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Al-Muzzammil 20

Ayah 20 of 20 · Meccan

۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٞ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحۡصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرۡضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضۡرِبُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُونَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۚ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗاۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيۡرٗا وَأَعۡظَمَ أَجۡرٗاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمُۢ ٢٠

Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allāh determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it1 and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’ān. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan.2 And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Allāh has known that if they were to continue in such long periods of worship each night, the people would be caused much hardship.

2 In the form of charities and contributions to His cause.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  3. يَعۡلَمُknowsyaʿlamu
  4. أَنَّكَthat youannaka
  5. تَقُومُstandtaqūmu
  6. أَدۡنَىٰ(a little) lessadnā
  7. مِنthanmin
  8. ثُلُثَيِtwo-thirdsthuluthayi
  9. ٱلَّيۡلِ(of) the nightal-layli
  10. وَنِصۡفَهُۥand half of itwaniṣ'fahu
  11. وَثُلُثَهُۥand a third of itwathuluthahu
  12. وَطَآئِفَةٞand (so do) a groupwaṭāifatun
  13. مِّنَofmina
  14. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  15. مَعَكَۚ(are) with youmaʿaka
  16. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  17. يُقَدِّرُdeterminesyuqaddiru
  18. ٱلَّيۡلَthe nightal-layla
  19. وَٱلنَّهَارَۚand the daywal-nahāra
  20. عَلِمَHe knowsʿalima
  21. أَنthatan
  22. لَّنnotlan
  23. تُحۡصُوهُyou count ittuḥ'ṣūhu
  24. فَتَابَso He has turnedfatāba
  25. عَلَيۡكُمۡۖto youʿalaykum
  26. فَٱقۡرَءُواْso recitefa-iq'raū
  27. مَاwhatmā
  28. تَيَسَّرَis easytayassara
  29. مِنَofmina
  30. ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚthe Quranl-qur'āni
  31. عَلِمَHe knowsʿalima
  32. أَنthatan
  33. سَيَكُونُthere will besayakūnu
  34. مِنكُمamong youminkum
  35. مَّرۡضَىٰsickmarḍā
  36. وَءَاخَرُونَand otherswaākharūna
  37. يَضۡرِبُونَtravelingyaḍribūna
  38. فِيinfī
  39. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe landl-arḍi
  40. يَبۡتَغُونَseekingyabtaghūna
  41. مِنofmin
  42. فَضۡلِ(the) Bountyfaḍli
  43. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  44. وَءَاخَرُونَand otherswaākharūna
  45. يُقَٰتِلُونَfightingyuqātilūna
  46. فِيinfī
  47. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  48. ٱللَّهِۖ(of) Allahl-lahi
  49. فَٱقۡرَءُواْSo recitefa-iq'raū
  50. مَاwhatmā
  51. تَيَسَّرَis easytayassara
  52. مِنۡهُۚof itmin'hu
  53. وَأَقِيمُواْand establishwa-aqīmū
  54. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerl-ṣalata
  55. وَءَاتُواْand givewaātū
  56. ٱلزَّكَوٰةَthe zakahl-zakata
  57. وَأَقۡرِضُواْand loanwa-aqriḍū
  58. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  59. قَرۡضًاa loanqarḍan
  60. حَسَنٗاۚgoodlyḥasanan
  61. وَمَاAnd whateverwamā
  62. تُقَدِّمُواْyou send forthtuqaddimū
  63. لِأَنفُسِكُمfor yourselvesli-anfusikum
  64. مِّنۡofmin
  65. خَيۡرٖgoodkhayrin
  66. تَجِدُوهُyou will find ittajidūhu
  67. عِندَwithʿinda
  68. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  69. هُوَIthuwa
  70. خَيۡرٗا(will be) betterkhayran
  71. وَأَعۡظَمَand greaterwa-aʿẓama
  72. أَجۡرٗاۚ(in) rewardajran
  73. وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْAnd seek forgivenesswa-is'taghfirū
  74. ٱللَّهَۖ(of) Allahl-laha
  75. إِنَّIndeedinna
  76. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  77. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  78. رَّحِيمُۢMost Mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

Your Lord, O Messenger, knows that you sometimes spend less than two thirds of the night in prayer, sometimes you stand for half the night, sometimes a third, and a group of the believers stand with you. Allah determines the night and day and counts their hours. He (may He be glorified) knows that you are not able to count and keep a record of its hours, and thus standing for the most part of it seeking the required will be difficult for you. He therefore has accepted your repentance. So pray at night as much as is easy for you. Allah knows that some of you, O believers, may be ill and constrained by illness - others will be travelling seeking Allah’s provision, and others will be fighting the disbelievers seeking Allah’s pleasure and to promote Allah’s word. For these people standing in prayer at night is difficult, so pray at night as much as is easy for you and discharge the obligatory prayer in the most perfect manner. Give the charity of your wealth and spend from your wealth in Allah’s path. Whatever good you send forward for yourselves, you will find it to be better and greater in reward. Seek forgiveness from Allah. Allah Forgiving towards those of His servants who repent and He is merciful to them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran