Surah Al-Muzzammil Word by Word Translation, Transliteration with Audio

yāayyuhā l-muzamilu

O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺!

qumi al-layla illā qalīlan

Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little—

niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan

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

aw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qur'āna tartīlan

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

innā sanul'qī ʿalayka qawlan thaqīlan

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

inna nāshi-ata al-layli hiya ashaddu waṭan wa-aqwamu qīlan

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

inna laka fī l-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlan

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

wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabtīlan

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

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 god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, so take Him ˹alone˺ as a Trustee of Affairs.

wa-iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-uh'jur'hum hajran jamīlan

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

wadharnī wal-mukadhibīna ulī l-naʿmati wamahhil'hum qalīlan

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

inna ladaynā ankālan wajaḥīman

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

waṭaʿāman dhā ghuṣṣatin waʿadhāban alīman

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

yawma tarjufu l-arḍu wal-jibālu wakānati l-jibālu kathīban mahīlan

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

innā arsalnā ilaykum rasūlan shāhidan ʿalaykum kamā arsalnā ilā fir'ʿawna rasūlan

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

faʿaṣā fir'ʿawnu l-rasūla fa-akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīlan

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

fakayfa tattaqūna in kafartum yawman yajʿalu l-wil'dāna shīban

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?

al-samāu munfaṭirun bihi kāna waʿduhu mafʿūlan

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

inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan

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

inna rabbaka yaʿlamu annaka taqūmu adnā min thuluthayi al-layli waniṣ'fahu wathuluthahu waṭāifatun mina alladhīna maʿaka wal-lahu yuqaddiru al-layla wal-nahāra ʿalima an lan tuḥ'ṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum fa-iq'raū mā tayassara mina l-qur'āni ʿalima an sayakūnu minkum marḍā waākharūna yaḍribūna fī l-arḍi yabtaghūna min faḍli l-lahi waākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli l-lahi fa-iq'raū mā tayassara min'hu wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-aqriḍū l-laha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidūhu ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayran wa-aʿẓama ajran wa-is'taghfirū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

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. So recite ˹in prayer˺ whatever you can from the Quran. He knows that some of you will be sick, some will be travelling throughout the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and some fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite whatever you can from it. And ˹continue to˺ perform ˹regular˺ prayers, pay alms-tax, and lend to Allah a good loan. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.