الـمـزّمّـل

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!

1 Ya ayyuha almuzzammilu

2 Keep vigil the night long, save a little -

2 Qumi allayla illa qaleelan

3 A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

3 Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleelan

4 Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,

4 Aw zid AAalayhi warattili alqurana tarteelan

5 For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.

5 Inna sanulqee AAalayka qawlan thaqeelan

6 Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.

6 Inna nashiata allayli hiya ashaddu watan waaqwamu qeelan

7 Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.

7 Inna laka fee alnnahari sabhan taweelan

8 So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -

8 Waothkuri isma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelan

9 Lord of the East and the West; there is no God save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -

9 Rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi la ilaha illa huwa faittakhithhu wakeelan

10 And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave - taking.

10 Waisbir AAala ma yaqooloona waohjurhum hajran jameelan

11 Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.

11 Watharnee waalmukaththibeena olee alnnaAAmati wamahhilhum qaleelan

12 Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,

12 Inna ladayna ankalan wajaheeman

13 And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom

13 WataAAaman tha ghussatin waAAathaban aleeman

14 On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.

14 Yawma tarjufu alardu waaljibalu wakanati aljibalu katheeban maheelan

15 Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.

15 Inna arsalna ilaykum rasoolan shahidan AAalaykum kama arsalna ila firAAawna rasoolan

16 But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.

16 FaAAasa firAAawnu alrrasoola faakhathnahu akhthan wabeelan

17 Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,

17 Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yajAAalu alwildana sheeban

18 The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.

18 Alssamao munfatirun bihi kana waAAduhu mafAAoolan

19 Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.

19 Inna hathihi tathkiratun faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeelan

20 Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two - thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor - due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

20 Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adna min thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wataifatun mina allatheena maAAaka waAllahu yuqaddiru allayla waalnnahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohu fataba AAalaykum faiqraoo ma tayassara mina alqurani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoona yadriboona fee alardi yabtaghoona min fadli Allahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeli Allahi faiqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wama tuqaddimoo lianfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahi huwa khayran waaAAthama ajran waistaghfiroo Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun