Surah Al-Muzzammil (Muzammil) Transliteration in English

Yaa ayyuhal-muzzammil

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ١

O you who wraps himself [in clothing],

Qumil-layla illaa qaleelaa

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ٢

Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -

Nisfahoo awinqus minhu qaleelaa

نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ٣

Half of it - or subtract from it a little

Aw zid `alayhi warattilil-qur'aana tarteelaa

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا ٤

Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.

Innaa sanulqee `alayka qawlan thaqeelaa

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا ٥

Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.

Inna naashi'atal-layli hiya ashaddu wat'aw wa'aqwamu qeelaa

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا ٦

Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

Inna laka fin-nahaari sabhan taweelaa

إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا ٧

Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

Wadhkurisma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelaa

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا ٨

And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.

Rabbul-mashriqi wal-maghribi laa ilaaha illaa huwa fattakhidhhu wakeelaa

رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا 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.

Wasbir `alaa maa yaqooloona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa

وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا ١٠

And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.

Wadharnee wal-mukadhdhibeena ulin-na`mati wamahhilhum qaleelaa

وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا ١١

And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.

Inna ladaynaa ankaalaw wajaheemaa

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا ١٢

Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire

Wata`aaman dhaa ghussatiw wa`adhaaban aleemaa

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ١٣

And food that chokes and a painful punishment -

Yawma tarjuful-ardu wal-jibaalu wakaanatil-jibaalu katheebam maheelaa

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا ١٤

On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.

Innaa arsalnaa ilaykum rasoolan shaahidan `alaykum kamaa arsalnaa ilaa fir`awna rasoolaa

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا ١٥

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

Fa`asaa fir`awnur-rasoola fa'akhadhnaahu akhdhaw wabeelaa

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا ١٦

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawmay yaj`alul-wildaana sheebaa

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا ١٧

Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?

As-samaa'u munfatirum bih, kaana wa`duhoo maf`oolaa

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا ١٨

The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

Inna haadhihee tadhkirah, faman shaa'attakhadha ilaa rabbihee sabeelaa

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا ١٩

Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.

Inna rabbaka ya`lamu annaka taqoomu adnaa min thuluthayil-layli wanisfahoo wathuluthahoo wataa'ifatum minal-ladheena ma`ak, wallaahu yuqaddirul-layla wan-nahaar, `alima al lan tuhsoohu fataaba `alaykum faqra'oo maa tayassara minal-qur'aan, `alima an sayakoonu minkum mardaa wa'aakharoona yadriboona fil-ardi yabtaghoona min fadlillaahi wa'aakharoona yuqaatiloona fee sabeelillaah, faqra'oo maa tayassara minhu wa'aqeemus-salaata wa'aatuz-zakaata wa'aqridullaaha qardan hasanaa, wamaa tuqaddimoo li'anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu `indallaahi huwa khayraw wa'a`zama ajraa, wastaghfirullaah, innallaaha ghafoorur raheem

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ ٢٠

Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], 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 Allāh 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’ān. 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 Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.