Al-Muzzammil المزمل

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ

bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim ya ayyuha al-muzzammil

O you who wraps himself [in clothing],

قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

qum al-layla illa qalil

Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -

نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

nisfahu awi nuqs minhu qalila

Half of it - or subtract from it a little

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا

aw zid 'alayh wa-rattil al-qur'an tartila

Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

inna sanulqi 'alayka qawlan thaqilan

Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

inna nashi'at al-layl hiya ashadd wat'an wa-aqwam qilan

Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

inna laka fi an-nahar sabhan tawilan

Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

wa-dhkur ism rabbika wa-tabattal ilayhi tabtila

And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.

رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

rabb al-mashriq wal-maghrib la ilaha illa huwa fa-ttakhidhhu wakil

[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.

وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

wa-sbir 'ala ma yaqulun wa-hjurhum hajran jamil

And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.

وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

wa-dharni wal-mukadhdhibin uli an-na'mah wa-mahhilhum qalil

And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

inna ladayna ankalan wa-jahim

Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

wa-ta'aman dha ghussatin wa-'adhaban alima

And food that chokes and a painful punishment -

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

yawm tarjuf al-ard wa-al-jibal wa-kanat al-jibal kathiban mahila

On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

inna arsalna ilaykum rasulan shahidan 'alaykum kama arsalna ila fir'awn rasulan

Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

fa-'asa fir'awn ar-rasul fa-akhadhnahu akhdan wabilan

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا

fa-kayfa tattaqun in kafartum yawman yaj'al al-wildan shiban

Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired?

السَّمَاءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا

as-sama' munfatir bihi kana wa'duhu maf'ul

The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا

inna hadhihi tadhkirah faman sha'a ittakhadha ila rabbih sabilan

Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۖ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا ۚ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

inna rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqumu adna min thuluthayi al-layli wa-nisfahu wa-thuluthahu wa-ta'ifatun mina alladhina ma'aka wa-Allahu yuqaddiru al-layla wa-n-nahara 'alima an lan tuhsuhu fa-taba 'alaykum fa-qra'u ma tayassara mina al-qur'ani 'alima an sayakunu minkum marda wa-akharuna yadribuna fi al-ard yabtaghuna min fadli Allahi wa-akharuna yuqatiluna fi sabil Allahi fa-qra'u ma tayassara minhu wa-aqimu as-salata wa-atu az-zakata wa-aqridu Allaha qardan hasanan wa-ma tuqaddimu li-anfusikum min khayrin tajiduhu 'inda Allahi huwa khayran wa-a'zama ajran wa-staghfiru Allaha inna Allaha ghafurun rahimun

Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.