Aslam

0. In the Name of Allah—the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful. 1. O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺! 2. Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little— 3. ˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less, 4. or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way. 5. ˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation. 6. Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation. 7. For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺. 8. ˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly. 9. ˹He is the˺ Lord of the east and the west. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, so take Him ˹alone˺ as a Trustee of Affairs. 10. Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously. 11. And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while. 12. ˹For˺ We certainly have shackles, a ˹raging˺ Fire, 13. choking food, and a painful punishment ˹in store for them˺ 14. on the Day the earth and mountains will shake ˹violently˺, and mountains will be ˹reduced to˺ dunes of shifting sand. 15. Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh. 16. But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip. 17. If you ˹pagans˺ persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against ˹the horrors of˺ a Day which will turn children’s hair grey? 18. It will ˹even˺ cause the sky to split apart. His promise ˹of judgment˺ must be fulfilled. 19. Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord. 20. Surely your Lord knows that you ˹O Prophet˺ stand ˹in prayer˺ for nearly two-thirds of the night, or ˹sometimes˺ half of it, or a third, as do some of those with you. Allah ˹alone˺ keeps a ˹p...