Read the surah · Surah 73
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Twenty verses addressed to a man wrapped in his cloak and told to stand at night, half of it or a little less or a little more, and to recite in measured tone. Its closing verse lightens the whole instruction, allowing for the sick, for those travelling to seek bounty, and for those fighting.
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
Easy-read (simplified)yaa ayyuhaa l-muzzammil
DIN 31635yā ʾayyuhā l-muzzammilu
The translators word this verse differently
O you Enwrapped one.
O thou wrapped up in thy raiment
O thou who art enwrapped
O THOU ENFOLDED in thy mantle
O thou wrapped up
قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)qumi llayla illaa qaleelaa
DIN 31635qumi llayla ʾillā qalīlan
The translators word this verse differently
Stay up during the night, except a little.
Keep vigil the night long, save a little
rise by night except a little
Stand up all night, except a small portion of it, for prayer
arise to prayer, and continue therein during the night
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)nisfahu awi nqus minhu qaleelaa
DIN 31635niṣfahu ʾawi nquṣ minhu qalīlan
For half of it, or reduce it a little.
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
the half or deduct therefrom a little
Half; or curtail the half a little
except a small part; that is to say, during one half thereof: Or do thou lessen the same a little
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)aw zid 'alayhi warattili l-qur'aana tarteelaa
DIN 31635ʾaw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qurʾāna tartīlan
The translators word this verse differently
Or add to it; and chant the Quran rhythmically.
Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure
or add thereto, and chant the Qur'an chanting
Or add to it: And with measured tone intone the Koran
or add thereto. And repeat the Koran with a distinct and sonorous voice
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)innaa sanulqee 'alayka qawlan thaqeelaa
DIN 31635ʾinnā sanulqī ʿalayka qawlan ṯaqīlan
The translators word this verse differently
We are about to give you a heavy message.
For we shall charge thee with a word of weight
Verily, we will cast on thee a heavy speech
For we shall devolve on thee weighty words
For We will lay on thee a weighty word
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna naashi'ata llayli hiya ashaddu wat'an wa'aqwamu qeelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna nāšiʾata llayli hiya ʾašaddu waṭʾan waʾaqwamu qīlan
The translators word this verse differently
The vigil of night is more effective, and better suited for recitation.
Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain
Verily, the early part of the night is stronger in impressions and more upright in speech
Verily, at the oncoming of night are devout impressions strongest, and words are most collected
Verily the rising by night is more efficacious for stedfast continuance in devotion, and more conducive to decent pronunciation
إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna laka fee n-nahaari sabhan taweelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna laka fī n-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlan
The translators word this verse differently
In the daytime, you have lengthy work to do.
Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business
Verily, thou hast by day a long employment
But in the day time thou hast continual employ
For in the day-time thou hast long employment
وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wadhkuri sma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabteelaa
DIN 31635waḏkuri sma rabbika watabattal ʾilayhi tabtīlan
So remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.
So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion
but mention the name of thy Lord and devote thyself thoroughly to Him
And commemorate the name of thy Lord, and devote thyself to Him with entire devotion
And commemorate the name of thy Lord: And separate thy self unto Him, renouncing worldly vanities
رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi laa ilaaha illaa huwa faattakhidhhu wakeelaa
DIN 31635rabbu l-mašriqi wal-maġribi lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa fāttaḫiḏhu wakīlan
Lord of the East and the West. There is no god but He, so take Him as a Trustee.
Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender
the Lord of the east and the west; there is no god but He; then take Him for a guardian
Lord of the East and of the West! No God is there but He! Take Him for thy protector
He is the Lord of the east, and of the west; there is no God but He. Wherefore take Him for thy patron
وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wasbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa
DIN 31635waṣbir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wahǧurhum haǧran ǧamīlan
And endure patiently what they say, and withdraw from them politely.
And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking
And endure patiently what they say, and flee from them with a decorous flight
And endure what they say with patience, and depart from them with a decorous departure
And patiently suffer the contumelies which the infidels utter against thee; and depart from them with a decent departure
وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)wadharnee wal-mukadhdhibeena oolee n-na'mati wamahhilhum qaleelaa
DIN 31635waḏarnī wal-mukaḏḏibīna ʾūlī n-naʿmati wamahhilhum qalīlan
The translators word this verse differently
And leave Me to those who deny the truth, those of luxury, and give them a brief respite.
Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile
And leave me and those who say it is a lie, who are possessed of comfort; and let them bide for a while
And let Me alone with the gainsayers, rich in the pleasures of this life; and bear thou with them yet a little while
And let Me alone with those who charge the Koran with falsehood, who enjoy the blessings of this life; and bear with them for a while
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna ladaynaa ankaalan wajaheemaa
DIN 31635ʾinna ladaynā ʾankālan waǧaḥīman
With Us are shackles, and a Fierce Fire.
Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire
Verily, with us are heavy fetters and hell-fire
For with Us are strong fetters, and a flaming fire
Verily with Us are heavy fetters, and a burning fire
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
Easy-read (simplified)wata'aaman dhaa ghussatin wa'adhaaban aleemaa
DIN 31635waṭaʿāman ḏā ġuṣṣatin waʿaḏāban ʾalīman
The translators word this verse differently
And food that chokes, and a painful punishment.
And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
and food that chokes, and mighty woe
And food that choketh, and a sore torment
and food ready to choke him who swalloweth it, and painful torment
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)yawma tarjufu l-'ardu wal-jibaalu wakaanati l-jibaalu katheeban maheelaa
DIN 31635yawma tarǧufu l-ʾarḍu wal-ǧibālu wakānati l-ǧibālu kaṯīban mahīlan
On the Day when the earth and the mountains tremble, and the mountains become heaps of sand.
On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand
On the day when the earth and the mountains shall tremble and the earth shall be as a crumbling sand-hill
The day cometh when the earth and the mountains shall be shaken; and the mountains shall become a loose sand heap
On a certain day the earth shall be shaken, and the mountains also, and the mountains shall become a heap of sand poured forth
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)innaa arsalnaa ilaykum rasoolan shaahidan 'alaykum kamaa arsalnaa ilaa fir'awna rasoolaa
DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾarsalnā ʾilaykum rasūlan šāhidan ʿalaykum kamā ʾarsalnā ʾilā firʿawna rasūlan
We have sent to you a messenger, a witness over you, as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger
Verily, we have sent unto you an apostle bearing witness against you, as we sent an apostle unto Pharaoh
Verily, we have sent you an Apostle to witness against you, even as we sent an Apostle to Pharaoh
Verily We have sent unto you an apostle, to bear witness against you; as We sent an apostle unto Pharaoh
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)fa'asaa fir'awnu r-rasoola fa'akhadhnaahu akhdhan wabeelaa
DIN 31635faʿaṣā firʿawnu r-rasūla faʾaḫaḏnāhu ʾaḫḏan wabīlan
But Pharaoh defied the Messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing.
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip
But Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, and we seized him with an overpowering punishment
But Pharaoh rebelled against the Apostle, and we therefore laid hold on him with a severe chastisement
But Pharaoh was disobedient unto the apostle; wherefore We chastised him with a heavy chastisement
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا
Easy-read (simplified)fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawman yaj'alu l-wildaana sheebaa
DIN 31635fakayfa tattaqūna ʾin kafartum yawman yaǧʿalu l-wildāna šīban
So how will you, if you persist in unbelief, save yourself from a Day which will turn the children gray-haired?
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey
Then how will ye shield yourselves if ye misbelieve from the day which shall make children grey-headed
And how, if ye believe not, will you screen yourselves from the day that shall turn children greyheaded
How, therefore, will ye escape, if ye believe not, the day which shall make children become greyheaded through terror
ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا
Easy-read (simplified)as-samaa'u munfatirun bihi kaana wa'duhu maf'oolaa
DIN 31635as-samāʾu munfaṭirun bihi kāna waʿduhu mafʿūlan
The translators word this verse differently
The heaven will shatter thereby. His promise is always fulfilled.
The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled
whereon the heaven cleaves - its promise shall be fulfilled
The very heaven shall be reft asunder by it: this threat shall be carried into effect
The heaven shall be rent in sunder thereby: The promise thereof shall surely be performed
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhihi tadhkiratun faman shaa'a takhadha ilaa rabbihi sabeelaa
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏihi taḏkiratun faman šāʾa taḫaḏa ʾilā rabbihi sabīlan
This is a reminder. So whoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord.
Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord
Verily, this is a memorial, and whoso will, let him take unto his Lord a way
Lo! this is a warning. Let him then who will, take the way to his Lord
Verily this is an admonition; and whoever is willing to be admonished, will take the way unto his Lord
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
Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqoomu adnaa min thuluthayi llayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wataa'ifatun mina lladheena ma'aka wallaahu yuqaddiru llayla wan-nahaara 'alima an lan tuhsoohu fataaba 'alaykum faqra'oo maa tayassara mina l-qur'aani 'alima an sayakoonu minkum mardaa wa'aakharoona yadriboona fee l-'ardi yabtaghoona min fadli llaahi wa'aakharoona yuqaatiloona fee sabeeli llaahi faqra'oo maa tayassara minhu wa'aqeemoo s-salaata wa'aatoo z-zakaata wa'aqridoo llaaha qardan hasanan wamaa tuqaddimoo li'anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu 'inda llaahi huwa khayran wa'a'zama ajran wastaghfiroo llaaha inna llaaha ghafoorun raheem
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbaka yaʿlamu ʾannaka taqūmu ʾadnā min ṯuluṯayi llayli waniṣfahu waṯuluṯahu waṭāʾifatun mina llaḏīna maʿaka wallāhu yuqaddiru llayla wan-nahāra ʿalima ʾan lan tuḥṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum faqraʾū mā tayassara mina l-qurʾāni ʿalima ʾan sayakūnu minkum marḍā waʾāḫarūna yaḍribūna fī l-ʾarḍi yabtaġūna min faḍli llāhi waʾāḫarūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli llāhi faqraʾū mā tayassara minhu waʾaqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta waʾātū z-zakāta waʾaqriḍū llāha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū liʾanfusikum min ḫayrin taǧidūhu ʿinda llāhi huwa ḫayran waʾaʿẓama ʾaǧran wastaġfirū llāha ʾinna llāha ġafūrun raḥīmun
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. God 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 travelling through the land, seeking God's bounty; and others fighting in God's cause. So read of it what is possible for you, and observe the prayers, and give regular charity, and lend God a generous loan. Whatever good you advance for yourselves, you will find it with God, better and generously rewarded. And seek God's forgiveness, for God is Forgiving and Merciful.
Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor-due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful
Verily, thy Lord knows that thou dost stand up to pray nearly two-thirds of the night, or the half of it or the third of it, as do part of those who are with thee; for God measures the night and the day; He knows that ye cannot calculate it, and He turns relentant towards you. So read what is easy of the Qur'an. He knows that there will be of you some who are sick and others who beat about in the earth craving the grace of God, and others who are fighting in the cause of God. Then read what is easy of it and be steadfast in prayer, and give alms, and lend to God a goodly loan, for what ye send forward for yourselves of good ye will find it with God. It is better and a greater hire; and ask ye pardon of God: verily, God is forgiving, merciful
Of a truth, thy Lord knoweth that thou prayest almost two-thirds, or half, or a third of the night, as do a part of thy followers. But God measureth the night and the day: He knoweth that ye cannot count its hours aright, and therefore, turneth to you mercifully. Recite then so much of the Koran as may be easy to you. He knoweth that there will be some among you sick, while others travel through the earth in quest of the bounties of God; and others do battle in his cause. Recite therefore so much of it as may be easy. And observe the Prayers and pay the legal Alms, and lend God a liberal loan: for whatever good works ye send on before for your own behoof, ye shall find with God. This will be best and richest in the recompense. And seek the forgiveness of God: verily, God is forgiving, Merciful
Thy Lord knoweth that thou continuest in prayer and meditation sometimes near two third parts of the night, and sometimes one half thereof, and at other times one third part thereof: And a part of thy companions, who are with thee, do the same. But God measureth the night and the day; he knoweth that ye cannot exactly compute the same: Wherefore He turneth favourably unto you. Read, therefore, so much of the Koran as may be easy unto you. He knoweth that there will be some infirm among you; and others travel through the earth, that they may obtain a competency of the bounty of God; and others fight in the defence of God's faith. Read, therefore, so much of the same as may be easy. And observe the stated times of prayer, and pay the legal alms; and lend unto God an acceptable loan; for whatever good ye send before for your souls, ye shall find the same with God. This will be better, and will merit a greater reward. And ask God forgiveness; for God is ready to forgive, and merciful
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