined for Us a similitude, and hath forgotten the fact of his creation, saying: Who will revive these bones when they have rotted away?

  80. 79

    قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ

    Qul yuhyiha alladhi ansha'aha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin 'alim

    Say: He will revive them Who produced them at the first, for He is Knower of every creation,

  81. 80

    ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ

    Alladhi ja'ala lakum mina ash‑shajari al‑akhdari naran fa'idha antum minhu tuqidun

    Who hath appointed for you fire from the green tree, and behold! ye kindle from it.

  82. 81

    أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Awalaysa alladhi khalaqa as‑samawati wal‑arda biqadirin 'ala an yakhluqa mithlahum bala wahuwa al‑khallaqu al-'alim

    Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them? Aye, that He is! for He is the All-Wise Creator,

  83. 82

    إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

    Innama amruhu idha arada shay'an an yaqula lahu kun fayakun

    But His command, when He intendeth a thing, is only that He saith unto it: Be! and it is.

  84. 83

    فَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    Fasubhana alladhi biyadihi malakutu kulli shay'in wa'ilayhi turja'un

    Therefor Glory be to Him in Whose hand is the dominion over all things! Unto Him ye will be brought back.

Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here

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When it is recited

Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah Yasin during personal Qur'an reading, for reflection and remembrance of Allah. In some Sunni communities, it is also recited beside someone who is dying or in remembrance of those who have died. These customs vary, and the surah can be read at any time.

  • Daily recitation
  • Personal reflection
  • Remembrance of Allah
  • During bereavement

Where it comes from

Surah Yasin is from the Qur'an and is generally classified as a Meccan surah. In the Islamic tradition, the Qur'an is Allah's revelation to the Prophet Muhammad. The surah takes its name from the Arabic letters Ya and Sin at its opening.

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Questions about Surah Yasin

How many verses are in Surah Yasin?

Surah Yasin has 83 verses.

How long does it take to recite?

It takes about 7 minutes to recite, though the time varies with pace and pauses.

What is Surah Yasin about?

It speaks of revelation, the signs of Allah in creation, resurrection and accountability. It calls listeners to reflect on Allah's power and the truth of the messengers.

What does the name Yasin mean?

Yasin refers to the Arabic letters Ya and Sin that open the surah. Their precise meaning is not established; in the tradition, their full meaning is known to Allah.

Can I read Surah Yasin in English letters?

English letters can help readers who are learning to pronounce the Arabic, but they cannot represent every Arabic sound exactly. Listening to a skilled reciter or learning with a teacher can help with pronunciation.

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