Surah Al-Muzzammil

Surah Al-Muzzammil in Arabic and English

All 20 verses, with the Arabic, a transliteration to help you read it aloud, and the English translation by Talal Itani.

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ

   Ya ayyuha almuzzammilu

   O you Enwrapped one.

2. 2

   قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا

   Qumi allayla illa qaleelan

   Stay up the night, except a little.

3. 3

   نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا

   Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleelan

   For half of it, or reduce it a little.

4. 4

   أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا

   Aw zid AAalayhi warattili alqurana tarteelan

   Or add to it; and chant the Quran rhythmically.

5. 5

   إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا

   Inna sanulqee AAalayka qawlan thaqeelan

   We are about to give you a heavy message.

6. 6

   إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطۡـٔٗا وَأَقۡوَمُ قِيلًا

   Inna nashiata allayli hiya ashaddu watan waaqwamu qeelan

   The vigil of night is more effective, and better suited for recitation.

7. 7

   إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا

   Inna laka fee alnnahari sabhan taweelan

   In the daytime, you have lengthy work to do.

8. 8

   وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا

   Waothkuri isma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelan

   So remember the name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.

9. 9

   رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا

   Rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi la ilaha illa huwa faittakhithhu wakeelan

   Lord of the East and the West. There is no god but He, so take Him as a Trustee.

10. 10

    وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا

    Waisbir AAala ma yaqooloona waohjurhum hajran jameelan

    And endure patiently what they say, and withdraw from them politely.

11. 11

    وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا

    Watharnee waalmukaththibeena olee alnnaAAmati wamahhilhum qaleelan

    And leave Me to those who deny the truth, those of luxury, and give them a brief respite.

12. 12

    إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا

    Inna ladayna ankalan wajaheeman

    With Us are shackles, and a Fierce Fire.

13. 13

    وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا

    WataAAaman tha ghussatin waAAathaban aleeman

    And food that chokes, and a painful punishment.

14. 14

    يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِيبٗا مَّهِيلًا

    Yawma tarjufu alardu waaljibalu wakanati aljibalu katheeban maheelan

    On the Day when the earth and the mountains tremble, and the mountains become heaps of sand.

15. 15

    إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا

    Inna arsalna ilaykum rasoolan shahidan AAalaykum kama arsalna ila firAAawna rasoolan

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

16. 16

    فَعَصَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ أَخۡذٗا وَبِيلٗا

    FaAAasa firAAawnu alrrasoola faakhathnahu akhthan wabeelan

    But Pharaoh defied the messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing.

17. 17

    فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا

    Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yajAAalu alwildana sheeban

    So how will you, if you persist in unbelief, save yourself from a Day which will turn the children gray-haired?

18. 18

    ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا

    Alssamao munfatirun bihi kana waAAduhu mafAAoolan

    The heaven will shatter thereby. His promise is always fulfilled.

19. 19

    إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةࣱۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Inna hathihi tathkiratun faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeelan

    This is a reminder. So whoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.

20. 20

    ۞إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةࣱ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحۡصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرۡضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضۡرِبُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُونَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۚ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗاۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيۡرٗا وَأَعۡظَمَ أَجۡرٗاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِيمُۢ

    Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adna min thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wataifatun mina allatheena maAAaka waAllahu yuqaddiru allayla waalnnahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohu fataba AAalaykum faiqraoo ma tayassara mina alqurani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoona yadriboona fee alardi yabtaghoona min fadli Allahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeli Allahi faiqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemoo alssalata waatoo alzzakata waaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wama tuqaddimoo lianfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahi huwa khayran waaAAthama ajran waistaghfiroo Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheemun

    Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-thirds of the night, or half of it, or one-third of it, along with a group of those with you. Allah designed the night and the day. He knows that you are unable to sustain it, so He has pardoned you. So read of the Quran what is possible for you. He knows that some of you may be ill; and others traveling through the land, seeking Allah’s bounty; and others fighting in Allah’s cause. So read of it what is possible for you, and observe the prayers, and give regular charity, and lend Allah a generous loan. Whatever good you advance for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and generously rewarded. And seek Allah’s forgiveness, for Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.