Ibisobanuro by'amagambo Isura Almuzammil (Uwitwikiriye) - الترجمة الإنجليزية - يعقوب - ububiko bwa qor'an yejejwe

Al-Muzzammil

Umurongo: 1

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ

1. O you wrapped in garments¹,

1. I.e., the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) - seeking cover out of fear, after seeing the angel Gabriel.

Umurongo: 2

قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا

2. Arise (to pray) the night except a little,

Umurongo: 3

نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا

3. Half of it, or a little less,

Umurongo: 4

أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا

4. Or a little more, recite the Qur’an slowly and distinctly.

Umurongo: 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.

Umurongo: 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 recitation.

3. Or getting up at night is more difficult, meaning that it can only be done by sincere believers.

Umurongo: 7

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا

7. You have in the day time a long occupation.

Umurongo: 8

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا

8. So remember and praise the Name of your Lord 'Allāh' and devote yourself to Him with 'complete' devotion.

Umurongo: 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.

Umurongo: 10

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا

10. And bear patiently whatever they say, and avoid them with a gracious avoidance.

Umurongo: 11

وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا

11. Leave to Me to deal with the deniers, the possessors of ease and plenty, and give them respite for a little while.

Umurongo: 12

إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا

12. We have 'prepared' for them heavy fetters and a flaming Fire,

Umurongo: 13

وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا

13. And food that chokes and a painful torment,

Umurongo: 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.

Umurongo: 15

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا

15. Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger 'Muhammad'4, a witness upon you, as We sent a messenger 'Moses' to Pharaoh.

4. If you confess with your mouth that Allāh is your only Lord and Islam your religion and Muhammad is last and final Prophet and Messenger of God, and believe that in your heart, you will be saved".

Umurongo: 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.

Umurongo: 17

فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا

17. How then, will you guard yourselves (from the torment), if you persist in denial, on a Day that will make children grey-headed?

Umurongo: 18

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا

18. The heaven will break apart thereby; His promise is always fulfilled.

Umurongo: 19

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

19. This is a Reminder, so whoever wills may take the 'right' way to his Lord 'Allāh'.

Umurongo: 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 'Allāh' 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. Allāh 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 forgiveness6. 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 Allāh, and others would fight for the Cause of Allāh. Thus, recite what is easy from the Qur’an, and keep up the prayer, and pay the poor-rate, and lend to Allāh a goodly loan7. Whatever good deeds you send forth for your Hereafter life, you will find it with Allāh - it is better and greater in reward8. Ask Forgiveness from Allāh - for Allāh is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

6. The ruling mentioned at the beginning of this chapter is lightened here. So from now on, the believers do not have to stick to any of the portions specified there; rather, they can pray whatever they can at night. It is out of the mercy of Allāh upon His servants that He does not want hardship for them.
7. If you lend money to one of the people among you who is needy, do not gain profit from that and charge no interest.
8. Allāh honors the giving of charity, and a person who helps the needy does Allah's will. It will be rewarded tenfold, or 700-fold, and Allāh gives even more to whoever He wills. The implication of the term "lend" suggests that Allāh will repay those who are generous - not necessarily only with material wealth, but as well as in spiritual blessing.