Sura 73, Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One)

In (the) name

(of) Allah,

the Most Gracious,

the Most Merciful.

O you

who wraps himself!

Stand

(in) the night,

except

a little,

Half of it,

or

lessen

from it

a little,

Or

add

to it,

and recite

the Quran

(with) measured rhythmic recitation.

Indeed, We

will cast

upon you

a Word

heavy.

Indeed,

(the) rising

(at) the night,

it

(is) very hard

and most potent

and more suitable

(for) Word.

Indeed,

for you

in

the day

(is) occupation

prolonged.

And remember

(the) name

(of) your Lord

and devote yourself

to Him

(with) devotion.

(The) Lord

(of) the east

and the west;

(there is) no

god

except

Him,

so take Him

(as) Disposer of Affairs.

And be patient

over

what

they say,

and avoid them,

an avoidance

gracious.

And leave Me

and the deniers,

possessors

(of) the ease,

and allow them respite -

a little.

Indeed,

with Us

(are) shackles

and burning fire,

And food

that

chokes

and a punishment

painful.

(On the) Day

will quake

the earth

and the mountains,

and will become

the mountains

a heap of sand

pouring down.

Indeed, We

[We] have sent

to you

a Messenger

(as) a witness

upon you,

as

We sent

to

Firaun

a Messenger.

But disobeyed

Firaun

the Messenger,

so We seized him

(with) a seizure

ruinous.

Then how

will you guard yourselves,

if

you disbelieve,

a Day

(that) will make

the children

gray-haired?

The heaven

(will) break apart

therefrom,

is

His Promise

to be fulfilled.

Indeed,

this

(is) a Reminder,

then whoever

wills

(let him) take

to

his Lord

a way.

Indeed,

your Lord

knows

that you

stand

(a little) less

than

two-thirds

(of) the night,

and half of it

and a third of it

and (so do) a group

of

those who

(are) with you.

And Allah

determines

the night

and the day.

He knows

that

not

you count it,

so He has turned

to you,

so recite

what

is easy

of

the Quran.

He knows

that

there will be

among you

sick

and others

traveling

in

the land

seeking

of

(the) Bounty

(of) Allah,

and others

fighting

in

(the) way

(of) Allah.

So recite

what

is easy

of it,

and establish

the prayer

and give

the zakah

and loan

Allah

a loan

goodly.

And whatever

you send forth

for yourselves

of

good,

you will find it

with

Allah.

It

(will be) better

and greater

(in) reward.

And seek forgiveness

(of) Allah.

Indeed,

Allah

(is) Oft-Forgiving,

Most Merciful.