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73. Al-Muzzammil Introduction to this Surat.
*In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.*
1.	O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad `SAW`)!
2.	Stand (to pray) all night, except a little.
3.	Half of it, or a little less than that,
4.	Or a little more; and recite the Qur'ân (aloud) in a slow, (pleasant tone and) style^[] .
5.	Verily, We shall send down to you a weighty Word (i.e. obligations, legal laws, etc.).
6.	Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allâh).
7.	Verily, there is for you by day prolonged occupation with ordinary duties,
8.	And remember the Name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with a complete devotion.
9.	(He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west, Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). So take Him Alone as Wakîl (Disposer of your affairs)^[] .
10.	And be patient (O Muhammad `SAW`) with what they say, and keep away from them in a good way.
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TRANSLATING THE QUR'AN

Warning!
Please keep in mind all any translation (interpretation) of the Qur'an will most definitely contain errors In its natural language (Arabic), the Holy Qur'an is the direct Word of Allah (God) to mankind through the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Any translation of the Qur'an no longer retains that 'official' and perfect status, however it can be tremendously helpful to beginning students wanting to learn more about Islam.

We would strongly encourage those want to learn about Islam to purchase a hardcopy of the Qur'an but with the following conditions:

get one with commentary (tafseer)
make sure the tafseer is scholarly (e.g. references to reasons behind a verse, references to hadith and sunnah, etc.)

Unfortunately, this interpretation presented here does NOT meet this simple conditions. To the best of our knowledge, an excellent English translation and commentary of the Qur'an is Maududi's recently published work "The Meaning of the Qur'an". This work took more than forty years to complete, and was published beginning in the mid to late 1980's. Maududi's introduction to each chapter of the Qur'an is included at the moment, but the complete commentary is not online (yet!).