O you who wraps himself [in clothing] ﴿1﴾ Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little - ﴿2﴾ Half of it - or subtract from it a little ﴿3﴾ Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation. ﴿4﴾
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word. ﴿5﴾ Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words. ﴿6﴾ Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation. ﴿7﴾ And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion. ﴿8﴾
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs. ﴿9﴾ And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance. ﴿10﴾ And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them respite a little. ﴿11﴾ Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burning fire. ﴿12﴾
And food that chokes and a painful punishment - ﴿13﴾ On the Day the earth and the mountains will convulse and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down. ﴿14﴾ Indeed, We have sent to you a Messenger as a witness upon you just as We sent to Pharaoh a messenger. ﴿15﴾ But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure. ﴿16﴾
Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired? ﴿17﴾ The heaven will break apart therefrom; ever is His promise fulfilled. ﴿18﴾ Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way. ﴿19﴾ Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muḥammad], 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 Allāh 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’ān. 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 Allāh and others fighting for the cause of Allāh. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakāh and loan Allāh a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allāh. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful. ﴿20﴾
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