O the One Wrapped in piety! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him
Stand up for worship during the night, except for some part of it
For half the night, or reduce some from it
Or increase a little upon it, and recite the Qur’an slowly in stages
Indeed We shall soon ordain a heavy responsibility upon you
Indeed getting up in the night is tougher, and the words flow with strength
Indeed you have a lot of matters during the day
And remember the name of your Lord and, leaving others, devote yourself solely to Him
Lord of the East and Lord of the West - there is no God except Him, therefore make Him your sole Trustee of affairs
And patiently endure upon what the disbelievers say, and leave them for good
And leave them to Me – these wealthy deniers – and give them some respite
Indeed We have heavy fetters and a blazing fire
And food that chokes, and a painful punishment
On a day when the earth and the mountains will tremble, and the mountains turn into dunes of flowing sand
We have indeed sent a Noble Messenger towards you, a present witness over you – the way We had sent a Noble Messenger towards Firaun
In response Firaun disobeyed the Noble Messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure
So how will you save yourselves, if you disbelieve, on a day that will turn children old
The heaven will split asunder with its grief; the promise of Allah will surely occur
This is indeed an advice; so whoever wishes may take the path towards his Lord
Indeed your Lord knows that you stand up in prayer, sometimes almost two-thirds of the night, and sometimes half the night or sometimes a third of it – and also a group of those along with you; Allah keeps measure of the night and day; He knows that you, O Muslims, will not be able to measure the night, so He has inclined towards you with mercy – therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you; He knows that soon some of you will fall ill, and some will travel in the land seeking the munificence of Allah, and some will be fighting in Allah’s cause; therefore recite from the Qur’an as much as is easy for you, and establish prayer and pay the obligatory charity, and lend an excellent loan to Allah; and whatever good you send ahead for yourselves, you will find it with Allah, better and having a great reward; and seek forgiveness from Allah; indeed Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful