36. Ja Sin · verses 66–79

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسۡنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِهِمۡ فَٱسۡتَبَقُواْ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبۡصِرُونَ

Walaw nashao latamasna AAala aAAyunihim faistabaqoo alssirata faanna yubsiroona

If it had been our Will, We could surely have blotted out their eyes; then should they have run about groping for the Path, but how could they have seen?

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مُضِيّٗا وَلَا يَرۡجِعُونَ

Walaw nashao lamasakhnahum AAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyan wala yarjiAAoona

And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (to remain) in their places; then should they have been unable to move about, nor could they have returned (after error).

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرۡهُ نُنَكِّسۡهُ فِي ٱلۡخَلۡقِۚ أَفَلَا يَعۡقِلُونَ

Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkishu fee alkhalqi afala yaAAqiloona

If We grant long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not then understand?

وَمَا عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعۡرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُۥٓۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ وَقُرۡءَانٞ مُّبِينٞ

Wama AAallamnahu alshshiAAra wama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrun waquranun mubeenun

We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry, nor is it meet for him: this is no less than a Message and a Qur´an making things clear:

لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيّٗا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

Liyunthira man kana hayyan wayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireena

That it may give admonition to any (who are) alive, and that the charge may be proved against those who reject (Truth).

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتۡ أَيۡدِينَآ أَنۡعَٰمٗا فَهُمۡ لَهَا مَٰلِكُونَ

Awalam yaraw anna khalaqna lahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahum laha malikoona

See they not that it is We Who have created for them - among the things which Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which are under their dominion?-

وَذَلَّلۡنَٰهَا لَهُمۡ فَمِنۡهَا رَكُوبُهُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا يَأۡكُلُونَ

Wathallalnaha lahum faminha rakoobuhum waminha yakuloona

And that We have subjected them to their (use)? of them some do carry them and some they eat:

وَلَهُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُۚ أَفَلَا يَشۡكُرُونَ

Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibu afala yashkuroona

And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful?

وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةٗ لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ

Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan laAAallahum yunsaroona

Yet they take (for worship) gods other than Allah, (hoping) that they might be helped!

لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُمۡ جُندٞ مُّحۡضَرُونَ

La yastateeAAoona nasrahum wahum lahum jundun muhdaroona

They have not the power to help them: but they will be brought up (before Our Judgment-seat) as a troop (to be condemned).

فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ قَوۡلُهُمۡۘ إِنَّا نَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَ

Fala yahzunka qawluhum inna naAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoona

Let not their speech, then, grieve thee. Verily We know what they hide as well as what they disclose.

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن نُّطۡفَةٖ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٞ مُّبِينٞ

Awalam yara alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min nutfatin faitha huwa khaseemun mubeenun

Doth not man see that it is We Who created him from sperm? yet behold! he (stands forth) as an open adversary!

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلٗا وَنَسِيَ خَلۡقَهُۥۖ قَالَ مَن يُحۡيِ ٱلۡعِظَٰمَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٞ

Wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithama wahiya rameemun

And he makes comparisons for Us, and forgets his own (origin and) Creation: He says, "Who can give life to (dry) bones and decomposed ones (at that)?"

قُلۡ يُحۡيِيهَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلۡقٍ عَلِيمٌ

Qul yuhyeeha allathee anshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleemun

Say, "He will give them life Who created them for the first time! for He is Well-versed in every kind of creation!-