إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطۡ‍ٔٗا وَأَقۡوَمُ قِيلًا 6

6 Indeed, to rise at night (for Tahajjud prayer) is hard though very suitable for concentration and very effective (for self control). 

إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا 7

7 Indeed, you have a lot of busi-ness to conduct during the day.

وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا 8

8 And remember the Name of your Creator and devote yourself to Him with full devotion.

رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا 9

9 The Creator of the east and the west, none has the right to be worshipped but Him. Hence, make Him (Alone) the Guardian of your affairs.

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا 10

10 And remember the Name of your Creator and devote yourself to Him with full devotion.

وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا 11

11 And leave it to Me to deal with those who deny (the truth) and are leading a luxurious life and grant them little more time (to receive the punishment).

إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا 12

12 Indeed, We have chains (to bind them) and a flaming Fire.

وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا 13

13 And food that chokes (the throat) and a painful torment.

يَوۡمَ تَرۡجُفُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلۡجِبَالُ كَثِيبٗا مَّهِيلًا 14

14 On that Day when the earth and the mountains will be violently shaken and the mountains will become heaps of sand.

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ رَسُولٗا شَٰهِدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ رَسُولٗا 15

15 Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)] to be a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Firaun.

فَعَصَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُ أَخۡذٗا وَبِيلٗا 16

16 But Firaun disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a severe punishment.

فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمٗا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا 17

17 If you remained disbelievers, then where would you find refuge on the Day which will make the children grey headed (due to the horrors of that Day),

ٱلسَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرُۢ بِهِۦۚ كَانَ وَعۡدُهُۥ مَفۡعُولًا 18

18 (That day) the sky will split apart. His (Allah’s) Promise will certainly to be fulfilled.

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦ تَذۡكِرَةٞۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا 19

19 Indeed, this is an advice (for you). Hence, whosoever desires, may follow a Path to his Creator!

۞إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدۡنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَنِصۡفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٞ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحۡصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرۡضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضۡرِبُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَبۡتَغُونَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَٱقۡرَءُواْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنۡهُۚ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقۡرِضُواْ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗاۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيۡرٗا وَأَعۡظَمَ أَجۡرٗاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمُۢ 20

20 Indeed, your Creator knows that a group of people offer Tahajjud with you in a little less than two thirds of the night, or half the night, or one third of the night. And Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that you will not be able to keep up with it (i.e. to pray at night, at those times, due to physical and spiritual hardships). So Allah has turned to you (in mercy). Hence, recite the Quran as much as you can easily (i.e. offer Tahajjud 2-8 rakat during any part of the night). (It is also because) Allah knows that some of you may be sick, others may be travelling through the land seeking Allah’s Bounty, and still others may be fighting in Allah’s Cause. Hence, recite as much of the Quran as you can recite easily, and perform Salat, and give Zakat (the poor due), and lend Allah a sincere loan (i.e. give additional charity apart from obligatory Zakat). And whatever good deeds you send forth for yourselves, you will find a better and more reward for them with Allah. And seek forgiveness from Allah. Indeed, Allah is Very-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُدَّثِّرُ 1

1 O you [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)!] enveloped in clothes!

قُمۡ فَأَنذِرۡ 2

2 Stand up! (And) go to warn (the disbelievers).

وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرۡ 3

3 And mention the Greatness of your Creator (i.e. Oneness of Allah is the most important).

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرۡ 4

4 And purify your clothes.

وَٱلرُّجۡزَ فَٱهۡجُرۡ 5

5 And keep away from the idols (as you have been so far).