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ﱁ ﱂIndeedyour Lordknowsthat youstand(a little) lessthantwo-thirds(of) the nightand half of itand a third of itand (so do) a groupofthose whoﱐﱑ(are) with youAnd Allahdeterminesthe nightﱕﱖand the dayHe knowsthatnotyou count itso He has turnedﱜﱝto youso recitewhatis easyofﱢﱣthe QuranHe knowsthatthere will beamong yousickand otherstravelinginthe landseekingof(the) Bounty(of) Allahand othersfightingin(the) wayﱵﱶ(of) AllahSo recitewhatis easyﱺﱻof itand establishthe prayerand giveﱿthe zakahand loanAllaha loanﲃﲄgoodlyAnd whateveryou send forthfor yourselvesofgoodyou will find itwithAllahIt(will be) betterand greaterﲐﲑ(in) rewardAnd seek forgivenessﲓﲔ(of) AllahIndeedAllah(is) Oft-ForgivingMost Merciful(20)

Surely your Lord knows that you ˹O Prophet˺ stand ˹in prayer˺ for nearly two-thirds of the night, or ˹sometimes˺ half of it, or a third, as do some of those with you. Allah ˹alone˺ keeps a ˹precise˺ measure of the day and night. He knows that you ˹believers˺ are unable to endure this, and has turned to you in mercy.1 So recite ˹in prayer˺ whatever you can from the Quran. He knows that some of you will be sick, some will be travelling throughout the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and some fighting in the cause of Allah. So recite whatever you can from it. And ˹continue to˺ perform ˹regular˺ prayers, pay alms-tax, and lend to Allah a good loan.2 Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding.3 And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

74. Al-MuddaththirThe Cloaked One

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

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O youwho covers himself(1)

O you covered up ˹in your clothes˺!

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Stand upand warn(2)

Arise and warn ˹all˺.

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And your Lordmagnify(3)

Revere your Lord ˹alone˺.

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And your clothingpurify(4)

Purify your garments.

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And uncleanlinessavoid(5)

˹Continue to˺ shun idols.

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And (do) notconfer favor(to) acquire more(6)

Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.1

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And for your Lordbe patient(7)

And persevere for ˹the sake of˺ your Lord.

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Then whenis blowninthe trumpet(8)

˹For˺ when the Trumpet will be sounded,1

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ThatDay(will be) a Daydifficult(9)

that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—

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Forthe disbelievers noteasy(10)

far from easy for the disbelievers.

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ﲿLeave Meand whomI createdalone(11)

And leave to me ˹O Prophet˺ the one I created all by Myself,

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And I grantedto himwealthextensive(12)

and granted him abundant wealth,

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And childrenpresent(13)

and children always by his side,

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And I spreadfor himease(14)

and made life very easy for him.

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Thenhe desiresthatI (should) add more(15)

Yet he is hungry for more.

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ﳕﳖBy no meansIndeed, hehas beento Our Versesstubborn(16)

But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.

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Soon I will cover Him(with) a laborious punishment(17)

I will make his fate unbearable,

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Indeed, hethoughtand plotted(18)

for he contemplated and determined ˹a degrading label for the Quran˺.