Surah Al-Muzzammil, ayah 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 يُقَـٰتِلُونَ 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
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 it 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. 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.
Word by word
- ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- أَنَّكَannakathat you
- تَقُومُtaqūmustand
- أَدْنَىٰadnā(a little) less
- مِنminthan
- ثُلُثَىِthuluthayitwo-thirds
- ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(of) the night
- وَنِصْفَهُۥwaniṣ'fahuand half of it
- وَثُلُثَهُۥwathuluthahuand a third of it
- وَطَآئِفَةٌۭwaṭāifatunand (so do) a group
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- مَعَكَ ۚmaʿaka(are) with you
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يُقَدِّرُyuqaddirudetermines
- ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
- وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwal-nahāraand the day
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannot
- تُحْصُوهُtuḥ'ṣūhuyou count it
- فَتَابَfatābaso He has turned
- عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykumto you
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūso recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚl-qur'ānithe Quran
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- سَيَكُونُsayakūnuthere will be
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مَّرْضَىٰ ۙmarḍāsick
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnatraveling
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
- يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
- مِنminof
- فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
- ٱللَّهِ ۙl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يُقَـٰتِلُونَyuqātilūnafighting
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūSo recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنْهُ ۚmin'huof it
- وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
- ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
- وَأَقْرِضُوا۟wa-aqriḍūand loan
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- قَرْضًاqarḍana loan
- حَسَنًۭا ۚḥasanangoodly
- وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
- تُقَدِّمُوا۟tuqaddimūyou send forth
- لِأَنفُسِكُمli-anfusikumfor yourselves
- مِّنْminof
- خَيْرٍۢkhayringood
- تَجِدُوهُtajidūhuyou will find it
- عِندَʿindawith
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- هُوَhuwaIt
- خَيْرًۭاkhayran(will be) better
- وَأَعْظَمَwa-aʿẓamaand greater
- أَجْرًۭا ۚajran(in) reward
- وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟wa-is'taghfirūAnd seek forgiveness
- ٱللَّهَ ۖl-laha(of) Allah
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
- رَّحِيمٌۢraḥīmunMost Merciful
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