آية :
1
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ
1. O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)!
آية :
2
قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا
2. Stand (to pray) all night, except a little -
آية :
3
نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا
3. Half of it or a little less than that,
آية :
4
أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا
4. Or a little more. And recite the Qur’ân (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style.[1]
آية :
5
إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا
5. Verily, We shall send down to you a weighty Word (i.e. obligations, laws).
آية :
6
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطۡـٔٗا وَأَقۡوَمُ قِيلًا
6. Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing oneself, and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allâh).
آية :
7
إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا
7. Verily, there is for you by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties.
آية :
8
وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا
8. And remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion.
آية :
9
رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا
9. (He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west; Lâ ilâha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). So take Him Alone as Wakîl (Disposer of your affairs).[2]
آية :
10
وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا
10. And be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) with what they say, and keep away from them in a good way.
آية :
11
وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا
11. And leave Me Alone to deal with the beliers (those who deny My Verses), those who are in possession of good things of life. And give them respite for a little while.
آية :
12
إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا
12. Verily, with Us are fetters (to bind them), and a raging Fire.
آية :
13
وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا
13. And a food that chokes, and a painful torment.
آية :
14
يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِيبٗا مَّهِيلًا
14. On the Day when the earth and the mountains will be in violent shake, and the mountains will be a heap of sand poured out.
آية :
15
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا
15. Verily, We have sent to you (O men) a Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to be a witness over you, as We did send a Messenger [Mûsâ (Moses)] to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh).[3]
آية :
16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ أَخۡذٗا وَبِيلٗا
16. But Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger [Mûsâ (Moses)]; so We seized him with a severe punishment.
آية :
17
فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا
17. Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve, on a Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) that will make the children grey-headed?
آية :
18
ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا
18. Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder? His Promise is certainly to be accomplished.
آية :
19
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
19. Verily, this is an admonition: therefore whosoever will, let him take a Path to His Lord!
