O thou covering thyself up
Rise to pray by night except a little
Half of it, or lessen it a little
Or add to it, and recite the Qur’an in a leisurely manner
Surely We shall charge thee with a weighty word
The rising by night is surely the firmest way to tread and most effective in speech
Truly thou hast by day prolonged occupation
And remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to Him with (complete) devotion
The Lord of the East and the West -- there is no God but He -- so take Him for Protector
And bear patiently what they say and forsake them with a becoming withdrawal
And leave Me and the deniers, possessors of plenty, and respite them a little
Surely with Us are heavy fetters and a flaming Fire
And food that chokes and a painful chastisement
On the day when the earth and the mountains quake and the mountains become (as) heaps of sand let loose
Surely We have sent to you a Messenger, a witness against you, as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a violent grip
How, then, if you disbelieve, will you guard yourselves on the day which will make children grey-headed
The heaven being rent asunder thereby. His promise is ever fulfilled
Surely this is a Reminder; so let him who will, take a way to his Lord
Thy Lord knows indeed that thou passest in prayer nearly two-thirds of the night, and (sometimes) half of it, and (sometimes) a third of it, as do a party of those with thee. And Allah measures the night and the day. He knows that (all of) you are not able to do it, so He has turned to you (mercifully); so read of the Qur’an that which is easy for you. He knows that there are sick among you, and others who travel in the land seeking of Allah’s bounty, and others who fight in Allah’s way. So read as much of it as is easy (for you), and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and offer to Allah a goodly fight. 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