Al-Muzzammil

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ١

O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً ٢

Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little—

نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً ٣

˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلاً ٤

or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلاً ثَقِيلاً ٥

˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْــًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلاً ٦

Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation

إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلاً ٧

For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلاً ٨

˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly

رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلاً ٩

˹He is the˺ Lord of the east and the west. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, so take Him ˹alone˺ as a Trustee of Affairs

وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلاً ١٠

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously

وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلاً ١١

And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالاً وَجَحِيمًا ١٢

˹For˺ We certainly have shackles, a ˹raging˺ Fire

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ١٣

choking food, and a painful punishment ˹in store for them˺

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلاً ١٤

on the Day the earth and mountains will shake ˹violently˺, and mountains will be ˹reduced to˺ dunes of shifting sand

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولاً شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولاً ١٥

Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلاً ١٦

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٲنَ شِيبًا ١٧

If you ˹pagans˺ persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against ˹the horrors of˺ a Day which will turn children’s hair grey

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦ‌ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولاً ١٨

It will ˹even˺ cause the sky to split apart. His promise ˹of judgment˺ must be fulfilled

إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ‌ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلاً ١٩

Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord

۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ‌ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ‌ۖ فَٱقْرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ‌ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ‌ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۖ فَٱقْرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ‌ۚ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٲةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٲةَ وَأَقْرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا‌ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا‌ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَ‌ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمُۢ ٢٠

Surely your Lord knows that you ˹O Prophet˺ stand ˹in prayer˺ for nearly two-thirds of the night, or ˹sometimes˺ half of it, or a third, as do some of those with you. Allah ˹alone˺ keeps a ˹precise˺ measure of the day and night. He knows that you ˹believers˺ are unable to endure this, and has turned to you in mercy. So recite ˹in prayer˺ whatever you can from the Quran. He knows that some of you will be sick, some will be travelling throughout the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and some fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite whatever you can from it. And ˹continue to˺ perform ˹regular˺ prayers, pay alms-tax, and lend to Allah a good loan. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful