In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.



 1. O you who have wrapped up in your garments!

 2. Rise to pray in the night except a little,

 3. Half of it, or lessen it a little,

 4. Or add to it, and recite the Quran as it ought to be 
 recited.

 S. Surely We will make to light upon you a weighty Word.

 6. Surely the rising by night is the firmest way to tread 
 and the best corrective of speech.

 7. Surely you have in the day time a long occupation.

 8. And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to 
 Him with (exclusive) devotion.

 9. The Lord of the East and the West-- there is no god but 
 He-- therefore take Him for a protector.

 10. And bear patiently what they say and avoid them with a 
 becoming avoidance.

 11. And leave Me and the rejecters, the possessors of ease 
 and plenty, and respite them a little.

 12. Surely with Us are heavy fetters and a flaming fire,

 13. And food that chokes and a painful punishment,

 14. On the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake 
 and the mountains shall become (as) heaps of sand let loose.

 15. Surely We have sent to you an Apostle, a witness against 
 you, as We sent an apostle to Firon.

 16. But Firon disobeyed the apostle, so We laid on him a 
 violent hold.

 17. How, then, will you guard yourselves, if you disbelieve, 
 on the day which shall make children grey-headed?

 18. The heaven shall rend asunder thereby; His promise is 
 ever brought to fulfillment.

 19. Surely this is a reminder, then let him, who will take 
 the way to his Lord.

 20. Surely your Lord knows that you pass in prayer nearly 
 two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and 
 (sometimes) a third of it, and (also) a party of those with 
 you; and Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that 
 you are not able to do it, so He has turned to you 
 (mercifully), therefore read what is easy of the Quran. He 
 knows that there must be among you sick, and others who 
 travel in the land seeking of the bounty of Allah, and 
 others who fight in Allah's way, therefore read as much of 
 it as is easy (to you), and keep up prayer and pay the 
 poor-rate and offer to Allah a goodly gift, and whatever of 
 good you send on beforehand for yourselves, you will find it 
 with Allah; that is best and greatest in reward; and ask 
 forgiveness of Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.