Surah Al-Muzzammil in English: word by word, transliteration

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

Transliteration yāayyuhā l-muzamilu

English O you who wraps himself [in clothing]

1. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2. ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُl-muzamiluwho wraps himself

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Transliteration qumi al-layla illā qalīlan

English Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -

1. قُمِqumiStand
2. ٱلَّيْلَal-layla(in) the night
3. إِلَّاillāexcept
4. قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana little

نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

Transliteration niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan

English Half of it - or subtract from it a little

1. نِّصْفَهُۥٓniṣ'fahuHalf of it
2. أَوِawior
3. ٱنقُصْunquṣlessen
4. مِنْهُmin'hufrom it
5. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا

Transliteration aw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qur'āna tartīlan

English Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.

1. أَوْawOr
2. زِدْzidadd
3. عَلَيْهِʿalayhito it
4. وَرَتِّلِwarattiliand recite
5. ٱلْقُرْءَانَl-qur'ānathe Quran
6. تَرْتِيلًاtartīlan(with) measured rhythmic recitation

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

Transliteration innā sanul'qī ʿalayka qawlan thaqīlan

English Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.

1. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
2. سَنُلْقِىsanul'qīwill cast
3. عَلَيْكَʿalaykaupon you
4. قَوْلًۭاqawlana Word
5. ثَقِيلًاthaqīlanheavy

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

Transliteration inna nāshi-ata al-layli hiya ashaddu waṭan wa-aqwamu qīlan

English Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. نَاشِئَةَnāshi-ata(the) rising
3. ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(at) the night
4. هِىَhiyait
5. أَشَدُّashaddu(is) very hard
6. وَطْـًۭٔاwaṭanand most potent
7. وَأَقْوَمُwa-aqwamuand more suitable
8. قِيلًاqīlan(for) Word

إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

Transliteration inna laka fī l-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlan

English Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. لَكَlakafor you
3. فِىfīin
4. ٱلنَّهَارِl-nahārithe day
5. سَبْحًۭاsabḥan(is) occupation
6. طَوِيلًۭاṭawīlanprolonged

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

Transliteration wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika watabattal ilayhi tabtīlan

English And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.

1. وَٱذْكُرِwa-udh'kuriAnd remember
2. ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. وَتَبَتَّلْwatabattaland devote yourself
5. إِلَيْهِilayhito Him
6. تَبْتِيلًۭاtabtīlan(with) devotion

رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

Transliteration rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi lā ilāha illā huwa fa-ittakhidh'hu wakīlan

English [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.

1. رَّبُّrabbu(The) Lord
2. ٱلْمَشْرِقِl-mashriqi(of) the east
3. وَٱلْمَغْرِبِwal-maghribiand the west
4. لَآlā(there is) no
5. إِلَـٰهَilāhagod
6. إِلَّاillāexcept
7. هُوَhuwaHim
8. فَٱتَّخِذْهُfa-ittakhidh'huso take Him
9. وَكِيلًۭاwakīlan(as) Disposer of Affairs

وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

Transliteration wa-iṣ'bir ʿalā mā yaqūlūna wa-uh'jur'hum hajran jamīlan

English And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.

1. وَٱصْبِرْwa-iṣ'birAnd be patient
2. عَلَىٰʿalāover
3. مَاmāwhat
4. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey say
5. وَٱهْجُرْهُمْwa-uh'jur'humand avoid them
6. هَجْرًۭاhajranan avoidance
7. جَمِيلًۭاjamīlangracious

وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

Transliteration wadharnī wal-mukadhibīna ulī l-naʿmati wamahhil'hum qalīlan

English And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.

1. وَذَرْنِىwadharnīAnd leave Me
2. وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَwal-mukadhibīnaand the deniers
3. أُو۟لِىulīpossessors
4. ٱلنَّعْمَةِl-naʿmati(of) the ease
5. وَمَهِّلْهُمْwamahhil'humand allow them respite
6. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little

إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

Transliteration inna ladaynā ankālan wajaḥīman

English Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. لَدَيْنَآladaynāwith Us
3. أَنكَالًۭاankālan(are) shackles
4. وَجَحِيمًۭاwajaḥīmanand burning fire

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

Transliteration waṭaʿāman dhā ghuṣṣatin waʿadhāban alīman

English And food that chokes and a painful punishment -

1. وَطَعَامًۭاwaṭaʿāmanAnd food
2. ذَاdhāthat
3. غُصَّةٍۢghuṣṣatinchokes
4. وَعَذَابًاwaʿadhābanand a punishment
5. أَلِيمًۭاalīmanpainful

يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

Transliteration yawma tarjufu l-arḍu wal-jibālu wakānati l-jibālu kathīban mahīlan

English On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.

1. يَوْمَyawma(On the) Day
2. تَرْجُفُtarjufuwill quake
3. ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
4. وَٱلْجِبَالُwal-jibāluand the mountains
5. وَكَانَتِwakānatiand will become
6. ٱلْجِبَالُl-jibāluthe mountains
7. كَثِيبًۭاkathībana heap of sand
8. مَّهِيلًاmahīlanpouring down

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

Transliteration innā arsalnā ilaykum rasūlan shāhidan ʿalaykum kamā arsalnā ilā fir'ʿawna rasūlan

English Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.

1. إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
2. أَرْسَلْنَآarsalnā[We] have sent
3. إِلَيْكُمْilaykumto you
4. رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger
5. شَـٰهِدًاshāhidan(as) a witness
6. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
7. كَمَآkamāas
8. أَرْسَلْنَآarsalnāWe sent
9. إِلَىٰilāto
10. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawnaFiraun
11. رَسُولًۭاrasūlana Messenger

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

Transliteration faʿaṣā fir'ʿawnu l-rasūla fa-akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīlan

English But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.

1. فَعَصَىٰfaʿaṣāBut disobeyed
2. فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnuFiraun
3. ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūlathe Messenger
4. فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُfa-akhadhnāhuso We seized him
5. أَخْذًۭاakhdhan(with) a seizure
6. وَبِيلًۭاwabīlanruinous

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

Transliteration fakayfa tattaqūna in kafartum yawman yajʿalu l-wil'dāna shīban

English Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?

1. فَكَيْفَfakayfaThen how
2. تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnawill you guard yourselves
3. إِنinif
4. كَفَرْتُمْkafartumyou disbelieve
5. يَوْمًۭاyawmana Day
6. يَجْعَلُyajʿalu(that) will make
7. ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَl-wil'dānathe children
8. شِيبًاshībangray-haired

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

Transliteration al-samāu munfaṭirun bihi kāna waʿduhu mafʿūlan

English The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.

1. ٱلسَّمَآءُal-samāuThe heaven
2. مُنفَطِرٌۢmunfaṭirun(will) break apart
3. بِهِۦ ۚbihitherefrom
4. كَانَkānais
5. وَعْدُهُۥwaʿduhuHis Promise
6. مَفْعُولًاmafʿūlanto be fulfilled

إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

Transliteration inna hādhihi tadhkiratun faman shāa ittakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlan

English Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihithis
3. تَذْكِرَةٌۭ ۖtadhkiratun(is) a Reminder
4. فَمَنfamanthen whoever
5. شَآءَshāawills
6. ٱتَّخَذَittakhadha(let him) take
7. إِلَىٰilāto
8. رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
9. سَبِيلًاsabīlana way

۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

Transliteration inna rabbaka yaʿlamu annaka taqūmu adnā min thuluthayi al-layli waniṣ'fahu wathuluthahu waṭāifatun mina alladhīna maʿaka wal-lahu yuqaddiru al-layla wal-nahāra ʿalima an lan tuḥ'ṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum fa-iq'raū mā tayassara mina l-qur'āni ʿalima an sayakūnu minkum marḍā waākharūna yaḍribūna fī l-arḍi yabtaghūna min faḍli l-lahi waākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli l-lahi fa-iq'raū mā tayassara min'hu wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-aqriḍū l-laha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidūhu ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayran wa-aʿẓama ajran wa-is'taghfirū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

English Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allāh determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’ān. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

1. ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
3. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
4. أَنَّكَannakathat you
5. تَقُومُtaqūmustand
6. أَدْنَىٰadnā(a little) less
7. مِنminthan
8. ثُلُثَىِthuluthayitwo-thirds
9. ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(of) the night
10. وَنِصْفَهُۥwaniṣ'fahuand half of it
11. وَثُلُثَهُۥwathuluthahuand a third of it
12. وَطَآئِفَةٌۭwaṭāifatunand (so do) a group
13. مِّنَminaof
14. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
15. مَعَكَ ۚmaʿaka(are) with you
16. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
17. يُقَدِّرُyuqaddirudetermines
18. ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
19. وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwal-nahāraand the day
20. عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
21. أَنanthat
22. لَّنlannot
23. تُحْصُوهُtuḥ'ṣūhuyou count it
24. فَتَابَfatābaso He has turned
25. عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykumto you
26. فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūso recite
27. مَاmāwhat
28. تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
29. مِنَminaof
30. ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚl-qur'ānithe Quran
31. عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
32. أَنanthat
33. سَيَكُونُsayakūnuthere will be
34. مِنكُمminkumamong you
35. مَّرْضَىٰ ۙmarḍāsick
36. وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
37. يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnatraveling
38. فِىfīin
39. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
40. يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
41. مِنminof
42. فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
43. ٱللَّهِ ۙl-lahi(of) Allah
44. وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
45. يُقَـٰتِلُونَyuqātilūnafighting
46. فِىfīin
47. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
48. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
49. فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūSo recite
50. مَاmāwhat
51. تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
52. مِنْهُ ۚmin'huof it
53. وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
54. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
55. وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
56. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
57. وَأَقْرِضُوا۟wa-aqriḍūand loan
58. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
59. قَرْضًاqarḍana loan
60. حَسَنًۭا ۚḥasanangoodly
61. وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
62. تُقَدِّمُوا۟tuqaddimūyou send forth
63. لِأَنفُسِكُمli-anfusikumfor yourselves
64. مِّنْminof
65. خَيْرٍۢkhayringood
66. تَجِدُوهُtajidūhuyou will find it
67. عِندَʿindawith
68. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
69. هُوَhuwaIt
70. خَيْرًۭاkhayran(will be) better
71. وَأَعْظَمَwa-aʿẓamaand greater
72. أَجْرًۭا ۚajran(in) reward
73. وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟wa-is'taghfirūAnd seek forgiveness
74. ٱللَّهَ ۖl-laha(of) Allah
75. إِنَّinnaIndeed
76. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
77. غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
78. رَّحِيمٌۢraḥīmunMost Merciful