Al-Muzzammil

Yaw ayyuhal muzzammil

O THOU enwrapped one!

Qumil laila illaa qaleelaa

Keep awake [in prayer] at night, all but a small part

Nisfahooo awinqus minhu qaleelaa

of one-half thereof - or make it a little less than that,

Aw zid 'alaihi wa rattilil Qur'aana tarteela

or add to it [at will]; and [during that time] recite the Qur’an calmly and distinctly, with thy mind attuned to its meaning.

Innaa sanulqee 'alika qawalan saqeelaa

Behold, We shall bestow upon thee a weighty message –

Inn naashi'atal laili hiya ashadddu wat anw wa aqwamu qeelaa

[and,] verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice,

Inna laka fin nahaari sabhan taweelaa

whereas by day a long chain of doings is thy portion.

Wazkuris ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabteelaa

But [whether by night or by day,] remember thy Sustainer's name, and devote thyself unto Him with utter devotion.

Rabbul mashriqi wal maghriibi laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fattakhizhu wakeelaa

The Sustainer of the east and the west [is He]: there is no deity save Him: hence, ascribe to Him alone the power to determine thy fate,

Wasbir 'alaa maa yaqoo loona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa

and endure with patience whatever people may say [against thee], and avoid them with a comely avoidance.

Wa zarnee walmukaz zibeena ulin na'mati wa mahhilhum qaleelaa

And leave Me alone [to deal] with those who give the lie to the truth - those who enjoy the blessings of life [without any thought of God] - and bear thou with them for a little while:

Inna ladainaaa ankaalanw wa jaheemaa

for, behold, heavy fetters [await them] with Us, and a blazing fire,

Wa ta'aaman zaa ghussa tinw wa'azaaban aleemaa

and food that chokes, and grievous suffering

Yawma tarjuful ardu waljibaalu wa kaanatil jibaalu kaseebam maheelaa

on the Day when the earth and the mountains will be convulsed and the mountains will [crumble and] become like a sand-dune on the move!

Innaa arsalnaaa ilaikum rasoolan shahidan 'alikum kamaaa arsalnaaa ilaa Fir'awna Rasoolna

BEHOLD, [O men,] We have sent unto you an apostle who shall bear witness to the truth before you, even as We sent an apostle unto Pharaoh:

Fa'asaa Fir'awnur Rasoola fa akhaznaahu akhzanw wabeelaa

and Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, whereupon We took him to task with a crushing grip.

Fakaifa tattaqoona in kafartum yawmany yaj'alul wildaana sheeba

How, then, if you refuse to acknowledge the truth, will you protect yourselves on that Day which shall turn the hair of children grey,

Assamaaa'u munfatirum bih; kaana wa'duhoo maf'oola

[the Day] on which the skies shall be rent asunder, [and] His promise [of resurrection] fulfilled?

Inna haazihee tazkiratun fa man shaaa'at takhaza ilaa Rabbihee sabeelaa

This, verily, is a reminder: let him who wills, then set out on a way to his Sustainer!

Inna Rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqoomu adnaa min sulusa yil laili wa nisfahoo wa sulusahoo wa taaa'ifatum minal lazeena ma'ak; wal laahu yuqaddirul laila wanna haar; 'alima al lan tuhsoohu fataaba 'alaikum faqra'oo maa tayassara minal quraan; 'alima an sa yakoonu minkum mardaa wa aakharoona yadriboona fil ardi yabtaghoona min fadlil laahi wa aakharoona yuqaatiloona fee sabeelil laahi faqra'oo ma tayassara minhu wa aqeemus salaata wa aatuz zakaata wa aqridul laaha qardan hasanaa; wa maa tuqadimoo li anfusikum min khairin tajidoohu 'indal laahi huwa khayranw wa a'zama ajraa; wastaghfirul laahaa innal laaha ghafoorur raheem.

BEHOLD, [O Prophet,] thy Sustainer knows that thou keepest awake [in prayer] nearly two-thirds of the night, or one-half of it, or a third of it, together with some of those who follow thee. And God who determines the measure of night and day, is aware that you would never grudge it: and therefore He turns towards you in His grace. Recite, then, as much of the Qur’an as you may do with ease. He knows that in time there will be among you sick people, and others who will go about the land in search of God's bounty, and others who will fight in God’s cause. Recite, then, [only] as much of it as you may do with ease, and be constant in prayer, and spend in charity, and [thus] lend unto God a goodly loan: for whatever good deed you may offer up in your own behalf, you shall truly find it with God - yea, better, and richer in reward. And [always] seek God's forgiveness: behold, God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!