Transliteration

Ya aiyuhal muzzammil

Translation

O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺!

Transliteration

Qumil laila illaa qaleelaa

Translation

Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little—

Transliteration

Nisfahooo awinqus minhu qaleelaa

Translation

˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less,

Transliteration

Aw zid 'alaihi wa rattilil Qur'aana tarteela

Translation

or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way.

Transliteration

Innaa sanulqee 'alaika qawlan saqeelaa

Translation

˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation.

Transliteration

Inna naashi'atal laili hiya ashadddu wat anw wa aqwamu qeelaa

Translation

Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation.

Transliteration

Inna laka fin nahaari sabhan taweelaa

Translation

For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺.

Transliteration

Wazkuris ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabteelaa

Translation

˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.

Transliteration

Rabbul mashriqi wal maghriibi laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fattakhizhu wakeelaa

Translation

˹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.

Transliteration

Wasbir 'alaa maa yaqoo loona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa

Translation

Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously.

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Wa zarnee walmukaz zibeena ulin na'mati wa mahhilhum qaleelaa

Translation

And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while.

Transliteration

Inna ladainaaa ankaalanw wa jaheemaa

Translation

˹For˺ We certainly have shackles, a ˹raging˺ Fire,

Transliteration

Wa ta'aaman zaa ghussa tinw wa'azaaban aleemaa

Translation

choking food, and a painful punishment ˹in store for them˺

Transliteration

Yawma tarjuful ardu waljibaalu wa kaanatil jibaalu kaseebam maheelaa

Translation

on the Day the earth and mountains will shake ˹violently˺, and mountains will be ˹reduced to˺ dunes of shifting sand.

Transliteration

Innaa arsalnaaa ilaikum rasoolan shaahidan 'aleykum kamaaa arsalnaaa ilaa Fir'awna rasoolaa

Translation

Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.

Transliteration

Fa'asaa Fir'awnur Rasoola fa akhaznaahu akhzanw wabeelaa

Translation

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.

Transliteration

Fakaifa tattaqoona in kafartum yawmany yaj'alul wildaana sheeba

Translation

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?

Transliteration

Assamaaa'u munfatirum bih; kaana wa'duhoo maf'oola

Translation

It will ˹even˺ cause the sky to split apart. His promise ˹of judgment˺ must be fulfilled.

Transliteration

Inna haazihee tazkira; fa man shaaa'at takhaza ilaa Rabbihee sabeelaa

Translation

Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.

Transliteration

Inna Rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqoomu adnaa min sulusa yil laili wa nisfahoo wa sulusahoo wa taaa'ifatum minal lazeena ma'ak; wal laahu yuqaddirul laila wanna haar; 'alima al lan tuhsoohu fataaba 'alaikum faqra'oo maa tayassara minal quraan; 'alima an sa yakoonu minkum mardaa wa aakharoona yadriboona fil ardi yabtaghoona min fadlil laahi wa aakharoona yuqaatiloona fee sabeelil laahi faqra'oo ma tayassara minhu wa aqeemus salaata wa aatuz zakaata wa aqridul laaha qardan hasanaa; wa maa tuqaddimoo li anfusikum min khairin tajidoohu 'indal laahi huwa khayranw wa a'zama ajraa; wastaghfirul laahaa innal laaha ghafoorur raheem

Translation

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. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.