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Surah 73 · Makkah · 20 verses · 199 words
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Surah Al-Muzzammil, “The Enshrouded One”, is surah 73 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 20 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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سُورَةُ المزمل
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ١ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you الْمُزَّمِّلُ l-muzamilu who wraps himself
1. O you who wraps himself [in clothing]
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي
قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ٢ ▶
قُمِ qumi Stand اللَّيْلَ al-layla (in) the night إِلَّا illā except قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little
2. Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
Roots in this verse: ق و م ل ي ل ق ل ل
نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ٣ ▶
نِّصْفَهُ niṣ'fahu Half of it أَوِ awi or انقُصْ unquṣ lessen مِنْهُ min'hu from it قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little
3. Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Roots in this verse: ن ق ص ق ل ل
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا ٤ ▶
أَوْ aw Or زِدْ zid add عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to it وَرَتِّلِ warattili and recite الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran تَرْتِيلًا tartīlan (with) measured rhythmic recitation
4. Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.
Roots in this verse: ز ي د ق ر أ
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا ٥ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We سَنُلْقِي sanul'qī will cast عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka upon you قَوْلًا qawlan a Word ثَقِيلًا thaqīlan heavy
5. Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ق و ل ث ق ل
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا ٦ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed نَاشِئَةَ nāshi-ata (the) rising اللَّيْلِ al-layli (at) the night هِيَ hiya it أَشَدُّ ashaddu (is) very hard وَطْئًا waṭan and most potent وَأَقْوَمُ wa-aqwamu and more suitable قِيلًا qīlan (for) Word
6. Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
Roots in this verse: ن ش أ ل ي ل ش د د ق و م ق و ل
إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا ٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed لَكَ laka for you فِي fī in النَّهَارِ l-nahāri the day سَبْحًا sabḥan (is) occupation طَوِيلًا ṭawīlan prolonged
7. Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
Roots in this verse: ن ه ر س ب ح ط و ل
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا ٨ ▶
وَاذْكُرِ wa-udh'kuri And remember اسْمَ is'ma (the) name رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord وَتَبَتَّلْ watabattal and devote yourself إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him تَبْتِيلًا tabtīlan (with) devotion
8. And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر س م و ر ب ب
رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا ٩ ▶
رَّبُّ rabbu (The) Lord الْمَشْرِقِ l-mashriqi (of) the east وَالْمَغْرِبِ wal-maghribi and the west لَا lā (there is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa Him فَاتَّخِذْهُ fa-ittakhidh'hu so take Him وَكِيلًا wakīlan (as) Disposer of Affairs
9. [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ش ر ق غ ر ب أ ل ه أ خ ذ و ك ل
وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا ١٠ ▶
وَاصْبِرْ wa-iṣ'bir And be patient عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what يَقُولُونَ yaqūlūna they say وَاهْجُرْهُمْ wa-uh'jur'hum and avoid them هَجْرًا hajran an avoidance جَمِيلًا jamīlan gracious
10. And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ق و ل ه ج ر ج م ل
وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا ١١ ▶
وَذَرْنِي wadharnī And leave Me وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ wal-mukadhibīna and the deniers أُولِي ulī possessors النَّعْمَةِ l-naʿmati (of) the ease وَمَهِّلْهُمْ wamahhil'hum and allow them respite قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little
11. And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر ك ذ ب ن ع م ق ل ل
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا ١٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed لَدَيْنَا ladaynā with Us أَنكَالًا ankālan (are) shackles وَجَحِيمًا wajaḥīman and burning fire
12. Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire.
Roots in this verse: ج ح م
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ١٣ ▶
وَطَعَامًا waṭaʿāman And food ذَا dhā that غُصَّةٍ ghuṣṣatin chokes وَعَذَابًا waʿadhāban and a punishment أَلِيمًا alīman painful
13. And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
Roots in this verse: ط ع م ع ذ ب أ ل م
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا ١٤ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (On the) Day تَرْجُفُ tarjufu will quake الْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth وَالْجِبَالُ wal-jibālu and the mountains وَكَانَتِ wakānati and will become الْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains كَثِيبًا kathīban a heap of sand مَّهِيلًا mahīlan pouring down
14. On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
Roots in this verse: ي و م أ ر ض ج ب ل ك و ن
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا ١٥ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] have sent إِلَيْكُمْ ilaykum to you رَسُولًا rasūlan a Messenger شَاهِدًا shāhidan (as) a witness عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you كَمَا kamā as أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent إِلَىٰ ilā to فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun رَسُولًا rasūlan a Messenger
15. Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ش ه د
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا ١٦ ▶
فَعَصَىٰ faʿaṣā But disobeyed فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun الرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger فَأَخَذْنَاهُ fa-akhadhnāhu so We seized him أَخْذًا akhdhan (with) a seizure وَبِيلًا wabīlan ruinous
16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
Roots in this verse: ع ص ي ر س ل أ خ ذ
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا ١٧ ▶
فَكَيْفَ fakayfa Then how تَتَّقُونَ tattaqūna will you guard yourselves إِن in if كَفَرْتُمْ kafartum you disbelieve يَوْمًا yawman a Day يَجْعَلُ yajʿalu (that) will make الْوِلْدَانَ l-wil'dāna the children شِيبًا shīban gray-haired
17. Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف و ق ي ك ف ر ي و م ج ع ل و ل د
السَّمَاءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا ١٨ ▶
السَّمَاءُ al-samāu The heaven مُنفَطِرٌ munfaṭirun (will) break apart بِهِ bihi therefrom كَانَ kāna is وَعْدُهُ waʿduhu His Promise مَفْعُولًا mafʿūlan to be fulfilled
18. The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
Roots in this verse: س م و ف ط ر ك و ن و ع د ف ع ل
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ١٩ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this تَذْكِرَةٌ tadhkiratun (is) a Reminder فَمَن faman then whoever شَاءَ shāa wills اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha (let him) take إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord سَبِيلًا sabīlan a way
19. Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ش ي أ أ خ ذ ر ب ب س ب ل
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ٢٠ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows أَنَّكَ annaka that you تَقُومُ taqūmu stand أَدْنَىٰ adnā (a little) less مِن min than ثُلُثَيِ thuluthayi two-thirds اللَّيْلِ al-layli (of) the night وَنِصْفَهُ waniṣ'fahu and half of it وَثُلُثَهُ wathuluthahu and a third of it وَطَائِفَةٌ waṭāifatun and (so do) a group مِّنَ mina of الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who مَعَكَ maʿaka (are) with you وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah يُقَدِّرُ yuqaddiru determines اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night وَالنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and the day عَلِمَ ʿalima He knows أَن an that لَّن lan not تُحْصُوهُ tuḥ'ṣūhu you count it فَتَابَ fatāba so He has turned عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum to you فَاقْرَءُوا fa-iq'raū so recite مَا mā what تَيَسَّرَ tayassara is easy مِنَ mina of الْقُرْآنِ l-qur'āni the Quran عَلِمَ ʿalima He knows أَن an that سَيَكُونُ sayakūnu there will be مِنكُم minkum among you مَّرْضَىٰ marḍā sick وَآخَرُونَ waākharūna and others يَضْرِبُونَ yaḍribūna traveling فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land يَبْتَغُونَ yabtaghūna seeking مِن min of فَضْلِ faḍli (the) Bounty اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَآخَرُونَ waākharūna and others يُقَاتِلُونَ yuqātilūna fighting فِي fī in سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah فَاقْرَءُوا fa-iq'raū So recite مَا mā what تَيَسَّرَ tayassara is easy مِنْهُ min'hu of it وَأَقِيمُوا wa-aqīmū and establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayer وَآتُوا waātū and give الزَّكَاةَ l-zakata the zakah وَأَقْرِضُوا wa-aqriḍū and loan اللَّهَ l-laha Allah قَرْضًا qarḍan a loan حَسَنًا ḥasanan goodly وَمَا wamā And whatever تُقَدِّمُوا tuqaddimū you send forth لِأَنفُسِكُم li-anfusikum for yourselves مِّنْ min of خَيْرٍ khayrin good تَجِدُوهُ tajidūhu you will find it عِندَ ʿinda with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah هُوَ huwa It خَيْرًا khayran (will be) better وَأَعْظَمَ wa-aʿẓama and greater أَجْرًا ajran (in) reward وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا wa-is'taghfirū And seek forgiveness اللَّهَ l-laha (of) Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah غَفُورٌ ghafūrun (is) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful
20. Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], 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 Allāh 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’ān. 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 Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ع ل م ق و م د ن و ث ل ث ل ي ل ط و ف أ ل ه ق د ر ن ه ر ح ص ي ت و ب ق ر أ ي س ر ك و ن م ر ض أ خ ر ض ر ب أ ر ض ب غ ي ف ض ل ق ت ل س ب ل ص ل و أ ت ي ز ك و ق ر ض ح س ن ق د م ن ف س خ ي ر و ج د ع ن د ع ظ م أ ج ر غ ف ر ر ح م
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