English - Chapter 73

O thou enwrapped in thy robes

keep vigil the night, except a little

a half of it, or diminish a little

(or add a little), and chant the Koran very distinctly

Behold, We shall cast upon thee a weighty word

surely the first part of the night is heavier in tread, more upright in speech

surely in the day thou hast long business

And remember the Name of thy Lord, and devote thyself unto Him very devoutly

Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He; so take Him for a Guardian

And bear thou patiently what they say, and forsake them graciously

Leave Me to those who cry lies, those prosperous ones, and respite them a little

for with Us there are fetters, and a furnace

and food that chokes, and a painful chastisement

upon the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake and the mountains become a slipping heap of sand

Surely We have sent unto you a Messenger as a witness over you, even as We sent to Pharaoh a Messenger

but Pharaoh rebelled against the Messenger, so We seized him remorselessly

If therefore you disbelieve, how will you guard yourselves against a day that shall make the children grey-headed

Whereby heaven shall be split, and its promise shall be performed

Surely this is a Reminder; so let him who will take unto his Lord a way

Thy Lord knows that thou keepest vigil nearly two-thirds of the night, or a half of it, or a third of it, and a party of those with thee; and God determines the night and the day. He knows that you will not number it, and He has turned towards you. Therefore recite of the Koran so much as is feasible. He knows that some of you are sick, and others journeying in the land, seeking the bounty of God, and others fighting in the way of God. So recite of it so much as is feasible. And perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and lend to God a good loan. Whatever good you shall forward to your souls' account, you shall find it with God as better, and mightier a wage. And ask God's forgiveness; God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate