ﱁ ﱂIndeedﱃyour Lordﱄknowsﱅthat youﱆstandﱇ(a little) lessﱈthanﱉtwo-thirdsﱊ(of) the nightﱋand half of itﱌand a third of itﱍand (so do) a groupﱎofﱏthose whoﱐﱑ(are) with youﱒAnd Allahﱓdeterminesﱔthe nightﱕﱖand the dayﱗHe knowsﱘthatﱙnotﱚyou count itﱛso He has turnedﱜﱝto youﱞso reciteﱟwhatﱠis easyﱡofﱢﱣthe QuranﱤHe knowsﱥthatﱦthere will beﱧamong youﱨsickﱩand othersﱪtravelingﱫinﱬthe landﱭseekingﱮofﱯ(the) Bountyﱰ(of) Allahﱱand othersﱲfightingﱳinﱴ(the) wayﱵﱶ(of) AllahﱷSo reciteﱸwhatﱹis easyﱺﱻof itﱼand establishﱽthe prayerﱾand giveﱿthe zakahﲀand loanﲁAllahﲂa loanﲃﲄgoodlyﲅAnd whateverﲆyou send forthﲇfor yourselvesﲈofﲉgoodﲊyou will find itﲋwithﲌAllahﲍItﲎ(will be) betterﲏand greaterﲐﲑ(in) rewardﲒAnd seek forgivenessﲓﲔ(of) AllahﲕIndeedﲖAllahﲗ(is) Oft-ForgivingﲘMost Mercifulﲙ
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. 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. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah far better and more rewarding. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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Al-Muddaththir
The Cloaked One
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﲚO youﲛwho covers himselfﲜ
O you covered up ˹in your clothes˺!
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ﲝStand upﲞand warnﲟ
Arise and warn ˹all˺.
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ﲠAnd your Lordﲡmagnifyﲢ
Revere your Lord ˹alone˺.
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ﲣAnd your clothingﲤpurifyﲥ
Purify your garments.
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ﲦAnd uncleanlinessﲧavoidﲨ
˹Continue to˺ shun idols.
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ﲩAnd (do) notﲪconfer favorﲫ(to) acquire moreﲬ
Do not do a favour expecting more ˹in return˺.
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ﲭAnd for your Lordﲮbe patientﲯ
And persevere for ˹the sake of˺ your Lord.
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ﲰThen whenﲱis blownﲲinﲳthe trumpetﲴ
˹For˺ when the Trumpet will be sounded,
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ﲵThatﲶDayﲷ(will be) a Dayﲸdifficultﲹ
that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—
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ﲺForﲻthe disbelievers ﲼnotﲽeasyﲾ
far from easy for the disbelievers.
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ﲿLeave Meﳀand whomﳁI createdﳂaloneﳃ
And leave to me ˹O Prophet˺ the one I created all by Myself,
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ﳄAnd I grantedﳅto himﳆwealthﳇextensiveﳈ
and granted him abundant wealth,
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ﳉAnd childrenﳊpresentﳋ
and children always by his side,
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ﳌAnd I spreadﳍfor himﳎeaseﳏ
and made life very easy for him.
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ﳐThenﳑhe desiresﳒthatﳓI (should) add moreﳔ
Yet he is hungry for more.
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ﳕﳖBy no meansﳗIndeed, heﳘhas beenﳙto Our Versesﳚstubbornﳛ
But no! ˹For˺ he has been truly stubborn with Our revelations.
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ﳜSoon I will cover Himﳝ(with) a laborious punishmentﳞ
I will make his fate unbearable,
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ﳟIndeed, heﳠthoughtﳡand plottedﳢ
for he contemplated and determined ˹a degrading label for the Quran˺.
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