يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ١
O thou folded in garments!
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
73:2
قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ٢
Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night,-
73:3
نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ٣
Half of it,- or a little less,
73:4
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا ٤
Or a little more; and recite the Quran in slow, measured rhythmic tones.
73:5
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا ٥
Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty Message.
73:6
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا ٦
Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
73:7
إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا ٧
True, there is for thee by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties:
73:8
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا ٨
But keep in remembrance the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him whole-heartedly.
73:9
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا ٩
(He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of Affairs.
73:10
وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا ١٠
And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity).
73:11
وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا ١١
And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of life, who (yet) deny the Truth; and bear with them for a little while.
73:12
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنْكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا ١٢
With Us are Fetters (to bind them), and a Fire (to burn them),
73:13
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ١٣
And a Food that chokes, and a Penalty Grievous.