73:1
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ
Ya ayyuha almuzzammil
O you who wraps himself [in clothing]
Surah 73 • Chapter of the Holy Qur'an
Surah Al-Muzzammil — Arabic, Transliteration, Translation and Benefits
Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One) — Makkah Revelation (Order: 3) • 20 Verses
سورة المزمل
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Key Facts & Authentic Summary
- Surah Al-Muzzammil is the 73rd chapter of the Qur'an, with 20 verses (Quran.com).
- It is a Makki surah and one of the earliest revealed — 3rd in the order of revelation, after Al-Alaq and Al-Qalam.
- Its name means "The Enshrouded One" or "The Wrapped One", addressing the Prophet ﷺ wrapped in his cloak.
- It contains the original command to stand in prayer at night — half the night, or a little less, or a little more.
- Verse 20, the final verse, lightens that command — a rare and important example of relief given within the same surah.
- It instructs recitation "in a slow, measured tone" — tartīl (73:4), the foundational verse for the science of Tajweed.
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73:2
قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Qumi allayla illa qaleela
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
73:3
نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Nisfahu awi onqus minhu qaleela
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
73:4
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا
Aw zid AAalayhi warattili alqur-anatarteela
Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.
73:5
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Inna sanulqee AAalayka qawlan thaqeela
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.
73:6
إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا
Inna nashi-ata allayli hiya ashaddu wat-anwaaqwamu qeela
Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.
73:7
إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا
Inna laka fee annahari sabhantaweela
Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.
73:8
وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا
Wathkuri isma rabbikawatabattal ilayhi tabteela
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
73:9
رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
Rabbu almashriqi walmaghribi lailaha illa huwa fattakhithhu wakeela
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
73:10
وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا
Wasbir AAala mayaqooloona wahjurhum hajran jameela
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
73:11
وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا
Watharnee walmukaththibeenaolee annaAAmati wamahhilhum qaleela
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little.
73:12
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا
Inna ladayna ankalan wajaheema
Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire.
73:13
وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا
WataAAaman tha ghussatinwaAAathaban aleema
And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
73:14
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا
Yawma tarjufu al-ardu waljibaluwakanati aljibalu katheeban maheela
On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down.
73:15
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا
Inna arsalna ilaykum rasoolanshahidan AAalaykum kama arsalna ilafirAAawna rasoola
Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger.
73:16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
FaAAasa firAAawnu arrasoolafaakhathnahu akhthan wabeela
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
73:17
فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا
Fakayfa tattaqoona in kafartum yawmanyajAAalu alwildana sheeba
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?
73:18
السَّمَاءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا
Assamao munfatirunbihi kana waAAduhu mafAAoola
The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled.
73:19
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا
Inna hathihi tathkiratun famanshaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi sabeela
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.
73:20
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ ۙ وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۖ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا ۚ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Inna rabbaka yaAAlamu annaka taqoomu adnamin thuluthayi allayli wanisfahu wathuluthahu wata-ifatunmina allatheena maAAaka wallahu yuqaddiruallayla wannahara AAalima an lan tuhsoohufataba AAalaykum faqraoo ma tayassara minaalqur-ani AAalima an sayakoonu minkum marda waakharoonayadriboona fee al-ardi yabtaghoona min fadliAllahi waakharoona yuqatiloona fee sabeeliAllahi faqraoo ma tayassara minhu waaqeemooassalata waatoo azzakatawaaqridoo Allaha qardan hasanan wamatuqaddimoo li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidoohu AAinda Allahihuwa khayran waaAAthama ajran wastaghfirooAllaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheem
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.
✨ Benefits and Virtues of Surah Al-Muzzammil
There is no widely circulated authentic narration specifying a unique virtue for reciting Surah Al-Muzzammil.
You will find pages listing dramatic benefits — wealth, relief from debt, fulfilment of needs, often tied to specific recitation counts. These are not established, and several trace to practices with no prophetic basis. We do not repeat them.
What the surah genuinely offers is more valuable than any of those claims:
The instruction on how to recite (verse 4) — the basis of Tajweed.
A model for night prayer — its command, its difficulty, and the mercy that eased it.
The lesson of verse 20 itself: that Allah knows what you are able to bear, and legislates accordingly. For anyone struggling to maintain a demanding routine of worship, this verse is the answer the Qur'an gives.
If a reader came to this page looking for a formula, the honest and better answer is: recite it, understand verse 20, and pray at night as much as you are able.
📖 Themes and Key Lessons
Theme 01
1. The call to stand (verses 1–8). The address to the one wrapped in his cloak, the portion of the night, the command of tartīl, and the instruction to devote oneself to Allah "with complete devotion."
Theme 02
2. Patience with opposition (verses 9–14). "Endure patiently what they say, and depart from them courteously" — guidance for the earliest, hardest phase of the mission.
Theme 03
3. A warning by example (verses 15–19). Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger sent to him, and was seized.
Theme 04
4. The concession (verse 20). The longest verse of the surah, easing the night-prayer obligation, and closing with the establishment of prayer, zakat and a goodly loan to Allah.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q What is Surah Al-Muzzammil about?
It is one of the earliest revealed surahs, commanding the Prophet ﷺ to stand in prayer at night and to recite the Qur'an with tartīl. Its final verse eases that command. It has 20 verses.
Q What are the benefits of reading Surah Muzammil?
There is no authentically established narration giving Surah Al-Muzzammil a specific unique virtue. Claims involving wealth, debt relief or set recitation counts are not established. Its real value is its content — particularly the instruction on recitation and the mercy shown in verse 20.
Q What does "tartil" mean in Surah Muzammil?
Tartīl means reciting slowly, clearly and with measure, giving each letter its due. Verse 4 is the Qur'anic basis for the science of Tajweed.
Q Was night prayer obligatory?
In the earliest period the surah's opening was understood as an obligation. Verse 20 subsequently eased it, and it remains a highly encouraged voluntary prayer rather than a duty.
Q Why is the Prophet ﷺ called "the enshrouded one"?
Al-Muzzammil means the one wrapped in a cloak. The address reflects the moment and is notably personal rather than formal.
Q How many verses does Surah Al-Muzzammil have?
Twenty. It is the 73rd surah, in juz 29, and was third in the order of revelation.
Q What is the longest verse in Surah Muzammil?
Verse 20 — considerably longer than the rest of the surah, and the verse that lightens the night-prayer command.