يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ who wraps himself ١
O you who wraps himself [in clothing]
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73. Surah Al-Muzzammil
The Enshrouded One · Makki · 20 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُمِ Stand ٱلَّيْلَ (in) the night إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a little ٢
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
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نِّصْفَهُۥٓ Half of it أَوِ or ٱنقُصْ lessen مِنْهُ from it قَلِيلًا a little ٣
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
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أَوْ Or زِدْ add عَلَيْهِ to it وَرَتِّلِ and recite ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran تَرْتِيلًا (with) measured rhythmic recitation ٤
Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We سَنُلْقِى will cast عَلَيْكَ upon you قَوْلًۭا a Word ثَقِيلًا heavy ٥
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
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إِنَّ Indeed نَاشِئَةَ (the) rising ٱلَّيْلِ (at) the night هِىَ it أَشَدُّ (is) very hard وَطْـًۭٔا and most potent وَأَقْوَمُ and more suitable قِيلًا (for) Word ٦
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
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إِنَّ Indeed لَكَ for you فِى in ٱلنَّهَارِ the day سَبْحًۭا (is) occupation طَوِيلًۭا prolonged ٧
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
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وَٱذْكُرِ And remember ٱسْمَ (the) name رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord وَتَبَتَّلْ and devote yourself إِلَيْهِ to Him تَبْتِيلًۭا (with) devotion ٨
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
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رَّبُّ (The) Lord ٱلْمَشْرِقِ (of) the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ and the west لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him فَٱتَّخِذْهُ so take Him وَكِيلًۭا (as) Disposer of Affairs ٩
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
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وَٱصْبِرْ And be patient عَلَىٰ over مَا what يَقُولُونَ they say وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ and avoid them هَجْرًۭا an avoidance جَمِيلًۭا gracious ١٠
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
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وَذَرْنِى And leave Me وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ and the deniers أُو۟لِى possessors ٱلنَّعْمَةِ (of) the ease وَمَهِّلْهُمْ and allow them respite قَلِيلًا a little ١١
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
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إِنَّ Indeed لَدَيْنَآ with Us أَنكَالًۭا (are) shackles وَجَحِيمًۭا and burning fire ١٢
Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire.
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وَطَعَامًۭا And food ذَا that غُصَّةٍۢ chokes وَعَذَابًا and a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ١٣
And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
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يَوْمَ (On the) Day تَرْجُفُ will quake ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth وَٱلْجِبَالُ and the mountains وَكَانَتِ and will become ٱلْجِبَالُ the mountains كَثِيبًۭا a heap of sand مَّهِيلًا pouring down ١٤
On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
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إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَآ [We] have sent إِلَيْكُمْ to you رَسُولًۭا a Messenger شَـٰهِدًا (as) a witness عَلَيْكُمْ upon you كَمَآ as أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun رَسُولًۭا a Messenger ١٥
Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
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فَعَصَىٰ But disobeyed فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ so We seized him أَخْذًۭا (with) a seizure وَبِيلًۭا ruinous ١٦
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
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فَكَيْفَ Then how تَتَّقُونَ will you guard yourselves إِن if كَفَرْتُمْ you disbelieve يَوْمًۭا a Day يَجْعَلُ (that) will make ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ the children شِيبًا gray-haired ١٧
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?
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ٱلسَّمَآءُ The heaven مُنفَطِرٌۢ (will) break apart بِهِۦ ۚ therefrom كَانَ is وَعْدُهُۥ His Promise مَفْعُولًا to be fulfilled ١٨
The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
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إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذِهِۦ this تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖ (is) a Reminder فَمَن then whoever شَآءَ wills ٱتَّخَذَ (let him) take إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِۦ his Lord سَبِيلًا a way ١٩
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
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