بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ
Yaw ayyuhal muzzammil
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Qumil laila illaa qaleelaa
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Nisfahooo awinqus minhu qaleelaa
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا
Aw zid 'alaihi wa rattilil Qur'aana tarteela
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Innaa sanulqee 'alika qawalan saqeelaa
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Inn naashi'atal laili hiya ashadddu wat anw wa aqwamu qeelaa
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Inna laka fin nahaari sabhan taweelaa
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Wazkuris ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabteelaa
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
Rabbul mashriqi wal maghriibi laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fattakhizhu wakeelaa
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا
Wasbir 'alaa maa yaqoo loona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.