English - Chapter 73 - Al-Muzzammil

You who are enwrapped in your clothing

stay up at night, except a little

half of it, or a little less

or a little more, and recite the Qur´an distinctly

We will impose a weighty Word upon you

Certainly rising at night has a stronger effect and is more conducive to concentration

In the daytime much of your time is taken up by business matters

Remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him completely

Lord of the East and West — there is no god but Him — so take Him as your Guardian

Be steadfast in the face of what they say and cut yourself off from them — but courteously

With Us there are shackles and a Blazing Fire

and food that chokes and a painful punishment

on the Day the earth and mountains shake and the mountains become like shifting dunes

We have sent you a Messenger to bear witness against you just as We sent Pharaoh a Messenger

But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so We seized him with terrible severity

How will you safeguard yourselves, if you are kafir, against a Day which will turn children grey

by which heaven will be split apart? His promise will be fulfilled

This truly is a reminder, so let anyone who wills take the Way towards his Lord

Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two-thirds of the night — or half of it, or a third of it — and a group of those with you. Allah determines the night and day. He knows you will not keep count of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as much of the Qur´an as is easy for you. He knows that some of you are ill and that others are travelling in the land seeking Allah´s bounty, and that others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite as much of it as is easy for you. And establish salat and pay zakat and lend a generous loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for yourselves you will find it with Allah as something better and as a greater reward. And seek forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful