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.(20)
Surah Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 20 (73:20)
ٱلْمُزَّمِّل
۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ …
Quran 73:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-Muzzammil (“The Enshrouded One”), a Meccan surah of 20 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 575 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 29
- Hizb 58
- Page 575
- Ruku 2
- Revealed Mecca
73:20
۞ إِنَّرَبَّكَيَعْلَمُأَنَّكَتَقُومُأَدْنَىٰمِنثُلُثَىِٱلَّيْلِوَنِصْفَهُۥوَثُلُثَهُۥوَطَآئِفَةٌمِّنَٱلَّذِينَمَعَكَ ۚوَٱللَّهُيُقَدِّرُٱلَّيْلَوَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚعَلِمَأَنلَّنتُحْصُوهُفَتَابَعَلَيْكُمْ ۖفَٱقْرَءُوا۟مَاتَيَسَّرَمِنَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚعَلِمَأَنسَيَكُونُمِنكُممَّرْضَىٰ ۙوَءَاخَرُونَيَضْرِبُونَفِىٱلْأَرْضِيَبْتَغُونَمِنفَضْلِٱللَّهِ ۙوَءَاخَرُونَيُقَٰتِلُونَفِىسَبِيلِٱللَّهِ ۖفَٱقْرَءُوا۟مَاتَيَسَّرَمِنْهُ ۚوَأَقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَوَءَاتُوا۟ٱلزَّكَوٰةَوَأَقْرِضُوا۟ٱللَّهَقَرْضًاحَسَنًا ۚوَمَاتُقَدِّمُوا۟لِأَنفُسِكُممِّنْخَيْرٍتَجِدُوهُعِندَٱللَّهِهُوَخَيْرًاوَأَعْظَمَأَجْرًا ۚوَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ٱللَّهَ ۖإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌۢ٢٠
inna rabbaka yaʿlamu annaka taqūmu adnā min thuluthayi al-layli waniṣ'fahu wathuluthahu waṭāifatun mina alladhīna maʿaka wal-lahu yuqaddiru al-layla wal-nahāra ʿalima an lan tuḥ'ṣūhu fatāba ʿalaykum fa-iq'raū mā tayassara mina l-qur'āni ʿalima an sayakūnu minkum marḍā waākharūna yaḍribūna fī l-arḍi yabtaghūna min faḍli l-lahi waākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli l-lahi fa-iq'raū mā tayassara min'hu wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata wa-aqriḍū l-laha qarḍan ḥasanan wamā tuqaddimū li-anfusikum min khayrin tajidūhu ʿinda l-lahi huwa khayran wa-aʿẓama ajran wa-is'taghfirū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun
Word by word
- ۞ إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- أَنَّكَannakathat you
- تَقُومُtaqūmustand
- أَدْنَىٰadnā(a little) less
- مِنminthan
- ثُلُثَىِthuluthayitwo-thirds
- ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(of) the night
- وَنِصْفَهُۥwaniṣ'fahuand half of it
- وَثُلُثَهُۥwathuluthahuand a third of it
- وَطَآئِفَةٌwaṭāifatunand (so do) a group
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- مَعَكَ ۚmaʿaka(are) with you
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يُقَدِّرُyuqaddirudetermines
- ٱلَّيْلَal-laylathe night
- وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚwal-nahāraand the day
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- لَّنlannot
- تُحْصُوهُtuḥ'ṣūhuyou count it
- فَتَابَfatābaso He has turned
- عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykumto you
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūso recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚl-qur'ānithe Quran
- عَلِمَʿalimaHe knows
- أَنanthat
- سَيَكُونُsayakūnuthere will be
- مِنكُمminkumamong you
- مَّرْضَىٰ ۙmarḍāsick
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يَضْرِبُونَyaḍribūnatraveling
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
- يَبْتَغُونَyabtaghūnaseeking
- مِنminof
- فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
- ٱللَّهِ ۙl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَءَاخَرُونَwaākharūnaand others
- يُقَٰتِلُونَyuqātilūnafighting
- فِىfīin
- سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
- ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
- فَٱقْرَءُوا۟fa-iq'raūSo recite
- مَاmāwhat
- تَيَسَّرَtayassarais easy
- مِنْهُ ۚmin'huof it
- وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
- ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
- وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
- ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
- وَأَقْرِضُوا۟wa-aqriḍūand loan
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- قَرْضًاqarḍana loan
- حَسَنًا ۚḥasanangoodly
- وَمَاwamāAnd whatever
- تُقَدِّمُوا۟tuqaddimūyou send forth
- لِأَنفُسِكُمli-anfusikumfor yourselves
- مِّنْminof
- خَيْرٍkhayringood
- تَجِدُوهُtajidūhuyou will find it
- عِندَʿindawith
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- هُوَhuwaIt
- خَيْرًاkhayran(will be) better
- وَأَعْظَمَwa-aʿẓamaand greater
- أَجْرًا ۚajran(in) reward
- وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟wa-is'taghfirūAnd seek forgiveness
- ٱللَّهَ ۖl-laha(of) Allah
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
- رَّحِيمٌۢraḥīmunMost Merciful
Tafsir (commentary) of 73:20
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