73:1  O you enwrapped one,

73:2  arise during the night, except a little,

73:3  half of it, or reduce from it a little,

73:4  or add to it a little, and recite the Quran at a measured pace.

73:5  We will cast upon you a heavy Word.

73:6  The night vigil is more productive and more receptive to what is to be told.

73:7  During the day, you are long occupied with other matters.

73:8  Remember the name of your Lord, and devote yourself wholeheartedly to Him.

73:9  He is the Lord of the east and the west. There is no god except Him, so take Him as a Trustee.

73:10  Be patient in the face of what they say, and part company with them gracefully.

73:11  And leave the deniers who are immersed in luxury to Me. Just give them a little respite.

73:12  Indeed, We have shackles and Hellfire,

73:13  and food that chokes, and a painful punishment

73:14  on the Day when the earth and the mountains will shake, and the mountains will become heaps of crumbling sand.

73:15  We have sent to you a messenger serving as a witness over you, just as We sent Pharaoh a messenger.

73:16  But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a disastrous grip.

73:17  So how are you able to be reverent if you have disbelieved in a Day that turns children's hair grey?

73:18  The heaven will shatter therefrom. His promise will be fulfilled.

73:19  Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills shall pursue a path to his Lord.

73:20  Indeed, your Lord knows that you stay up a little less than two-thirds of the night, and half of it, and one-third of it, along with a group among those with you. And God determines the night and the day. He knows that you will not be able to keep its count, so He has redeemed you. So read what you can of the Quran. He knows there will be among you those who are ill, and others travelling the land seeking God's bounty, and others fighting in the cause of God. So read what you can of it, observe the Salat, give the Zakat, and lend God a good loan. Whatever good you put forward for yourselves, you will find it with God, better and greater in reward. And ask God for forgiveness. Indeed, God is Forgiver, Merciful.