Ya Seen(Surah Of Great Wisdom) Poem by Dr Shamim Ali

Ya Seen, a Surah of great wisdom,
From the Mighty, the Merciful, a revelation.
A warning to those who are heedless,
Whose fathers were not warned, so they do not believe.

Chains on their necks, heads raised aloft,
A barrier before and behind, they do not see.
Whether warned or not, they do not believe,
Only those who follow the reminder and fear Allah can be relieved.

Life to the dead, and their deeds written down,
An example from the town, messengers rejected and stoned.
But a man from the remote part came running,
Follow the messengers who ask not for reward, he was proclaiming.

'Why worship gods who cannot save,
When Allah can bring harm or grant mercy, he who gave
Me existence and to him, I shall return,
I believe in my Lord, to him, I shall turn.'

Enter the garden, he was told,
Wish my people had known, he behold.
A single cry, and they were gone,
Alas for the servants, who mock at the one.

Signs of Allah are everywhere,
The dead earth brought to life, gardens fair,
Night and day, the sun and the moon,
Created pairs of all things, a sign of His boon.

The laden ship bears their offspring,
We have created for them the like of it, a thing
They can ride on, but we can also drown,
Mercy and enjoyment, until their time is done.

Guard against what is before and behind,
A communication of their Lord, they turn aside.
Spend out of what Allah has given,
Those who disbelieve, clear error, they are living.

When will the threat come to pass, they say,
A single cry, and they shall not have time to pray.
The trumpet shall be blown, and they shall hasten on,
O woe to us, what has raised us from our sleeping-place, we shall be gone.

This is what the Beneficent Allah promised,
The messengers told the truth, we shall be brought to Him, as we are tested.
On that day, no intercession shall avail,
Except for those who fear Allah, and their deeds shall be weighed on the scale.