Chapter 73, 20 verses
Ya ayyuha almuzzammilu
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يا أيها المزمل
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
Qumi allayla illa qaleelan
قم الليل إلا قليلا
Keep vigil the night long, save a little -
Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleelan
نصفه أو انقص منه قليلا
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
Aw zid AAalayhi warattili alqurana tarteelan
أو زد عليه ورتل القرآن ترتيلا
Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,
Inna sanulqee AAalayka qawlan thaqeelan
إنا سنلقي عليك قولا ثقيلا
For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.
Inna nashiata allayli hiya ashaddu watan waaqwamu qeelan
إن ناشئة الليل هي أشد وطئا وأقوم قيلا
Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.
Inna laka fee alnnahari sabhan taweelan
إن لك في النهار سبحا طويلا
Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
Waothkuri isma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelan
واذكر اسم ربك وتبتل إليه تبتيلا
So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -
Rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi la ilaha illa huwa faittakhithhu wakeelan
رب المشرق والمغرب لا إله إلا هو فاتخذه وكيلا
Lord of the East and the West; there is no God save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -
Waisbir AAala ma yaqooloona waohjurhum hajran jameelan
واصبر على ما يقولون واهجرهم هجرا جميلا
And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave - taking.
Watharnee waalmukaththibeena olee alnnaAAmati wamahhilhum qaleelan
وذرني والمكذبين أولي النعمة ومهلهم قليلا
Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.
Inna ladayna ankalan wajaheeman
إن لدينا أنكالا وجحيما
Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,
WataAAaman tha ghussatin waAAathaban aleeman
وطعاما ذا غصة وعذابا أليما
And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
Yawma tarjufu alardu waaljibalu wakanati aljibalu katheeban maheelan
يوم ترجف الأرض والجبال وكانت الجبال كثيبا مهيلا
On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.
Inna arsalna ilaykum rasoolan shahidan AAalaykum kama arsalna ila firAAawna rasoolan
إنا أرسلنا إليكم رسولا شاهدا عليكم كما أرسلنا إلى فرعون رسولا
Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
FaAAasa firAAawnu alrrasoola faakhathnahu akhthan wabeelan
فعصى فرعون الرسول فأخذناه أخذا وبيلا
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.
Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yajAAalu alwildana sheeban
فكيف تتقون إن كفرتم يوما يجعل الولدان شيبا
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,
Alssamao munfatirun bihi kana waAAduhu mafAAoolan
السماء منفطر به ۚ كان وعده مفعولا
The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.
Inna hathihi tathkiratun faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeelan
إن هذه تذكرة ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه سبيلا
Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.
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
۞ إن ربك يعلم أنك تقوم أدنى من ثلثي الليل ونصفه وثلثه وطائفة من الذين معك ۚ والله يقدر الليل والنهار ۚ علم أن لن تحصوه فتاب عليكم ۖ فاقرءوا ما تيسر من القرآن ۚ علم أن سيكون منكم مرضى ۙ وآخرون يضربون في الأرض يبتغون من فضل الله ۙ وآخرون يقاتلون في سبيل الله ۖ فاقرءوا ما تيسر منه ۚ وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة وأقرضوا الله قرضا حسنا ۚ وما تقدموا لأنفسكم من خير تجدوه عند الله هو خيرا وأعظم أجرا ۚ واستغفروا الله ۖ إن الله غفور رحيم
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.