الـمـزّمّـل

1 Ya ayyuha almuzzammilu

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

2 Qumi allayla illa qaleelan

2 Keep vigil the night long, save a little -

3 Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleelan

3 A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

4 Aw zid AAalayhi warattili alqurana tarteelan

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

5 Inna sanulqee AAalayka qawlan thaqeelan

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

6 Inna nashiata allayli hiya ashaddu watan waaqwamu qeelan

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

7 Inna laka fee alnnahari sabhan taweelan

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

8 Waothkuri isma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelan

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

9 Rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi la ilaha illa huwa faittakhithhu wakeelan

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

10 Waisbir AAala ma yaqooloona waohjurhum hajran jameelan

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

11 Watharnee waalmukaththibeena olee alnnaAAmati wamahhilhum qaleelan

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

12 Inna ladayna ankalan wajaheeman

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

13 WataAAaman tha ghussatin waAAathaban aleeman

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

14 Yawma tarjufu alardu waaljibalu wakanati aljibalu katheeban maheelan

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

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

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

16 FaAAasa firAAawnu alrrasoola faakhathnahu akhthan wabeelan

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

17 Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yajAAalu alwildana sheeban

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

18 Alssamao munfatirun bihi kana waAAduhu mafAAoolan

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

19 Inna hathihi tathkiratun faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeelan

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

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

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.