Al-Muzzammil (Surah 73)

Al-Muzzammil (The Wrapped One)

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Introduction

This early Meccan sûrah prepares the Prophet (ﷺ) for the commandments yet to be revealed and the challenges ahead. The Prophet (ﷺ) is advised, both in this sûrah and the next, to seek comfort in patience and prayer, whereas the arrogant disbelievers are warned of a horrible punishment in Hell. In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Empowering the Prophet Through Prayer

1. O you wrapped (in your clothes)! 2. Stand all night (in prayer) except a little— 3. (pray) half the night, or a little less, 4. or a little more—and recite the Quran (properly) in a measured way. 5. (For) We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation. 6. Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation. 7. For during the day you are over-occupied (with worldly duties). 8. (Always) remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly. 9. (He is the) Lord of the east and the west. There is no god (worthy of worship) except Him, so take Him (alone) as a Trustee of Affairs.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا

أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا

إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا

رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

Surah 73 - Al-Muzzammil (The Wrapped One) - Verses 1-9

Reassuring the Prophet

10. Be patient (O Prophet) with what they say, and depart from them courteously. 11. And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while. 12. (For) We certainly have shackles, a (raging) Fire, 13. choking food, and a painful punishment (in store for them) 14. on the Day the earth and mountains will shake (violently), and mountains will be (reduced to) dunes of shifting sand.

وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا

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وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا

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إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا

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وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

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يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا

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Surah 73 - Al-Muzzammil (The Wrapped One) - Verses 10-14

A Warning to the Polytheists

15. Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh. 16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip. 17. If you (pagans) persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against (the horrors of) a Day which will turn children’s hair grey? 18. It will (even) cause the sky to split apart. His promise (of judgment) must be fulfilled. 19. Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the (Right) Way to their Lord.

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَـٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا

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فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا

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فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

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ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا

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إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا

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Surah 73 - Al-Muzzammil (The Wrapped One) - Verses 15-19

Night Prayers Eased

20. Surely your Lord knows that you (O Prophet) stand (in prayer) for nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half of it, or a third, as do some of those with you. Allah (alone) keeps a (precise) measure of the day and night. He knows that you (believers) are unable to endure this, and has turned to you in mercy. So recite (in prayer) whatever you can from the Quran. He knows that some of you will be sick, some will be travelling throughout the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and some fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite whatever you can from it. And (continue to) perform (regular) prayers, pay alms-tax, and lend to Allah a good loan. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

۞ 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 ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

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Surah 73 - Al-Muzzammil (The Wrapped One) - Verses 20-20

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Empowering the Prophet Through Prayer

Reassuring the Prophet

A Warning to the Polytheists

Night Prayers Eased