Ayah 1

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

O you who wraps himself

Ayah 2

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Stand (in) the night except a little

Ayah 3

نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

Half of it or lessen from it a little

Ayah 4

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا

Or add to it and recite the Quran (with) measured rhythmic recitation

Ayah 5

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

Indeed, We will cast upon you a Word heavy

Ayah 6

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

Indeed (the) rising (at) the night it (is) very hard and most potent and more suitable (for) Word

Ayah 7

إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

Indeed for you in the day (is) occupation prolonged

Ayah 8

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

And remember (the) name (of) your Lord and devote yourself to Him (with) devotion

Ayah 9

رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

(The) Lord (of) the east and the west (there is) no god except Him so take Him (as) Disposer of Affairs

Ayah 10

وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

And be patient over what they say and avoid them an avoidance gracious

Ayah 11

وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

And leave Me and the deniers possessors (of) the ease and allow them respite a little

Ayah 12

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

Indeed with Us (are) shackles and burning fire

Ayah 13

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

And food that chokes and a punishment painful

Ayah 14

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

(On the) Day will quake the earth and the mountains and will become the mountains a heap of sand pouring down

Ayah 15

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

Indeed, We [We] have sent to you a Messenger (as) a witness upon you as We sent to Firaun a Messenger

Ayah 16

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

But disobeyed Firaun the Messenger so We seized him (with) a seizure ruinous

Ayah 17

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

Then how will you guard yourselves if you disbelieve a Day (that) will make the children gray-haired

Ayah 18

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

The heaven (will) break apart therefrom is His Promise to be fulfilled

Ayah 19

إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

Indeed this (is) a Reminder then whoever wills (let him) take to his Lord a way

Ayah 20

۞ 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 يُقَـٰتِلُونَ 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

Indeed your Lord knows that you stand (a little) less than two-thirds (of) the night and half of it and a third of it and (so do) a group of those who (are) with you And Allah determines the night and the day He knows that not you count it so He has turned to you so recite what is easy of the Quran He knows that there will be among you sick and others traveling in the land seeking of (the) Bounty (of) Allah and others fighting in (the) way (of) Allah So recite what is easy of it and establish the prayer and give the zakah and loan Allah a loan goodly And whatever you send forth for yourselves of good you will find it with Allah It (will be) better and greater (in) reward And seek forgiveness (of) Allah Indeed Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful