Surah Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 3 (73:3)

نِّصۡفَهٗۤ اَوِ انْقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيۡلًاۙ ۝٣

English translation (Pickthall)

A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

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لِّيَـعۡلَمَ اَنۡ قَدۡ اَبۡلَغُوۡا رِسٰلٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَاَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ وَاَحۡصٰى كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ عَدَدًا ۝٢٨

72:28That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.

يٰۤاَيُّهَا الۡمُزَّمِّلُۙ ۝١

73:1O thou wrapped up in thy raiment!

قُمِ الَّيۡلَ اِلَّا قَلِيۡلًاۙ ۝٢

73:2Keep vigil the night long, save a little -

نِّصۡفَهٗۤ اَوِ انْقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيۡلًاۙ ۝٣

73:3A half thereof, or abate a little thereof

اَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ الۡقُرۡاٰنَ تَرۡتِيۡلًاؕ ۝٤

73:4Or add (a little) thereto - and chant the Qur'an in measure,

اِنَّا سَنُلۡقِىۡ عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلًا ثَقِيۡلًا ۝٥

73:5For we shall charge thee with a word of weight.

اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيۡلِ هِىَ اَشَدُّ وَطۡـاً وَّاَقۡوَمُ قِيۡلًاؕ ۝٦

73:6Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.

اِنَّ لَـكَ فِى النَّهَارِ سَبۡحًا طَوِيۡلًاؕ ۝٧

73:7Lo! thou hast by day a chain of business.

وَاذۡكُرِ اسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ اِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيۡلًاؕ ۝٨

73:8So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself with a complete devotion -

رَبُّ الۡمَشۡرِقِ وَالۡمَغۡرِبِ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيۡلًا ۝٩

73:9Lord of the East and the West; there is no God save Him; so choose thou Him alone for thy defender -

وَاصۡبِرۡ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ وَاهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرًا جَمِيۡلًا ۝١٠

73:10And bear with patience what they utter, and part from them with a fair leave-taking.

وَذَرۡنِىۡ وَالۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ اُولِى النَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيۡلًا ۝١١

73:11Leave Me to deal with the deniers, lords of ease and comfort (in this life); and do thou respite them awhile.

اِنَّ لَدَيۡنَاۤ اَنۡـكَالًا وَّجَحِيۡمًاۙ ۝١٢

73:12Lo! with Us are heavy fetters and a raging fire,

وَّطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَّعَذَابًا اَلِيۡمًا ۝١٣

73:13And food which choketh (the partaker), and a painful doom

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ الۡاَرۡضُ وَالۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الۡجِبَالُ كَثِيۡبًا مَّهِيۡلًا ۝١٤

73:14On the day when the earth and the hills rock, and the hills become a heap of running sand.

اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُوۡلًاࣙۙ شَاهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَاۤ اِلٰى فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُوۡلًاؕ ۝١٥

73:15Lo! We have sent unto you a messenger as witness against you, even as We sent unto Pharaoh a messenger.