O you cloaked one.
يٰأَيُّهَا المُزَّمِّلُ
ya aiyuhal muzzammil
Meditate during the night, except rarely.
قُمِ الَّيلَ إِلّا قَليلًا
qumil laila illaa qaleelaa
Half of it, or a little less.
نِصفَهُ أَوِ انقُص مِنهُ قَليلًا
nisfahooo awinqus minhu qaleelaa
Or a little more. And read the Quran from cover to cover.
أَو زِد عَلَيهِ وَرَتِّلِ القُرءانَ تَرتيلًا
aw zid ‘alaihi wa rattilil Qur’aana tarteela
We will give you a heavy message.
إِنّا سَنُلقى عَلَيكَ قَولًا ثَقيلًا
innaa sanulqee ‘alaika qawlan saqeelaa
The meditation at night is more effective, and more righteous.
إِنَّ ناشِئَةَ الَّيلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطـًٔا وَأَقوَمُ قيلًا
inn naashi’atal laili hiya ashadddu wat anw wa aqwamu qeelaa
You have a lot of time during the day for other matters.
إِنَّ لَكَ فِى النَّهارِ سَبحًا طَويلًا
inna laka fin nahaari sabhan taweelaa
You shall commemorate the name of your Lord, to come ever closer and closer to Him.
وَاذكُرِ اسمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّل إِلَيهِ تَبتيلًا
wazkuris ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabteelaa
Lord of the east and the west; there is no other god besides Him. You should choose Him as your advocate.
رَبُّ المَشرِقِ وَالمَغرِبِ لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذهُ وَكيلًا
rabbul mashriqi wal maghriibi laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fattakhizhu wakeelaa
And remain steadfast in the face of their utterances, and disregard them in a nice manner.
وَاصبِر عَلىٰ ما يَقولونَ وَاهجُرهُم هَجرًا جَميلًا
wasbir ‘alaa maa yaqoo loona wahjurhum hajran jameelaa