al-Muzzammil

O you wrapped up in your mantle!

— Ali Quli Qarai

Stand vigil through the night, except for a little [of it],

— Ali Quli Qarai

a half, or reduce a little from that

— Ali Quli Qarai

or add to it, and recite the Quran in a measured tone.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed soon We shall cast on you a weighty discourse.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed the watch of the night is firmer in tread and more upright in respect to speech,

— Ali Quli Qarai

for indeed during the day you have drawn-out engagements.

— Ali Quli Qarai

So celebrate the Name of your Lord and dedicate yourself to Him with total dedication.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Lord of the east and the west, there is no god except Him; so take Him for your trustee,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and be patient over what they say, and distance yourself from them in a graceful manner.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Leave Me [to deal] with the deniers, the opulent, and give them a little respite.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed with Us are heavy fetters and a fierce fire,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and a food that chokes [those who eat it], and a painful punishment [prepared for]

— Ali Quli Qarai

the day when the earth and the mountains will quake, and the mountains will be like dunes of shifting sand.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed We have sent to you an apostle, to be a witness to you, just as We sent an apostle to Pharaoh.

— Ali Quli Qarai

But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a terrible seizing.

— Ali Quli Qarai

So, if you disbelieve, how will you avoid the day, which will make children white-headed,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and wherein the sky will be rent apart? His promise is bound to be fulfilled.

— Ali Quli Qarai

This is indeed a reminder. So let anyone who wishes take the way toward his Lord.

— Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed your Lord knows that you stand vigil for nearly two thirds of the night—or [at times] a half or a third of it—along with a group of those who are with you. Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you cannot calculate it [exactly], and so He was lenient toward you. So recite as much of the Quran as is feasible. He knows that some of you will be sick, while others will travel in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and yet others will fight in the way of Allah. So recite as much of it as is feasible, and maintain the prayer and pay the zakat and lend Allah a good loan. Whatever good you send ahead for your souls you will find it with Allah [in a form] that is better and greater with respect to reward. And plead to Allah for forgiveness; indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.

— Ali Quli Qarai