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73. Al-Muzzammil - The One Covering Himself
| 1 | O the One Wrapped in piety! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) |
| 2 | Stand up for worship during the night, except for some part of it. |
| 3 | For half the night, or reduce some from it. |
| 4 | Or increase a little upon it, and recite the Qur’an slowly in stages. |
| 5 | Indeed We shall soon ordain a heavy responsibility upon you. |
| 6 | Indeed getting up in the night is tougher, and the words flow with strength. |
| 7 | Indeed you have a lot of matters during the day. |
| 8 | And remember the name of your Lord and, leaving others, devote yourself solely to Him. |
| 9 | Lord of the East and Lord of the West – there is no God except Him, therefore make Him your sole Trustee of affairs. |
| 10 | And patiently endure upon what the disbelievers say, and leave them for good. |
| 11 | And leave them to Me – these wealthy deniers – and give them some respite. |
| 12 | Indeed We have heavy fetters and a blazing fire. |
| 13 | And food that chokes, and a painful punishment. |
| 14 | On a day when the earth and the mountains will tremble, and the mountains turn into dunes of flowing sand. |
| 15 | We have indeed sent a Noble Messenger towards you, a present witness over you – the way We had sent a Noble Messenger towards Firaun. |
| 16 | In response Firaun disobeyed the Noble Messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure. |
| 17 | So how will you save yourselves, if you disbelieve, on a day that will turn children old? |
| 18 | The heaven will split asunder with its grief; the promise of Allah will surely occur. |
| 19 | This is indeed an advice; so whoever wishes may take the path towards his Lord. |
| 20 | Indeed your Lord knows that you stand up in prayer, sometimes almost two-thirds of the night, and sometimes half the night or sometimes a third of it – and also a group of those along with you; Allah keeps measure of the night and day; He knows that you, O Muslims, will not be able to measure the night, so He has inclined towards you with mercy – therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you; He knows that soon some of you will fall ill, and some will travel in the land seeking the munificence of Allah, and some will be fighting in Allah’s cause; therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you, and establish prayer and pay the obligatory charity, and lend an excellent loan to Allah; and whatever good you send ahead for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and having a great reward; and seek forgiveness from Allah; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful. |