يٰ٘اَيُّهَا الۡمُزَّمِّلُۙ‏

O you who wraps himself [in clothing]

قُمِ الَّيۡلَ اِلَّا قَلِيۡلًاۙ‏

Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little

نِّصۡفَهٗ٘ اَوِ انۡقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيۡلًاۙ‏

Half of it - or subtract from it a little

اَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ الۡقُرۡاٰنَ تَرۡتِيۡلًاؕ‏

Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation

اِنَّا سَنُلۡقِيۡ عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلًا ثَقِيۡلًا

Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word

اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيۡلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطۡاً وَّاَقۡوَمُ قِيۡلًاؕ‏

Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words

اِنَّ لَكَ فِي النَّهَارِ سَبۡحًا طَوِيۡلًاؕ‏

Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation

وَاذۡكُرِ اسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ اِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيۡلًاؕ‏

And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion

رَبُّ الۡمَشۡرِقِ وَالۡمَغۡرِبِ لَا٘ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيۡلًا

[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs

وَاصۡبِرۡ عَلٰي مَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ وَاهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرًا جَمِيۡلًا

And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance

وَذَرۡنِيۡ وَالۡمُكَذِّبِيۡنَ اُولِي النَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيۡلًا

And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little

اِنَّ لَدَيۡنَا٘ اَنۡكَالًا وَّجَحِيۡمًاۙ‏

Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire

وَّطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَّعَذَابًا اَلِيۡمًاࣞ‏

And food that chokes and a painful punishment

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ الۡاَرۡضُ وَالۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ الۡجِبَالُ كَثِيۡبًا مَّهِيۡلًا

On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down

اِنَّا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا٘ اِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُوۡلًا ࣢ۙ شَاهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا٘ اِلٰي فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُوۡلًاؕ‏

Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger

فَعَصٰي فِرۡعَوۡنُ الرَّسُوۡلَ فَاَخَذۡنٰهُ اَخۡذًا وَّبِيۡلًا

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure

فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُوۡنَ اِنۡ كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمًا يَّجۡعَلُ الۡوِلۡدَانَ شِيۡبَاۙۖࣗ‏

Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white- haired

اِۨلسَّمَآءُ مُنۡفَطِرٌۭ بِهٖؕ كَانَ وَعۡدُهٗ مَفۡعُوۡلًا

The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled

اِنَّ هٰذِهٖ تَذۡكِرَةٌۚ فَمَنۡ شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰي رَبِّهٖ سَبِيۡلًاࣖ‏

Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ اَنَّكَ تَقُوۡمُ اَدۡنٰي مِنۡ ثُلُثَيِ الَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهٗ وَثُلُثَهٗ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِيۡنَ مَعَكَؕ وَاللّٰهُ يُقَدِّرُ الَّيۡلَ وَالنَّهَارَؕ عَلِمَ اَنۡ لَّنۡ تُحۡصُوۡهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَاقۡرَءُوۡا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الۡقُرۡاٰنِؕ عَلِمَ اَنۡ سَيَكُوۡنُ مِنۡكُمۡ مَّرۡضٰيۙ وَاٰخَرُوۡنَ يَضۡرِبُوۡنَ فِي الۡاَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُوۡنَ مِنۡ فَضۡلِ اللّٰهِۙ وَاٰخَرُوۡنَ يُقَاتِلُوۡنَ فِيۡ سَبِيۡلِ اللّٰهِؗۖ فَاقۡرَءُوۡا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۙ وَاَقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاَقۡرِضُوا اللّٰهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنًاؕ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوۡا لِاَنۡفُسِكُمۡ مِّنۡ خَيۡرٍ تَجِدُوۡهُ عِنۡدَ اللّٰهِ هُوَ خَيۡرًا وَّاَعۡظَمَ اَجۡرًاؕ وَاسۡتَغۡفِرُوا اللّٰهَؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوۡرٌ رَّحِيۡمٌࣖ‏

Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], 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 Allah 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'an. 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 Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful