73. Sūrat Al-Muzzammil · The Enshrouded One
O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺!
O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
O THOU enwrapped one!
'O the enwrapped one!
O mantled (Beloved!
Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little—
Keep vigil the night long, save a little -
Keep awake [in prayer] at night, all but a small part
Stand praying at night except a small portion thereof.
Rise and stand (in Prayer) at night but (for) a short while
˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less,
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
of one-half thereof - or make it a little less than that,
Half night or make it a little less than that.
Half the night or decrease it a little
or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way.
Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,
or add to it [at will]; and [during that time] recite the Qur’an calmly and distinctly, with thy mind attuned to its meaning.
Or make it a little more than that and recite Quran slowly and thoughtfully.
Or increase a little more to it. And recite the Qur’an with most pleasant pauses
˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation.
For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.
Behold, We shall bestow upon thee a weighty message –
Undoubtedly, soon We shall be casting on you a weighty word.
Soon We shall send down to you a burdensome command
Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation.
Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.
[and,] verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice,
Undoubtedly, getting up at night is most pressing and the word is pronounced most rightly.
No doubt rising at night strictly subdues (the ill-commanding self), and makes the tongue deliver straight and clear speech (with the concentration of head and heart)
For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺.
Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
whereas by day a long chain of doings is thy portion.
Undoubtedly, you have a chain of engagements during the day.
Of course, there are many commitments for you during the day
˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.
So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -
But [whether by night or by day,] remember thy Sustainer's name, and devote thyself unto Him with utter devotion.
Therefore remember the name of your Lord, and be of Him exclusively leaving all others.
And continue remembering the Name of your Lord, devoted completely to Him alone (in your heart and soul), broken away from everyone else
˹He is the˺ Lord of the east and the west. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, so take Him ˹alone˺ as a Trustee of Affairs.
Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -
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,
He is the Lord of the east and west, there is no god but He, so take Him as Disposer of Affairs.
He is the Lord of the east and the west. There is no God but He. So take Him alone as (your) Guardian
Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously.
And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.
and endure with patience whatever people may say [against thee], and avoid them with a comely avoidance.
And be patient over what the infidels say and leave them decently.
And observe patience with what they (disbelievers) utter and turn aside from them in a fine manner
And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while.
Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.
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:
And leave to Me those beliers the rich ones and give them a little time.
And leave Me (to deal) with the denying rich money-mongers (to take revenge). And give them a little respite (so that their evil deeds may cross the limit)
˹For˺ We certainly have shackles, a ˹raging˺ Fire,
Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,
for, behold, heavy fetters [await them] with Us, and a blazing fire,
Undoubtedly, We have heavy fetters and raging fire.
Surely, We have heavy shackles and the Blazing Fire (of Hell)
choking food, and a painful punishment ˹in store for them˺
And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
and food that chokes, and grievous suffering
And a choking food and a painful torment.
And food that chokes the throat and most painful torment
on the Day the earth and mountains will shake ˹violently˺, and mountains will be ˹reduced to˺ dunes of shifting sand.
On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.
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!
On a day when the earth and the mountains shall quake, and the mountains will become heaps of sand flowing.
The Day when the earth and the mountains shall shake violently and mountains will turn into heaps of flying away sand
Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
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:
Undoubtedly, We sent towards you a Messenger who is a witness over you, as We sent to Firawn a Messenger.
Surely, We have sent towards you a Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) who bears witness to you (seeing thoroughly your states of being) as We sent a Messenger towards Pharaoh
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.
and Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, whereupon We took him to task with a crushing grip.
But Firawn dis-obeyed the Messenger, then We seized him with a severe seizing.
So Pharaoh disobeyed that Messenger, and We seized him with a devastating seizure
If you ˹pagans˺ persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against ˹the horrors of˺ a Day which will turn children’s hair grey?
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,
How, then, if you refuse to acknowledge the truth, will you protect yourselves on that Day which shall turn the hair of children grey,
Then how you will save yourselves if you disbelieve against a day which will make children old.
If you continue disbelieving, then how will you save yourselves from (the torment of) that Day which will turn the children old
It will ˹even˺ cause the sky to split apart. His promise ˹of judgment˺ must be fulfilled.
The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.
[the Day] on which the skies shall be rent asunder, [and] His promise [of resurrection] fulfilled?
The sky will be split on account of its grief. The promise of Allah shall be fulfilled.
(The Day) by whose severity the heaven will be split apart? His promise is bound to be fulfilled
Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.
Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.
This, verily, is a reminder: let him who wills, then set out on a way to his Sustainer!
Undoubtedly, this is an admonition, therefore, let him who please take a way unto his Lord.
Verily, this (Qur’an) is an admonition. So let him who desires adopt the way to reach his Lord
Surely your Lord knows that you ˹O Prophet˺ stand ˹in prayer˺ for nearly two-thirds of the night, or ˹sometimes˺ half of it, or a third, as do some of those with you. Allah ˹alone˺ keeps a ˹precise˺ measure of the day and night. He knows that you ˹believers˺ are unable to endure this, and has turned to you in mercy. So recite ˹in prayer˺ whatever you can from the Quran. He knows that some of you will be sick, some will be travelling throughout the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and some fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite whatever you can from it. And ˹continue to˺ perform ˹regular˺ prayers, pay alms-tax, and lend to Allah a good loan. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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.
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!
Undoubtedly, your Lord knows that you stand up for prayer sometime for nearby two third of the night, sometime half of the night, sometime a third of the night, and also a party of those who are with you. And Allah estimates the night and the day. He knows that you muslims can not count the night, then He turned towards you with His mercy, now recite from Quran as much as is easy for you He knows that soon some of you will fell ill and some others will travel in the earth seeking the bounty of Allah and some others will be fighting in the way of Allah, so recite Quran what you can, and continue keeping prayer and pay, the poor-due (Zakat) and give a goodly loan to Allah. And whatever good you will send forward for you, you will find it with Allah as better and greater reward. And beg forgiveness from Allah. Undoubtedly, Allah is Forgiving Merciful
Surely, your Lord knows that you stand (for prayer sometimes) about two-thirds of the night and (sometimes) half the night and (sometimes) a third of the night, and (also) a party of those who are with you (join in standing up for Prayer). And Allah is the One Who keeps the true measure (of increasing or decreasing) the night and the day. He knows that you just do not have the power to encompass it so He granted you forgiveness (by reducing the toil). So recite the Qur’an as much as is easy for you. He knows that (some of) you will be ill and (some) others will be travelling in the land to look for Allah’s bounty and (still some) others will be fighting in the way of Allah. So recite as much as is easy for you. And establish Prayer and pay Zakat (the Alms-due) and lend Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you will send forward for yourselves, you will find it in the presence of Allah much better and in reward still greater. And keep seeking forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful