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Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index

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

Ayah: 1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ
1. O you wrapped in garments¹,
1. I.e., Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) - seeking cover out of fear, after seeing angel Gabriel.
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Ayah: 2

قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا
2. Arise (to pray) the night except a little,
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Ayah: 3

نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا
3. 'Pray' Half of it 'the night', or a little less,
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Ayah: 4

أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا
4. Or a little more, and recite the Qur’an slowly and distinctly.
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Ayah: 5

إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا
5. We shall send 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 hours of the night are most effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue]³ and most upright for words.
3. Or getting up at night is more difficult, meaning that it can only be done by sincere believers.
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Ayah: 7

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا
7. Indeed, for you 'Muhammad' in the day a lengthy occupation.
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Ayah: 8

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا
8. So remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with 'complete' devotion.
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Ayah: 9

رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا
9. (He is 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.
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Ayah: 10

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا
10. And patiently endure whatever they say, and avoid them with a gracious avoidance.
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Ayah: 11

وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا
11. And leave Me alone and the deniers, possessors of plenty favours, and give them respite for a little while.
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Ayah: 12

إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا
12. Indeed, With us are shackles and a blazing Fire,
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Ayah: 13

وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا
13. And food that chokes and a painful torment (prepared for them),
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Ayah: 14

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِيبٗا مَّهِيلًا
14. On the Day the earth and the mountains will quake and the mountains become a sand-heap poured forth.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 15

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا
15. Surely, We have sent to you (O mankind) a messenger (Muhammad)4, as a witness over you, as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger (i.e., Moses).
4. If you confess with your mouth that Allāh is your only Lord and Islam (i.e., peace and submission to God) your religion and Muhammad is last and final Prophet and Messenger of God, and that Jesus and Moses are also God's messengers and believe that in your heart, you will be saved.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

Ayah: 16

فَعَصَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ أَخۡذٗا وَبِيلٗا
16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger (Moses)5, so We seized him with a severe seizure.
5. As well as the Israelites, they rejected Jesus, God's messenger to them, and wanted him put to death but God saved him from them and took him up. And now you reject God's last and final messenger, the Prophet Muhammad.
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Ayah: 17

فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا
17. How then, will you guard yourselves (from the torment), if you persist in disbelief, a Day that will make children grey-headed?
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Ayah: 18

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا
18. The heaven will break apart therefrom; His promise (of Judgment) is ever fulfilled.
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Ayah: 19

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
19. Indeed, this is a Reminder, so whoever wills may take the 'right' way to his Lord.
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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Muzzammil
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