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.
73:14
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَهِيلًا ١٤
One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down.
73:15
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا ١٥
We have sent to you, (O men!) a messenger, to be a witness concerning you, even as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
73:16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا ١٦
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment.
73:17
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا ١٧
Then how shall ye, if ye deny (Allah), guard yourselves against a Day that will make children hoary-headed?-
73:18
السَّمَاءُ مُنْفَطِرٌ بِهِ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا ١٨
Whereon the sky will be cleft asunder? His Promise needs must be accomplished.
73:19
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ١٩
Verily this is an Admonition: therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Lord!