۞ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ۚ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًۭا ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍۢ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًۭا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًۭا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۢ
Translation
Sahih International
Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah determines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah and others fighting for the cause of Allah. So recite what is easy from it and establish prayer and give zakah and loan Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. It is better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Word-by-Word Translation
۞ إِنَّ
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
your Lord
يَعْلَمُ
knows
أَنَّكَ
that you
تَقُومُ
stand
أَدْنَىٰ
(a little) less
مِن
than
ثُلُثَىِ
two-thirds
ٱلَّيْلِ
(of) the night
وَنِصْفَهُۥ
and half of it
وَثُلُثَهُۥ
and a third of it
وَطَآئِفَةٌۭ
and (so do) a group
مِّنَ
of
ٱلَّذِينَ
those who
مَعَكَ ۚ
(are) with you
وَٱللَّهُ
And Allah
يُقَدِّرُ
determines
ٱلَّيْلَ
the night
وَٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ
and the day
عَلِمَ
He knows
أَن
that
لَّن
not
تُحْصُوهُ
you count it
فَتَابَ
so He has turned
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ
to you
فَٱقْرَءُوا۟
so recite
مَا
what
تَيَسَّرَ
is easy
مِنَ
of
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ ۚ
the Quran
عَلِمَ
He knows
أَن
that
سَيَكُونُ
there will be
مِنكُم
among you
مَّرْضَىٰ ۙ
sick
وَءَاخَرُونَ
and others
يَضْرِبُونَ
traveling
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the land
يَبْتَغُونَ
seeking
مِن
of
فَضْلِ
(the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِ ۙ
(of) Allah
وَءَاخَرُونَ
and others
يُقَـٰتِلُونَ
fighting
فِى
in
سَبِيلِ
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
(of) Allah
فَٱقْرَءُوا۟
So recite
مَا
what
تَيَسَّرَ
is easy
مِنْهُ ۚ
of it
وَأَقِيمُوا۟
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
the prayer
وَءَاتُوا۟
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
the zakah
وَأَقْرِضُوا۟
and loan
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
قَرْضًا
a loan
حَسَنًۭا ۚ
goodly
وَمَا
And whatever
تُقَدِّمُوا۟
you send forth
لِأَنفُسِكُم
for yourselves
مِّنْ
of
خَيْرٍۢ
good
تَجِدُوهُ
you will find it
عِندَ
with
ٱللَّهِ
Allah
هُوَ
It
خَيْرًۭا
(will be) better
وَأَعْظَمَ
and greater
أَجْرًۭا ۚ
(in) reward
وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟
And seek forgiveness
ٱللَّهَ ۖ
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
غَفُورٌۭ
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۢ
Most Merciful
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