يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاO you
ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُwho wraps himself!
﴿١﴾
قُمِStand
ٱلَّيْلَ(in) the night,
إِلَّاexcept
قَلِيلاًa little,
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نِّصْفَهُۥٓHalf of it,
أَوِor
ٱنقُصْlessen
مِنْهُfrom it
قَلِيلاًa little,
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أَوْOr
زِدْadd
عَلَيْهِto it,
وَرَتِّلِand recite
ٱلْقُرْءَانَthe Quran
تَرْتِيلاً(with) measured rhythmic recitation.
﴿٤﴾
إِنَّاIndeed, We
سَنُلْقِىwill cast
عَلَيْكَupon you
قَوْلاًa Word
ثَقِيلاًheavy.
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إِنَّIndeed,
نَاشِئَةَ(the) rising
ٱلَّيْلِ(at) the night,
هِىَit
أَشَدُّ(is) very hard
وَطْــًٔاand most potent
وَأَقْوَمُand more suitable
قِيلاً(for) Word.
﴿٦﴾
إِنَّIndeed,
لَكَfor you
فِىin
ٱلنَّهَارِthe day
سَبْحًا(is) occupation
طَوِيلاًprolonged.
﴿٧﴾
وَٱذْكُرِAnd remember
ٱسْمَ(the) name
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
وَتَبَتَّلْand devote yourself
إِلَيْهِto Him
تَبْتِيلاً(with) devotion.
﴿٨﴾
رَّبُّ(The) Lord
ٱلْمَشْرِقِ(of) the east
وَٱلْمَغْرِبِand the west;
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَgod
إِلَّاexcept
هُوَHim,
فَٱتَّخِذْهُso take Him
وَكِيلاً(as) Disposer of Affairs.
﴿٩﴾
وَٱصْبِرْAnd be patient
عَلَىٰover
مَاwhat
يَقُولُونَthey say,
وَٱهْجُرْهُمْand avoid them,
هَجْرًاan avoidance
جَمِيلاًgracious.
﴿١٠﴾
وَذَرْنِىAnd leave Me
وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَand the deniers,
أُوْلِىpossessors
ٱلنَّعْمَةِ(of) the ease,
وَمَهِّلْهُمْand allow them respite -
قَلِيلاًa little.
﴿١١﴾
إِنَّIndeed,
لَدَيْنَآwith Us
أَنكَالاً(are) shackles
وَجَحِيمًاand burning fire,
﴿١٢﴾
وَطَعَامًاAnd food
ذَا غُصَّةٍthat chokes
وَعَذَابًاand a punishment
أَلِيمًاpainful.
﴿١٣﴾
يَوْمَOn (the) Day
تَرْجُفُwill quake
ٱلْأَرْضُthe earth
وَٱلْجِبَالُand the mountains,
وَكَانَتِand will become
ٱلْجِبَالُthe mountains
كَثِيبًاa heap of sand
مَّهِيلاًpouring down.
﴿١٤﴾
إِنَّآIndeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَآ[We] have sent
إِلَيْكُمْto you
رَسُولاًa Messenger
شَـٰهِدًا(as) a witness
عَلَيْكُمْupon you,
كَمَآas
أَرْسَلْنَآWe sent
إِلَىٰto
فِرْعَوْنَFiraun
رَسُولاًa Messenger.
﴿١٥﴾
فَعَصَىٰBut disobeyed
فِرْعَوْنُFiraun
ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messenger,
فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُso We seized him
أَخْذًا(with) a seizure
وَبِيلاًruinous.
﴿١٦﴾
فَكَيْفَThen how
تَتَّقُونَwill you guard yourselves,
إِنif
كَفَرْتُمْyou disbelieve,
يَوْمًاa Day
يَجْعَلُ(that) will make
ٱلْوِلْدَٲنَthe children
شِيبًاgray-headed?
﴿١٧﴾
ٱلسَّمَآءُThe heaven
مُنفَطِرُۢ(will) break apart
بِهِۦۚtherefrom,
كَانَis
وَعْدُهُۥHis Promise
مَفْعُولاًto be fulfilled.
﴿١٨﴾
إِنَّIndeed,
هَـٰذِهِۦthis
تَذْكِرَةٌۖ(is) a Reminder,
فَمَنthen whoever
شَآءَwills
ٱتَّخَذَlet him take
إِلَىٰto
رَبِّهِۦhis Lord
سَبِيلاًa way.
﴿١٩﴾
۞ إِنَّIndeed,
رَبَّكَyour Lord
يَعْلَمُknows
أَنَّكَthat you
تَقُومُstand
أَدْنَىٰa little less
مِنthan
ثُلُثَىِtwo thirds
ٱلَّيْلِ(of) the night,
وَنِصْفَهُۥand half of it
وَثُلُثَهُۥand a third of it
وَطَآئِفَةٌand (so do) a group
مِّنَof
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
مَعَكَۚ(are) with you.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
يُقَدِّرُdetermines
ٱلَّيْلَthe night
وَٱلنَّهَارَۚand the day.
عَلِمَHe knows
أَنthat
لَّنnot
تُحْصُوهُyou count it,
فَتَابَso He has turned
عَلَيْكُمْۖto you,
فَٱقْرَءُواْso recite
مَاwhat
تَيَسَّرَis easy
مِنَof
ٱلْقُرْءَانِۚthe Quran.
عَلِمَHe knows
أَنthat
سَيَكُونُthere will be
مِنكُمamong you
مَّرْضَىٰۙsick
وَءَاخَرُونَand others
يَضْرِبُونَtraveling
فِىin
ٱلْأَرْضِthe land
يَبْتَغُونَseeking
مِنof
فَضْلِ(the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِۙ(of) Allah,
وَءَاخَرُونَand others
يُقَـٰتِلُونَfighting
فِىin
سَبِيلِ(the) way
ٱللَّهِۖ(of) Allah.
فَٱقْرَءُواْSo recite
مَاwhat
تَيَسَّرَis easy
مِنْهُۚof it,
وَأَقِيمُواْand establish
ٱلصَّلَوٲةَthe prayer
وَءَاتُواْand give
ٱلزَّكَوٲةَthe zakah
وَأَقْرِضُواْand loan
ٱللَّهَAllah
قَرْضًاa loan
حَسَنًاۚgoodly.
وَمَاAnd whatever
تُقَدِّمُواْyou send forth
لِأَنفُسِكُمfor yourselves
مِّنْof
خَيْرٍgood,
تَجِدُوهُyou will find it
عِندَwith
ٱللَّهِAllah.
هُوَIt
خَيْرًا(is) better
وَأَعْظَمَand greater
أَجْرًاۚ(in) reward.
وَٱسْتَغْفِرُواْAnd seek forgiveness
ٱللَّهَۖ(of) Allah.
إِنَّIndeed,
ٱللَّهَAllah
غَفُورٌ(is) Oft-Forgiving,
رَّحِيمُۢMost Merciful.
﴿٢٠﴾