73:1  O thou wrapped up in thy mantle

73:2  Stand up in Prayer at night except a small portion thereof

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

73:4  Or, add to it a little - and recite the Qur'an a good recital

73:5  Verily, WE are about to charge thee with a weighty Word

73:6  Verily, getting up at night for Prayer is the most potent means of subduing the self and most effective in speech

73:7  Thou hast, indeed, during the day a long chain of engagements

73:8  So remember the name of thy Lord and devote thyself to HIM with full devotion

73:9  HE is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but HE; so take him for thy Guardian

73:10  And bear patiently all that they say; and withdraw from them in a decent manner

73:11  And leave ME alone with those who reject the truth, possessors of ease and plenty; and give them a little respite

73:12  Surely, with US are heavy fetters and a raging fire

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

73:14  On the day when the earth and the mountains shall quake, and the mountains will become like crumbling sand-hills

73:15  Verily, WE have sent to you a Messenger, who is a witness over you, even as WE sent a Messenger to Pharaoh

73:16  But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so WE seized him with a terrible seizing

73:17  How will you then, if you disbelieve, guard yourselves against a day which will turn children grey-headed

73:18  The day when the heaven will be rent asunder; and HIS promise is bound to be fulfilled

73:19  This, surely, is a reminder. So let him, who will, take a way unto his Lord

73:20  Surely, thy Lord knows that thou standest up praying for nearly two-thirds of the night, and sometimes half or a third thereof and also a party of those who are with thee. And ALLAH determines the measure of the night and the day. HE knows that you cannot calculate the time accurately, so HE has turned to you in mercy. Recite, then, as much of the Qur'an as is easy for you. HE knows that there will be some among you who may be sick, and others who may travel in the land, seeking ALLAH's bounty, and others who may fight in the cause of ALLAH. So recite of it that which is easy for you, and observe Prayer and pay the Zakat and lend to ALLAH a goodly loan. And whatever good you may send on before you for your souls, you will find it with ALLAH. It will be better and greater in reward. And seek forgiveness of ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH is Most Forgiving, Merciful