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Surat al-muzzammil (People who are covered in blankets)

المزمّل

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يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُۙ

yā ayyuhal-muzzammil

OYOUENWRAPPEDinthecloak(ofProphethood)

قُمِ الَّيْلَ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًاۙ

qumil-laila illā qalīlā

Keepwatchallthenightexceptsome

نِّصْفَهٗٓ اَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيْلًاۙ

niṣfahū awingquṣ min-hu qalīlā

Ahalfofitoralittleless

اَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْاٰنَ تَرْتِيْلًاۗ

au zid 'alaihi wa rattilil-qur`āna tartīlā

OralittlemoreandrecitetheQur´anslowlyanddistinctly.

اِنَّا سَنُلْقِيْ عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيْلًا

innā sanulqī 'alaika qaulan ṡaqīlā

Weshallsoonentrusttoyouamessageheavy(withsolemnity).

اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيْلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَّاَقْوَمُ قِيْلًاۗ

inna nāsyi`atal-laili hiya asyaddu waṭ`aw wa aqwamu qīlā

Surelyinthewatchesofthenightthesoulismostreceptiveandwordsmoretelling.

اِنَّ لَكَ فِى النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيْلًاۗ

inna laka fin-nahāri sab-ḥan ṭawīlā

Indeedduringthedayyouhavealongscheduleofoccupations.

وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ اِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيْلًاۗ

ważkurisma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabtīlā

ButrecitethenameofyourLordwithdrawingyourselffromeverythingdevotingyourselfexclusivelytoHim.

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيْلًا

rabbul-masyriqi wal-magribi lā ilāha illā huwa fattakhiż-hu wakīlā

HeistheLordoftheEastandtheWest.ThereisnogodbutHe.SotakeHimaloneasyourprotector.

وَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيْلًا

waṣbir 'alā mā yaqụlụna wahjur-hum hajran jamīlā

Bearwithpatiencewhattheysayandgracefullycomeawayfromthem.

وَذَرْنِيْ وَالْمُكَذِّبِيْنَ اُولِى النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيْلًا

wa żarnī wal-mukażżibīna ulin-na'mati wa mahhil-hum qalīlā

LeavethosetoMewhodenytheloversofeaseandcomfort;andbearwiththemforawhile.

اِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ اَنْكَالًا وَّجَحِيْمًاۙ

inna ladainā angkālaw wa jaḥīmā

VerilyWeshallhavefetterswithUsandaroaringfurnace

وَّطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَّعَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا

wa ṭa'āman żā guṣṣatiw wa 'ażāban alīmā

Andfoodthatwillstickinthethroatandpainfultorment

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْاَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيْبًا مَّهِيْلًا

yauma tarjuful-arḍu wal-jibālu wa kānatil-jibālu kaṡībam mahīlā

Onthedaytheearthandmountainswillrockviolentlyandthemountainsturntoaheapofpoured-outsand.

اِنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَآ اِلَيْكُمْ رَسُوْلًا ەۙ شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَآ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُوْلًا ۗ

innā arsalnā ilaikum rasụlan syāhidan 'alaikum kamā arsalnā ilā fir'auna rasụlā

WehavesentanApostletoyouasawitnessagainstyouasWehadsentanapostletothePharaoh.

فَعَصٰى فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُوْلَ فَاَخَذْنٰهُ اَخْذًا وَّبِيْلًاۚ

fa 'aṣā fir'aunur-rasụla fa akhażnāhu akhżaw wabīlā

ButthePharaohdisobeyedtheapostle;source Weseizedhimwithagrievouspunishment.

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُوْنَ اِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَّجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيْبًاۖ

fa kaifa tattaqụna ing kafartum yaumay yaj'alul-wildāna syībā

Howthenifyoudisbelievewillyoupreserveyourselvesonthedaywhichwilleventurnthechildrenhoary?

ۨالسَّمَاۤءُ مُنْفَطِرٌۢ بِهٖۗ كَانَ وَعْدُهٗ مَفْعُوْلًا

as-samā`u munfaṭirum bih, kāna wa'duhụ maf'ụlā

Theheavensitselfwillberentasunder(onthatday).Hispromiseisboundtobefulfilled.

اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ شَاۤءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰى رَبِّهٖ سَبِيْلًا

inna hāżihī tażkirah, fa man syā`attakhaża ilā rabbihī sabīlā

Verilythisisareminder.SolethimwhodesirestakethewaytohisLord.

۞ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُوْمُ اَدْنٰى مِنْ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهٗ وَثُلُثَهٗ وَطَاۤىِٕفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِيْنَ مَعَكَۗ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَۗ عَلِمَ اَنْ لَّنْ تُحْصُوْهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوْا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِۗ عَلِمَ اَنْ سَيَكُوْنُ مِنْكُمْ مَّرْضٰىۙ وَاٰخَرُوْنَ يَضْرِبُوْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَبْتَغُوْنَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ ۙوَاٰخَرُوْنَ يُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ ۖفَاقْرَءُوْا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُۙ وَاَقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًاۗ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوْا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۙهُوَ خَيْرًا وَّاَعْظَمَ اَجْرًاۗ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

inna rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqụmu adnā min ṡuluṡayil-laili wa niṣfahụ wa ṡuluṡahụ wa ṭā`ifatum minallażīna ma'ak, wallāhu yuqaddirul-laila wan-nahār, 'alima al lan tuḥṣụhu fa tāba 'alaikum faqra`ụ mā tayassara minal-qur`ān, 'alima an sayakụnu mingkum marḍā wa ākharụna yaḍribụna fil-arḍi yabtagụna min faḍlillāhi wa ākharụna yuqātilụna fī sabīlillāhi faqra`ụ mā tayassara min-hu wa aqīmuṣ-ṣalāta wa ātuz-zakāta wa aqriḍullāha qarḍan ḥasanā, wa mā tuqaddimụ li`anfusikum min khairin tajidụhu 'indallāhi huwa khairaw wa a'ẓama ajrā, wastagfirullāh, innallāha gafụrur raḥīm

YourLordsurelyknowsthatyouareoccupiedwithyourdevotionsfornearlytwo-thirdsofthenightorhalfthenightorone-thirdofitasdomanyotherswithyou.YetGodprescribesthemeasureofnightandday.Heknowsyoucannotcalculateitandsoturnstoyouinbenevolence.SoreciteasmuchoftheQur´anasyoucaneasily.HeknowssomeamongyouwillbesickandsomewillbetravellingovertheearthinsearchofthebountyofGodandsomefightinginthewayofGod.SoreadasmuchfromitasyoucaneasilyandbefirmindevotionpaythezakatandlendagoodlyloantoGod.AndwhatyousendforyourselfofthegoodyouwillfinditwithGodbetterandgreaterinreward.SoaskforGod´sforgiveness.IndeedGodisforgivingandkind.