المزمل

Al-Muzzammil

The Enshrouded One

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

20 verses

Ruku

2 ruku

Order of revelation

3rd revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

   Pickthall

   O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!

2. 2

   قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

   Pickthall

   Keep vigil the night long, save a little -

3. 3

   نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

   Pickthall

   A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

4. 4

   أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا

   Pickthall

   Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,

5. 5

   إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

   Pickthall

   For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.

6. 6

   إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

   Pickthall

   Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.

7. 7

   إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

   Pickthall

   Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.

8. 8

   وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

   Pickthall

   So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -

9. 9

   رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

   Pickthall

   Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -

10. 10

    وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

    Pickthall

    And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.

11. 11

    وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

    Pickthall

    Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.

12. 12

    إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

    Pickthall

    Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,

13. 13

    وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

    Pickthall

    And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom

14. 14

    يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

    Pickthall

    On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.

15. 15

    إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

    Pickthall

    Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.

16. 16

    فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

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    But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.

17. 17

    فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

    Pickthall

    Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,

18. 18

    ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

    Pickthall

    The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.

19. 19

    إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

    Pickthall

    Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.

20. 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 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

    Pickthall

    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.

About Surah Al-Muzzammil

Also written Muzammil

Surah Al-Muzzammil is the 73rd surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 20 verses in para 29.

It commands the Prophet ﷺ to rise in prayer at night and recite the Quran in measured recitation, tartil (73:2–4), and to be patient with what the deniers say (73:10). Its final verse lightens the night prayer: recite what is easy of the Quran (73:20).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Muzzammil?

Al-Muzzammil means “the One Wrapped in Garments”, the Prophet ﷺ, addressed in its first verse (73:1).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Muzzammil?

Surah Al-Muzzammil has 20 verses (ayat) in 2 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Muzzammil Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 3rd surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Muzzammil in?

It is in para (juz) 29 of the Quran.

Can I read Surah Al-Muzzammil with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.