Translation of the meanings Surah Yā-Sīn - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 441 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 13

وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ إِذۡ جَآءَهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

13. Give them an example of the people of the town 'Antioch', when the messengers came to them.

Ayah: 14

إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمُ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزۡنَا بِثَالِثٖ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُم مُّرۡسَلُونَ

14. When We sent to them two messengers, but they rejected them both, then We strengthened them with a third, and they said: "We are messengers 'sent' to you."

Ayah: 15

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

15. They said: "You are only human beings like us, nor has the Most Compassionate 'Allāh' revealed anything; you only lie."

Ayah: 16

قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا يَعۡلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمُرۡسَلُونَ

16. They said (to the people of the town): "Our Lord 'Allāh' knows that we are messengers 'sent' to you.

Ayah: 17

وَمَا عَلَيۡنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

17. Our duty is only to plainly convey (the Message of God, Islam)."

Ayah: 18

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرۡنَا بِكُمۡۖ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرۡجُمَنَّكُمۡ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ

18. They said (to the messengers of God): "We consider you an evil omen for us5. If you do not desist (calling us to the Oneness of God), we shall certainly stone you, and there will touch you a painful torment from us."

5. Muhammad, God's Messenger said: "There is no passing of disease except with God's Permission, nor is there any bad omen (whether from men or) from birds, nor is there any bad omen in Safar (or in any month). Whenever any of you sees something he assumes as bad omen, he should pray: ‘O Allāh, my Lord, none but You bring good things. None but you prevent evil things. There is no power and no strength except in You."

Ayah: 19

قَالُواْ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمۡ أَئِن ذُكِّرۡتُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّسۡرِفُونَ

19. 'The messengers' said: "Your evil omen is with yourselves. Is it because you are advised? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

Ayah: 20

وَجَآءَ مِنۡ أَقۡصَا ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٞ يَسۡعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

20. A man6 came from the farthest end of the city, rushing. He said: "O my people, follow the messengers 'of God'.

6. I.e., Habib, the carpenter.

Ayah: 21

ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَن لَّا يَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ أَجۡرٗا وَهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ

21. Follow those who do not ask of you any reward, and who are rightly guided.

Ayah: 22

وَمَالِيَ لَآ أَعۡبُدُ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنِي وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ

22. Why should I not worship Allāh 'alone' Who has created me? And to Him you shall 'all' be returned 'for Judgment'.

Ayah: 23

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدۡنِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ بِضُرّٖ لَّا تُغۡنِ عَنِّي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ

23. Should I take other gods besides Him? If 'Allāh' the Most Compassionate should intend to afflict me with some adversity, their intercession will not avail me anything, nor they can save me.

Ayah: 24

إِنِّيٓ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

24. In that case, I will certainly be in clear error.

Ayah: 25

إِنِّيٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَٱسۡمَعُونِ

25. I have believed in 'Allāh alone' your 'real' Lord, so listen to me7.

7. But they killed him.

Ayah: 26

قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِي يَعۡلَمُونَ

26. He was told8: "Enter Paradise." He said: "If only my people knew9,

8. After he was martyred for the sake of Allāh.
9. He said so after Allāh admitted him into Paradise and he saw the pleasures therein.

Ayah: 27

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِي رَبِّي وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

27. For that my Lord 'Allāh' has forgiven me and made me of the honored ones."