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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Muzzammil   Ayah:
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Al-Muzzammil

Ayah: 1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ
1. Oh you who have wrapped up yourself with a mantle¹,
1. I.e., the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) - seeking cover out of fear, after seeing the angel Gabriel.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 2

قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا
2. Arise (to pray) the night except a little,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 3

نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا
3. Half of it, or a little less,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 4

أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا
4. Or a little more, and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation (in a beautified tone and style).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 5

إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا
5. We shall cast down to you a heavy Word².
2. This Qur’an, which when descending on the Prophet (ﷺ) bore down upon him with a great weight in its unparalleled excellence, and in its perfect meanings and noble ordinances.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 6

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطۡـٔٗا وَأَقۡوَمُ قِيلًا
6. Indeed the prayer at night is more effective on one's soul³ and more suitable for understanding the Word of Allah 'God'.
3. Or getting up at night is more difficult, meaning that it can only be done by sincere believers.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 7

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا
7. You have in the day time a long occupation.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 8

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا
8. So praise the Name of your Lord (Allah) and devote yourself to Him with (full) devotion.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 9

رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا
9. The Lord of the East and the West - there is no God (worthy of worship) except Him - so take Him as Disposer of all (your) affairs.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 10

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا
10. And bear patiently whatever they say, and avoid them with a gracious avoidance.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 11

وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا
11. And leave to Me to deal with the deniers, the possessors of ease and plenty, and give them respite a little.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 12

إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا
12. We have prepared for them heavy fetters and a flaming Fire,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 13

وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا
13. And food that chokes and a painful Torment,
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 14

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِيبٗا مَّهِيلًا
14. On the Day the earth and the mountains will quake and the mountains will be turned into heaps of moving sand.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 15

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا
15. Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger (Muhammad), a witness upon you, as We sent a messenger (Moses) to Pharaoh.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 16

فَعَصَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ أَخۡذٗا وَبِيلٗا
16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger (Moses), so We seized him with a severe seizure.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 17

فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا
17. How then, will you guard yourselves (from the torment), if you deny (Allah and His messenger Muhammad), on a Day that will make children grey-headed?
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 18

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا
18. The heaven will break apart thereby; His promise is ever brought to fulfillment.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 19

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
19. This is a Reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord (Allah) a way.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 20

۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٞ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحۡصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرۡضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضۡرِبُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُونَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۚ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗاۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيۡرٗا وَأَعۡظَمَ أَجۡرٗاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمُۢ
20. Your Lord (Allah) knows that you (Muhammad) and a party of those with you get up for prayer almost two-thirds of the night, or half of it, or one-third of it. Allah determines (the duration of) the night and the day. He knows that you are not able to pray most of the night, so He has turned to you with forgiveness. Thus, recite what is easy (for you) of the Qur’an. He knows that some of you would be sick, and others would travel in the land seeking of the bounty of Allah, and others would fight for the Cause of God. Thus, recite what is easy from the Qur’an, and keep up the prayer, and pay the poor-rate, and lend to Allah a goodly loan⁴. Whatever good deeds you send forth for your Hereafter life, you will find it with Allah - it is better and greater in reward⁵. And ask Forgiveness from Allah - for Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
4. If you lend money to one of the people among you who is needy, do not gain profit from that and charge no interest.
5. Allah honors the giving of charity, and a person who helps the needy does Allah's will. The implication of the term "lend" suggests that Allah will repay those who are generous - not necessarily with material wealth, but in spiritual blessing.
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Translation of the meanings of the Noble Qur'an into the English language, translated by Abdullah Hasan Jacob.

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