Islamic prayer
Surah Muzzammil
Surah Muzzammil in Arabic, in English letters and with its meaning.
- 20 verses
- About 2 minutes to recite
- From the Qur'an
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- 1
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
Ya ayyuha al‑muzzammil
O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!
- 2
قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Qumi al‑layla illa qalila
Keep vigil the night long, save a little -
- 3
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Nisfahu awi inqus minhu qalila
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
- 4
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Aw zid 'alayhi wa rattili al‑Qur'ana tartila
Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,
- 5
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Inna sanulqi 'alayka qawlan thaqila
For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.
- 6
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Inna nashi'ata al‑layli hiya ashaddu wat'an wa aqwamu qila
Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.
- 7
إِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Inna laka fi an‑nahari sabhan tawila
Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.
- 8
وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Wadhkuri isma Rabbika wa tabattal ilayhi tabtila
So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -
- 9
رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
Rabbu al‑mashriqi wa al‑maghribi la ilaha illa huwa fattakhidhhu wakila
Lord of the East and the West; there is no Allah save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -
- 10
وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا
Wasbir 'ala ma yaquluna wahjurhum hajran jamila
And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.
- 11
وَذَرْنِى وَٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُو۟لِى ٱلنَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا
Wa dharni wa al‑mukadhdhibina uli an‑na'mati wa mahhilhum qalila
Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.
- 12
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا
Inna ladayna ankalan wa jahima
Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,
- 13
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
Wa ta'aman dha ghussatin wa 'adhaban alima
And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom
- 14
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا
Yawma tarjufu al‑ardu wa al‑jibalu wa kanati al‑jibalu kathiban mahila
On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.
- 15
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا
Inna arsalna ilaykum rasulan shahidan 'alaykum kama arsalna ila fir'awna rasula
Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.
- 16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Fa'asa fir'awnu ar‑rasula fa'akhadhnahu akhdhan wabila
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.
- 17
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا
Fakayfa tattaquna in kafartum yawman yaj'alu al‑wildana shiba
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey,
- 18
ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌۢ بِهِۦ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُۥ مَفْعُولًا
As‑sama'u munfatirun bihi kana wa'duhu maf'ula
The very heaven being then rent asunder. His promise is to be fulfilled.
- 19
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا
Inna hadhihi tadhkiratun faman sha'a ittakhadha ila Rabbihi sabila
Lo! This is a Reminder. Let him who will, then, choose a way unto his Lord.
- 20
۞ 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 يُقَٰتِلُونَ 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
Inna Rabbaka ya'lamu annaka taqumu adna min thuluthayi al‑layli wa nisfahu wa thuluthahu wa ta'ifatun mina alladhina ma'aka wa Allahu yuqaddiru al‑layla wa an‑nahara 'alima an lan tuhsuhu fataba 'alaykum faqra'u ma tayassara mina al‑Qur'ani 'alima an sayakunu minkum marda wa akharuna yadribuna fi al‑ardi yabtaghuna min fadli Allahi wa akharuna yuqatiluna fi sabili Allahi faqra'u ma tayassara minhu wa aqimu as‑salata wa atu az‑zakata wa aqridu Allaha qardan hasanan wa ma tuqaddimu li'anfusikum min khayrin tajiduhu 'inda Allahi huwa khayran wa a'zama ajran wastaghfiru Allaha inna Allaha ghafurun Rahim
Lo! thy Lord knoweth how thou keepest vigil sometimes nearly two-thirds of the night, or (sometimes) half or a third thereof, as do a party of those with thee. Allah measureth the night and the day. He knoweth that ye count it not, and turneth unto you in mercy. Recite, then, of the Qur'an that which is easy for you. He knoweth that there are sick folk among you, while others travel in the land in search of Allah's bounty, and others (still) are fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite of it that which is easy (for you), and establish worship and pay the poor-due, and (so) lend unto Allah a goodly loan. Whatsoever good ye send before you for your souls, ye will find it with Allah, better and greater in the recompense. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here
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Many Sunni Muslims recite Surah Muzzammil during personal Qur'an reading or voluntary night prayer. Its opening verses call for prayer at night and careful, measured recitation. It may also be read at other times for reflection on worship, patience and reliance on Allah.
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Surah Muzzammil comes from the Qur'an. Its title means “The Enwrapped One,” referring to the Prophet Muhammad, who is addressed at its opening. It is generally associated with the early Meccan period, though its closing verse is often dated later.

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Spørsmål om Surah Muzzammil
What does Muzzammil mean?
Muzzammil means “the enwrapped one” or “the one wrapped in a garment.” The title comes from the opening address to the Prophet Muhammad.
How many verses does Surah Muzzammil have?
Surah Muzzammil has 20 verses.
How long does it take to recite?
It takes about 2 minutes to recite, though the pace varies with the reciter and style of recitation.
Must Surah Muzzammil be recited at night?
No fixed time is required for reading this surah. Its themes make it especially relevant to night prayer, but it can also be recited during ordinary Qur'an reading.
What are its main themes?
The surah emphasizes night prayer, measured Qur'an recitation, patience and remembrance of Allah. Its closing verse acknowledges differing circumstances and encourages worship within one's ability.


















