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Surah Al-Muzzammil (Arabic: سورة Al-Muzzammil, "The Enshrouded One") is the 73 chapter (surah) of the Qur'an, containing 20 verses (ayahs). It is classified as a Meccan Surah, meaning it is historically understood to have been revealed during the Meccan Period (610–622 CE) of the prophecy.
Introduction
Surah Al-Muzzammil ("The Enshrouded One") is chapter 73 of 114 in the Qur'an. The full Arabic text, English translation and transliteration of all 20 verses are given below, with verse-by-verse Tafsir available on each ayah.
Text and Translation
Verse 73:1
يٰ٘اَيُّهَا الۡمُزَّمِّلُۙ
yāayyuhā l-muzamilu
O you who wraps himself [in clothing]
Verse 73:2
قُمِ الَّيۡلَ اِلَّا قَلِيۡلًاۙ
qumi al-layla illā qalīlan
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little
Verse 73:3
نِّصۡفَهٗ٘ اَوِ انۡقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيۡلًاۙ
niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Verse 73:4
اَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ الۡقُرۡاٰنَ تَرۡتِيۡلًاؕ
aw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qur'āna tartīlan
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation
Verse 73:5
اِنَّا سَنُلۡقِيۡ عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلًا ثَقِيۡلًا
innā sanul'qī ʿalayka qawlan thaqīlan
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word
Verse 73:6
اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيۡلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطۡاً وَّاَقۡوَمُ قِيۡلًاؕ
inna nāshi-ata al-layli hiya ashaddu waṭan wa-aqwamu qīlan
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words
Verse 73:7
اِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبۡحًا طَوِيۡلًاؕ
inna laka fī l-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlan
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation
Verse 73:8
وَاذۡكُرِ اسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ اِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيۡلًاؕ
wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabtīlan
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion
Verse 73:9
رَبُّ الۡمَشۡرِقِ وَالۡمَغۡرِبِ لَا٘ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيۡلًا
rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi lā ilāha illā huwa fa-ittakhidh'hu wakīlan
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs
Verse 73:10
وَاصۡبِرۡ عَلٰي مَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ وَاهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرًا جَمِيۡلًا
wa-iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-uh'jur'hum hajran jamīlan
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance
Verse 73:11
وَذَرۡنِيۡ وَالۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ اُولِي النَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيۡلًا
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little
Verse 73:12
اِنَّ لَدَيۡنَا٘ اَنۡكَالًا وَّجَحِيۡمًاۙ
Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire
Verse 73:13
وَّطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَّعَذَابًا اَلِيۡمًاࣞ
And food that chokes and a painful punishment
Verse 73:14
يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ الۡاَرۡضُ وَالۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الۡجِبَالُ كَثِيۡبًا مَّهِيۡلًا
On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down
Verse 73:15
اِنَّا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا٘ اِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُوۡلًا ۙ شَاهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا٘ اِلٰي فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُوۡلًاؕ
Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger
Verse 73:16
فَعَصٰي فِرۡعَوۡنُ الرَّسُوۡلَ فَاَخَذۡنٰهُ اَخۡذًا وَّبِيۡلًا
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure
Verse 73:17
فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُوۡنَ اِنۡ كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمًا يَّجۡعَلُ الۡوِلۡدَانَ شِيۡبَاۙۖࣗ
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired
Verse 73:18
اِۨلسَّمَآءُ مُنۡفَطِرٌۭ بِهٖؕ كَانَ وَعۡدُهٗ مَفۡعُوۡلًا
The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled
Verse 73:19
اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذۡكِرَةٌۚ فَمَنۡ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰي رَبِّهٖ سَبِيۡلًاࣖ
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way
Verse 73:20
اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُوۡمُ اَدۡنٰي مِنۡ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهٗ وَثُلُثَهٗ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِيۡنَ مَعَكَؕ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيۡلَ وَالنَّهَارَؕ عَلِمَ اَنۡ لَّنۡ تُحۡصُوۡهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَاقۡرَءُوۡا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الۡقُرۡاٰنِؕ عَلِمَ اَنۡ سَيَكُوۡنُ مِنۡكُمۡ مَّرۡضٰيۙ وَاٰخَرُوۡنَ يَضۡرِبُوۡنَ فِي الۡاَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُوۡنَ مِنۡ فَضۡلِ اللّٰهِۙ وَاٰخَرُوۡنَ يُقَاتِلُوۡنَ فِيۡ سَبِيۡلِ اللّٰهِؗۖ فَاقۡرَءُوۡا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۙ وَاَقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقۡرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنًاؕ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوۡا لِاَنۡفُسِكُمۡ مِّنۡ خَيۡرٍ تَجِدُوۡهُ عِنۡدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيۡرًا وَّاَعۡظَمَ اَجۡرًاؕ وَاسۡتَغۡفِرُوا اللّٰهَؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌࣖ
Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful