Sura 36 Y.S. (Yaa Seen)

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

[36:1] Y. S.

[36:2] and the Wise Quran,

[36:3] you are indeed one of the messengers

[36:4] on a straight path.

[36:5] A revelation of the Dignified, the Merciful,

[36:6] so that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, and thus they are oblivious.

[36:7] The Word has been rightly deserved upon the majority of them, for they do not believe.

[36:8] We have placed shackles around their necks up to their chins, and so their heads are forced back.

[36:9] And We placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them. We thus veiled them so they cannot see.

[36:10] Whether you warn them or you do not warn them, they will not believe.

[36:11] You can only warn the one who follows the Reminder and who fears the Almighty though unseen. So give him good news of forgiveness and a generous reward.

[36:12] It is We who bring the dead back to life, and We record what they have put forth and what they have left behind. We have kept count of all things in a clear Record.

[36:13] Cite for them an example: the people of the village when the messengers came to it.

[36:14] When We sent two to them, they denied them, so We reinforced with a third. They said, "We are messengers sent to you."

[36:15] They said, "You are nothing other than human beings like us, and the Almighty has not brought down anything. You are only lying."

[36:16] They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers sent to you,

[36:17] and our only duty is the clear delivery."

[36:18] They said, "We see you as a bad omen. Unless you refrain, we will stone you, and a painful punishment will surely befall you from us."