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Sura Lxxiii. Muzzammil, Or Folded In Garments

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

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Sra Lxxiii.

\"Muzzammil,\" Or Folded In Garments.

In the name of God, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful.

1. O
thou folded

In garments!

2.
Stand (to prayer) by night,

But not all night,--

3.
Half of it,--

Or a little less,

4.
Or a little more;

And recite the Qur-n

In slow, measured rhythmic tones.

5.
Soon shall We send down

To thee a weighty Message.

6.
Truly the rising by night

Is most potent for governing

(The soul), and most suitable

For (framing) the Word

(Of Prayer and Praise).

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7.
True, there is for thee

By day prolonged occupation

With ordinary duties:

8.
But keep in remembrance

The name of thy Lord

And devote thyself

To Him whole-heartedly.

9.
(He is) Lord of the East

And the West: there is

No god but He:


Take Him therefore

For (thy) Disposer of Affairs.

10.
And have patience with what

They say, and leave them

With noble (dignity).

11.
And leave Me

(Alone to deal with)

Those in possession of

The good things of life,

Who (yet) deny the Truth;

And bear with them

For a little while.

12.
With Us are Fetters

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(To bind them), and a Fire

(To burn them),

13.
And a Food that chokes,

And a Penalty Grievous.

14.
One Day the earth

And the mountains

Will be in violent commotion.

And the mountains will be

As a heap of sand

Poured out and flowing down.

15.
We have sent to you,

(O men!) an apostle,

To be a witness concerning you,

Even as We sent

An apostle to Pharaoh.

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16.
But Pharaoh disobeyed

The apostle; so We

Seized him with

A heavy Punishment.

17.
Then how shall ye,

If ye deny (God),

Guard yourselves against

A Day that will make

Children hoary-headed?--

18.
Whereon the sky will be

Cleft asunder?

His Promise needs must

Be accomplished.

19. Verily this is an Admonition:


Therefore, whoso will, let him

Take a (straight) path

To his Lord!

Section 2.

20.
Thy Lord doth know

That thou standest forth

(To prayer) nigh two-thirds

Of the night, or half

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The night, or a third

Of the night, and so doth

A party of those with thee.

But God doth appoint Night

And Day in due measure.

He knoweth that ye are

Unable to keep count ther.

So He hath turned to you

(In mercy): read ye,

Therefore, of the Qur-n

As much as may be

Easy for you. He knoweth

That there may be (some)

Among you in ill-health;

Others travelling through the land,

Seeking of God's bounty;

Yet others fighting

In God's Cause. Read ye,

Therefore, as much of the Qur-n

As may be easy (for you);

And establish regular Prayer

And give regular Charity;

And loan to God

A Beautiful Loan.

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And whatever good

Ye send forth

For your souls,

Ye shall find it

In God's Presence,--

Yea, better and

Greater, in Reward.

And seek ye the Grace

Of God: for God is

Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

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