وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدٗا 14

14 ‘And that some of us are Muslims and others are unjust people. So whosoever em-braced Islam, then they have chosen the right Path.’

وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبٗا 15

15 ‘And the unjust people will be fuel for Hell.’” (Here the speech of the jinn ends).

وَأَلَّوِ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقٗا 16

16 (And it is also revealed to me that) if they (the disbelievers of Makkah) would have adhered to the Right Path, We would have given them plenty of water (i.e. worldly prosperity), (Also see Surah Al-Araf:96)

لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعۡرِضۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسۡلُكۡهُ عَذَابٗا صَعَدٗا 17

17 So that We might test them with it (whether they are thankful or not). And whosoever turns away from the Reminder (i.e. the Quran) of his Creator, He will make him enter into an ever-growing torment (i.e. Hell).

وَأَنَّ ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدۡعُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٗا 18

18 And the Masajid are for Allah Alone (i.e. only Allah should be worshipped there). Hence, don’t worship anyone along with Allah.

وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدٗا 19

19 And when the slave of Allah [i.e. Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] stood up to worship Allah, they crowded around him as if they were about to attack him (i.e. jinn and mankind intended to put off this light of Allah – Ibn Kathir).

قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَدۡعُواْ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدٗا 20

20 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “I worship my Creator only (and don’t care about your opposition), and I don’t ascribe any partner in worship with Him.”

قُلۡ إِنِّي لَآ أَمۡلِكُ لَكُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا رَشَدٗا 21

21 Say: “I don’t have power to cause you any harm or to bring you to the Right Path. (I am only a bringer of the message of Allah).”

قُلۡ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٞ وَلَنۡ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلۡتَحَدًا 22

22 Say: “(If I disobey Allah and He intends to punish me, then) none can protect me from Allah’s punishment, nor can I find any refuge except in Him.”

إِلَّا بَلَٰغٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَعۡصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا 23

23 (My duty is) nothing but to convey (the truth) from Allah and His message (to the people). And whosoever will disobey Allah and His Messenger, then, indeed, for him is the Hell-Fire, he shall reside there forever.

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَضۡعَفُ نَاصِرٗا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدٗا 24

24 (They will only realize) until when they see that which they have been promised, so they would soon know whose helper is weaker and whose group is lesser in number (i.e. less important).

قُلۡ إِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمۡ يَجۡعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَمَدًا 25

25 ([O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] Say: “I don’t know whether (the punishment or the Day of Resurrection) which you are promised is nearby or my Creator has fixed a distant time for it.”

عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَلَا يُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيۡبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا 26

26 “(Since) Allah Alone is the All-Knower of the Unseen and He does not reveal the Unseen to anybody.”

إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٖ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسۡلُكُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦ رَصَدٗا 27

27 Except to a messenger whom He has chosen (He informs Him of the unseen as much as He likes). Then He appoints security guards (i.e. angels) in front of him and behind him (lest Satan overhears the revelation).

لِّيَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ أَبۡلَغُواْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ وَأَحۡصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عَدَدَۢا 28

28 (Allah protects the messengers by sending angels) to let it be known that the messengers have conveyed the (exact) message of their Creator (since Allah already knows it). And Allah encompasses all things around them, and He keeps count of all things.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُزَّمِّلُ 1

1 O you wrapped up in garments! [i.e. Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)].

قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا 2

2 Stand (to offer Salat) at night, except a little –

نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا 3

3 Half of the night or a little less than that,

أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا 4

4 Or a little more. And recite the Quran (aloud) at a slow pace and clearly.

إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا 5

5 Indeed, We shall soon send down to you very heavy instructions (i.e. obligations and laws in the Quran).