يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ﴿1﴾
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
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← read from right to left1O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 2Who wraps himselfالْمُزَّمِّلُl-muzamiluIالthe+مُزَّمِّلُWho wraps himself قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿2﴾
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
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← read from right to left2In the nightاللَّيْلَal-laylaIالthe+لَيْلَIn the night 3ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 4A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ﴿3﴾
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
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← read from right to left1Half of itنِصْفَهُnisfahuCBINUM+PRONATTنِصْفَHalf of+هُhim / his / it 4From itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it 5A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا ﴿4﴾
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
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← read from right to left3To itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 4And reciteوَرَتِّلِwarattiliCBFCONJ+Vوَand+رَتِّلِRecite 5The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran 6With measured rhythmic recitationتَرْتِيلًاtartilanI إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا ﴿5﴾
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
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← read from right to left2Will castسَنُلْقِيsanulqiCBFFUT+Vسَwill+نُلْقِيCast 3Upon youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كَyou / your إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا ﴿6﴾
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
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← read from right to left2The risingنَاشِئَةَnashi'ataI 3At the nightاللَّيْلِal-layliIالthe+لَيْلِAt the night 5Is very hardأَشَدُّashadduI 6And most potentوَطْئًاwat'anI 7And more suitableوَأَقْوَمُwa-aqwamuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَقْوَمُMore suitable إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا ﴿7﴾
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
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← read from right to left4The dayالنَّهَارِl-nahariIالthe+نَهَارِDay 5Is occupationسَبْحًاsabhanI 6ProlongedطَوِيلًاtawilanI وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا ﴿8﴾
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
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← read from right to left1And rememberوَاذْكُرِwa-udhkuriCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اذْكُرِRemember 3Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your 4And devote yourselfوَتَبَتَّلْwatabattalCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَبَتَّلْDevote yourself 5To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 6With devotionتَبْتِيلًاtabtilanI رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا ﴿9﴾
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
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← read from right to left2Of the eastالْمَشْرِقِl-mashriqiIالthe+مَشْرِقِOf the east 3And the westوَالْمَغْرِبِwal-maghribiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَغْرِبِWest 6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 8So take himفَاتَّخِذْهُfa-ittakhidhhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اتَّخِذْTake+هُhim / his / it 9As disposer of affairsوَكِيلًاwakilanI وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا ﴿10﴾
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
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← read from right to left1And be patientوَاصْبِرْwa-isbirCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اصْبِرْBe patient 4They sayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF 5And avoid themوَاهْجُرْهُمْwa-uhjurhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اهْجُرْAvoid+هُمْthem / their 6An avoidanceهَجْرًاhajranI 7GraciousجَمِيلًاjamilanI وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا ﴿11﴾
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
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← read from right to left2And the deniersوَالْمُكَذِّبِينَwal-mukadhibinaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مُكَذِّبِينَDeniers 4Of the easeالنَّعْمَةِl-na'matiIالthe+نَعْمَةِOf the ease 5And allow them respiteوَمَهِّلْهُمْwamahhilhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+مَهِّلْAllow them respite+هُمْthem / their 6A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا ﴿12﴾
Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire
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← read from right to left3Are shacklesأَنْكَالًاankalanI 4And burning fireوَجَحِيمًاwajahimanCBICONJ+Nوَand+جَحِيمًاBurning fire وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿13﴾
And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
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← read from right to left1And foodوَطَعَامًاwata'amanCBICONJ+Nوَand+طَعَامًاFood 4And a punishmentوَعَذَابًاwa'adhabanCBICONJ+Nوَand+عَذَابًاA punishment يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا ﴿14﴾
On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
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← read from right to left2Will quakeتَرْجُفُtarjufuF 3The earthالْأَرْضُl-arduIالthe+أَرْضُEarth 4And the mountainsوَالْجِبَالُwal-jibaluCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+جِبَالُMountains 5And will becomeوَكَانَتِwakanatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَتْWill become 6The mountainsالْجِبَالُl-jibaluIالthe+جِبَالُMountains 7A heap of sandكَثِيبًاkathibanI 8Pouring downمَهِيلًاmahilanI إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا ﴿15﴾
Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
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← read from right to left2[we] have sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 3To youإِلَيْكُمْilaykumCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4A MessengerرَسُولًاrasulanI 5As a witnessشَاهِدًاshahidanI 6Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 10Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI 11A MessengerرَسُولًاrasulanI فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا ﴿16﴾
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
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← read from right to left1But disobeyedفَعَصَىfa'asaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+عَصَىBut disobeyed 2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنُfir'awnuI 3The Messengerالرَّسُولَl-rasulaIالthe+رَسُولَMessenger 4So we seized himفَأَخَذْنَاهُfa-akhadhnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذْنَاWe seized+هُhim / his / it 5With a seizureأَخْذًاakhdhanI فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا ﴿17﴾
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired?
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← read from right to left1Then howفَكَيْفَfakayfaCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+كَيْفَHow 2Will you guard yourselvesتَتَّقُونَtattaqunaF 4You disbelieveكَفَرْتُمْkafartumF 6That will makeيَجْعَلُyaj'aluF 7The childrenالْوِلْدَانَl-wildanaIالthe+وِلْدَانَChildren 8Gray hairedشِيبًاshibanI ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا ﴿18﴾
The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
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← read from right to left1The heavenالسَّمَاءُal-sama'uIالthe+سَمَاءُHeaven 2Will break apartمُنْفَطِرٌmunfatirunI 3TherefromبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 5His promiseوَعْدُهُwa'duhuCBIN+PRONATTوَعْدُHis promise+هُhim / his / it 6To be fulfilledمَفْعُولًاmaf'ulanI إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا ﴿19﴾
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
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← read from right to left3Is a reminderتَذْكِرَةٌtadhkiratunI 4Then whoeverفَمَنْfamanCBICONJ+CONDفَso / then+مَنْWhoever 6Let him takeاتَّخَذَittakhadhaF 8His LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
