O you wrapped ˹in your clothes˺!
73:1
Stand all night ˹in prayer˺ except a little—
73:2
˹pray˺ half the night, or a little less,
73:3
or a little more—and recite the Quran ˹properly˺ in a measured way.
73:4
˹For˺ We will soon send upon you a weighty revelation.
73:5
Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation.
73:6
For during the day you are over-occupied ˹with worldly duties˺.
73:7
˹Always˺ remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him wholeheartedly.
73:8
˹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.
73:9
Be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say, and depart from them courteously.
73:10
And leave to Me the deniers—the people of luxury—and bear with them for a little while.
73:11
˹For˺ We certainly have shackles, a ˹raging˺ Fire,
73:12
choking food, and a painful punishment ˹in store for them˺
73:13
on the Day the earth and mountains will shake ˹violently˺, and mountains will be ˹reduced to˺ dunes of shifting sand.
73:14
Indeed, We have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
73:15
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.
73:16
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?
73:17
It will ˹even˺ cause the sky to split apart. His promise ˹of judgment˺ must be fulfilled.
73:18
Surely this is a reminder. So let whoever wills take the ˹Right˺ Way to their Lord.
73:19