بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ يا أَيُّهَا المُزَّمِّلُ

O you, Enwrapped.

قُمِ اللَّيلَ إِلّا قَليلًا

Stand in prayer at night, except for a little.

نِصفَهُ أَوِ انقُص مِنهُ قَليلًا

Half of it, or subtract a little from it.

أَو زِد عَلَيهِ وَرَتِّلِ القُرآنَ تَرتيلًا

Or add to it, and recite the Quran with measured recitation.

إِنّا سَنُلقي عَلَيكَ قَولًا ثَقيلًا

We will send down to you a heavy word.

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهارِ سَبحًا طَويلًا

You have during the day long engagements.

وَاذكُرِ اسمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّل إِلَيهِ تَبتيلًا

Invoke the name of your Lord, and dedicate yourself to Him wholeheartedly.

رَبُّ المَشرِقِ وَالمَغرِبِ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذهُ وَكيلًا

Lord of the east and the west, there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Trustee.

وَاصبِر عَلىٰ ما يَقولونَ وَاهجُرهُم هَجرًا جَميلًا

And bear patiently what they say, and leave them in a dignified manner.

وَذَرني وَالمُكَذِّبينَ أُولِي النَّعمَةِ وَمَهِّلهُم قَليلًا

And leave Me and the deniers, the possessors of ease and comfort; and respite them for a while.