Surah Al-Muzzammil
سُورَةُ المُزَّمِّلِSurah Al-Muzzammil instructs the Prophet to stand in night prayer and recite the Quran carefully. It emphasizes the spiritual importance of tahajjud.
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ۟ۙ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
قُمِ الَّیْلَ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا ۟ۙ
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
نِّصْفَهٗۤ اَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِیْلًا ۟ۙ
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
اَوْ زِدْ عَلَیْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْاٰنَ تَرْتِیْلًا ۟ؕ
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
اِنَّا سَنُلْقِیْ عَلَیْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِیْلًا ۟
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّیْلِ هِیَ اَشَدُّ وَطْاً وَّاَقْوَمُ قِیْلًا ۟ؕ
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
اِنَّ لَكَ فِی النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِیْلًا ۟ؕ
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ اِلَیْهِ تَبْتِیْلًا ۟ؕ
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِیْلًا ۟
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
وَاصْبِرْ عَلٰی مَا یَقُوْلُوْنَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِیْلًا ۟
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
وَذَرْنِیْ وَالْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ اُولِی النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِیْلًا ۟
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
اِنَّ لَدَیْنَاۤ اَنْكَالًا وَّجَحِیْمًا ۟ۙ
Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire
وَّطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَّعَذَابًا اَلِیْمًا ۟ۗ
And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
یَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْاَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِیْبًا مَّهِیْلًا ۟
On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكُمْ رَسُوْلًا ۙ۬ شَاهِدًا عَلَیْكُمْ كَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُوْلًا ۟ؕ
Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
فَعَصٰی فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُوْلَ فَاَخَذْنٰهُ اَخْذًا وَّبِیْلًا ۟
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
فَكَیْفَ تَتَّقُوْنَ اِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ یَوْمًا یَّجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِیْبَا ۟ۗۖ
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired?
لسَّمَآءُ مُنْفَطِرٌ بِهٖ ؕ كَانَ وَعْدُهٗ مَفْعُوْلًا ۟
The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰی رَبِّهٖ سَبِیْلًا ۟۠
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
اِنَّ رَبَّكَ یَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُوْمُ اَدْنٰی مِنْ الَّیْلِ وَنِصْفَهٗ وَثُلُثَهٗ وَطَآىِٕفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ مَعَكَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُقَدِّرُ الَّیْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ؕ عَلِمَ اَنْ لَّنْ تُحْصُوْهُ فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوْا مَا تَیَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِ ؕ عَلِمَ اَنْ سَیَكُوْنُ مِنْكُمْ مَّرْضٰی ۙ وَاٰخَرُوْنَ یَضْرِبُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ یَبْتَغُوْنَ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللّٰهِ ۙ وَاٰخَرُوْنَ یُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ۖؗ فَاقْرَءُوْا مَا تَیَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۙ وَاَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقْرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ؕ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوْا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِّنْ خَیْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَیْرًا وَّاَعْظَمَ اَجْرًا ؕ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟۠
Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.