Surah Muzzammil Transliteration with Meaning and Tafsir

Are you looking for a source of spiritual strength in a fast-busy world? Are you seeking guidance that helps you deal with the difficulties of everyday life? The 73rd chapter of the Holy Qur’an, Surah Al-Muzzammil, revealed in Makkah, provides exactly that. This chapter is more than just words to be read—it’s a guide for living a life filled with prayer, patience, and determination. It reminds us that every verse in the Qur’an holds great value, but this one especially focuses on staying committed to the path of Allah. 

Let’s explore the surah muzzammil transliteration, its meaning, and its interpretation to help us grow stronger in our faith and better understand this important part of the sacred text.

Surah Muzzammil Transliteration and Arabic Text Line by Line

Surah Al-Muzzammil is a Makki surah consisting of twenty verses. It represents a page from the history of da‘wah and the noble effort made by that small group chosen by Allah to guide humanity back to their Lord. They endured harm with patience, strove to purify hearts, and remained detached from the temptations, distractions, and comforts of worldly life that others might enjoy.

It is a Makki surah and one of the first four surahs revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:
(Surah Al-‘Alaq, Surah Al-Muddaththir, Surah Al-Muzzammil, and Surah Al-Qalam).

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Here is Surah Muzzammil Transliteration presented with its Arabic text  and also translation:

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ (1) قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا (2) نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا (3) أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا (4) إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا (5)

Yā ayyuhal muzzammil (1) Qumil-layla illā qalīlā (2) Niṣfahū awinquṣ minhu qalīlā (3) Aw zid ‘alaihi wa rattīlil-qur’āna tartīlā (4) Innā sanulqī ‘alaika qawlan thaqīlā (5)

>>> O you who wraps himself [in clothing], (1) Stand [to pray] all night, except for a little— (2) Half of it, or subtract from it a little, (3) Or add to it, and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation. (4) Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word. (5)

إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا (6) إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبْحًا طَوِيلًا (7) وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا (8) رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا (9) وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًا جَمِيلًا (10)

Inna nāshi’atal-layli hiya ashaddu waṭ’anw-wa aqwamu qīlā (6) Inna laka fin-nahāri sabḥan ṭawīlā (7) Wa-dhkuris-ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabtīlā (8) Rabbul-mashriqi wal-maghribi lā ilāha illā huwa fatta khidhhu wakīlā (9) Waṣbir ‘alā mā yaqūlūna wahjurhum hajran jamīlā (10)

>>> Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words. (6) Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation. (7) And remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with complete devotion. (8) [He is] the Lord of the east and the west; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of affairs. (9) And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance. (10)

وَذَرْنِي وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُولِي النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلًا (11) إِنَّ لَدَيْنَا أَنكَالًا وَجَحِيمًا (12) وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا (13) يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الْأَرْضُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًا مَّهِيلًا (14) إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا شَاهِدًا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ رَسُولًا (15)

Wa dharnī wal-mukadh-dhibīna ulī an-na‘mati wa mahhilhum qalīlā (11) Inna ladainā ankālanw-wa jaḥīmā (12) Wa ṭa‘āman dhā ghussa-tinw-wa ‘adhāban alīma (13) Yawma tarjufu l-arḍu wal-jibālu wakānatil-jibālu kathīban mahīlā (14) Innā arsalnā ilaikum rasūlan shāhidan ‘alaikum kamā arsalnā ilā fir‘awna rasūlā (15)

>>>> And leave Me with the deniers, those of ease in life, and allow them respite a little. (11) Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire (12) And food that chokes and a painful punishment. (13) On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down. (14) Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger. (15)

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا (16) فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا (17) السَّمَاءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ ۚ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَفْعُولًا (18) إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا (19)

Fa‘aṣā fir‘awnur-rasūla fa akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīlā (16) Fa kaifa tattaqūna in kafartum yawman yaj‘alul-wildāna shībā (17) As-samāu munfaṭirun bihī kāna wa‘duhu maf‘ūlā (18) Inna hādhihī tadhkirah faman shā’a ttakhadha ilā rabbihi sabīlā (19) 

>>> But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure. (16) Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired? (17) The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled. (18) Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way. (19) 

The last Ayah of surah muzzammil transliteration:

 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 (20)

Inna rabbaka ya‘lamu annaka taqūmu adnā min thuluthayil-layli wa niṣfahu wa thuluthahu wa ṭā’ifatun mina l-ladhīna ma‘ak; wallāhu yuqaddiru l-layla wannahār; ‘alima allan tuḥṣūhu fa tāba ‘alaikum faqra’ū mā tayassara minal-qur’ān; ‘alima an sa-yakūnu minkum marḍā wa ākharūna yaḍribūna fil-arḍi yabtaghūna min faḍlillāhi wa ākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīlillāh;

faqra’ū mā tayassara minhu wa aqīmūs-ṣalāta wa ātūz-zakāta wa aqriḍū llāha qarḍan ḥasanā; wa mā tuqaddimū li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidūhu ‘indallāhi huwa khayran wa a‘ẓama ajrā; wastaghfirūllāh, inna llāha ghafūrar-raḥīm (20)

>>> Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], 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 Allah 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 mercy, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur’an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling through the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting in the cause of Allah.

So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves—you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (20)

The Meaning of “O You Who Wrap Yourself”

The surah begins with the call: “O you who wrap yourself.” This phrase refers to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, “the one wrapped in his garments”— it addresses the Prophet ﷺ at the beginning of revelation. In this Ayah Allah commanding His Messenger ﷺ to leave aside the act of wrapping himself at night and rise instead to convey the message of his Lord, the Almighty.

When we study surah muzzammil transliteration, we find at the beginning of the surah, a command to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to stand in prayer at night and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation, so that this may strengthen him in bearing the burdens of the message:

“O you who wraps himself [in clothing], stand [in prayer]” ….. until the saying of Allah  … “and recite the Qur’an with measured recitation.”

Lessons from the Command to Pray at Night

surah muzzammil transliteration shows a major emphasis of Surah Al-Muzzammil is about the night prayer, called Qiyam al-Layl. Allah told the Prophet ﷺ to spend some time at night in worship. From the transliteration of Surah Muzzammil, we learn:

Night prayer purifies the heart: The stillness of the night creates a direct, intimate connection with Allah.

It strengthens the da’wah carrier: The Prophet ﷺ was being prepared for the heavy task of spreading Islam. Night prayer gave him strength and patience.

It teaches discipline: by training oneself to leave the comfort of sleep, a believer proves devotion and commitment to Allah.

For Muslims today, praying at night—even a few rak‘ahs—builds closeness with Allah and revives faith, as many Hadiths and Quran affirmed:

– Jibreel (Gabriel) came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “O Muhammad, live as you wish, for you will die; love whom you wish, for you will part from them; do what you wish, for you will be recompensed for it. And know that the honor of the believer is in standing at night [in prayer], and his dignity is in being self-sufficient and independent of people.” (Hasan Hadith)

– Hadith of Abu Umamah Al-Bahili, when the Prophet ﷺ and said: “You must observe the night prayer, for it was the practice of the righteous before you, a means of drawing near to Allah, a deterrent from sin, an expiation of sins, and a protection against illness for the body.”

– Qiyam al-Layl is the time of repentance and forgiveness:  The last part of the night is the time of divine descent, when Allah calls upon His servants to turn to Him, ask for what they desire, and seek what they need, confiding in Him with all that they love. In the Hadith Qudsi narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim, the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Allah descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains and says: ‘Who will call upon Me that I may answer him? Who will ask of Me that I may give him? Who will seek My forgiveness that I may forgive him?’”

– The night prayer also is among the characteristics of the people of Paradise. Allah described them in Surah As-Sajdah as those whose sides turn away from their beds, meaning they leave sleep and their resting places to stand before Allah. He also described them in Surah Al-Imran:

“For those who fear their Lord are gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever…” …until He said: “The patient, the truthful, the devout, the spenders [in Allah’s cause], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.”

Spiritual Benefits of Reciting Surah Al-Muzzammil

Surah Al-Muzzammil is Divided into Two Sections

The first section begins with the noble and elevated call: “Stand [to pray]”. It contains the great command and preparation for the Prophet ﷺ, including standing in the night prayer, performing Salah, reciting the Qur’an with measured and humble recitation,, relying solely on Allah, being patient with harm, avoiding the deniers graciously, and separating them from the Messenger ﷺ and the All-Powerful, the Owner of the message and the mission.

The second section begins with Allah’s words: “Indeed, your Lord knows 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…” until the end of the surah. This part represents Allah’s easing and mercy for His Messenger ﷺ and the believers who pray at night. It allows the Prophet ﷺ and his companions to attend to their essential worldly needs. Among them are the sick, those striving in the cause of Allah, and those traveling across the land seeking sustenance for themselves and their families.

So, Reciting surah muzzammil transliteration has numerous spiritual benefits:

Increase in khushu’ (humility): The surah often reminds us about Allah’s immense power and the value of worshipping Him sincerely.

Strength during difficulties: Life has many hardships, but this surah gives comfort by saying that being patient and remembering Allah leads to success.

Protection and blessings: Reading this surah regularly brings good fortune into our lives and helps us avoid becoming spiritually careless.

Attention to Qur’an recitation: The verse “Recite the Qur’an with measured recitation” teaches Muslims to read the Qur’an calmly and with respect, rather than quickly.

Historical Context Behind Its Revelation

The early revelation of Surah Al-Muzzammil came when Islam was still in its infancy in Makkah. The Prophet ﷺ had just begun his mission, and the opposition from Quraysh was growing. Allah revealed this surah to prepare him spiritually so that he may seek help through frequent prayer and recitation of the Qur’an with measured recitation against the harm he faced from the disbelievers.

In the tafsir of  surah muzzammil transliteration:

Some scholars mentioned the occasion of the revelation of this surah: It occurred at the beginning of what was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. When he heard the words of the Angel and saw him, he was struck with trembling, so he went to his family and said: “Wrap me up, cover me.” This meaning has been narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas.

Others said: Some of the disbelievers had conveyed harsh words to him, which distressed him, so he wrapped himself in his garments for comfort. Then Allah revealed: “O you who wraps himself [in clothing]”

Themes of Patience and Devotion in Da’wah

surah muzzammil transliteration highlighted a central message of Surah Al-Muzzammil is patience in the face of trials. The Prophet ﷺ was told to stay strong even when people mocked, rejected, and showed hostility toward him. From the transliteration of Surah Muzzammil, we can see these ideas:

Staying patient with enemies: Allah told His Messenger to quietly accept what people say and let Allah deal with them.

Loving the Qur’an: By reading it slowly and carefully, the Prophet ﷺ showed he was serious and devoted to delivering the message.

Finding balance in life: Although night prayer was stressed, Allah later made it easier by allowing some flexibility.This shows how Islam balances devotion with practicality.

For Muslims who are sharing the message today, surah muzzammil transliteration and meaning reminds us that success comes through patience, prayer, and trust in Allah.

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Conclusion

Surah Al-Muzzammil is a chapter that focuses on readiness, patience, and persistence. Engaging with surah muzzammil transliteration helps us to pray and think deeply about its meaning. It encourages us to wake up for prayer, stay strong during difficulties, and stay committed to following Allah’s path.

Surah muzzammil transliteration and tafsir shows that the instruction to pray at night was given not only to the Prophet ﷺ but also to all believers who want to build and grow their faith. This surah is still relevant today, showing that real strength comes from connecting with Allah through the Qur’an and prayer.

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FAQs

How many verses are in Surah Al-Muzzammil?
It contains 20 verses.

What is the main theme of the surah?
The surah emphasizes night prayer, patience in da’wah, and devotion to the Qur’an.

What is the benefit of reciting Surah Al-Muzzammil regularly?
surah muzzammil transliteration tell us that the surah increases faith, patience, and spiritual strength, while bringing blessings into one’s life.