Selected Quranic verses

﴿ قُمِ ٱلَّيۡلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ﴾

Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -

﴿ نِّصۡفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصۡ مِنۡهُ قَلِيلًا ﴾

Half of it - or subtract from it a little

﴿ أَوۡ زِدۡ عَلَيۡهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ تَرۡتِيلًا ﴾

Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured...

﴿ إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا ﴾

Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.[1779]

﴿ إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيۡلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطۡـٔٗا وَأَقۡوَمُ قِيلًا ﴾

Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective...

﴿ إِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ سَبۡحٗا طَوِيلٗا ﴾

Indeed, for you by day is prolonged occupation.

﴿ وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلۡ إِلَيۡهِ تَبۡتِيلٗا ﴾

And remember the name of your Lord and devote your...

﴿ رَّبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذۡهُ وَكِيلٗا ﴾

[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there i...

﴿ وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهۡجُرۡهُمۡ هَجۡرٗا جَمِيلٗا ﴾

And be patient over what they say and avoid them w...

﴿ وَذَرۡنِي وَٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِي ٱلنَّعۡمَةِ وَمَهِّلۡهُمۡ قَلِيلًا ﴾

And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, tho...

﴿ إِنَّ لَدَيۡنَآ أَنكَالٗا وَجَحِيمٗا ﴾

Indeed, with Us [for them] are shackles and burnin...

﴿ وَطَعَامٗا ذَا غُصَّةٖ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا ﴾

And food that chokes and a painful punishment -