۞ 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
How to read it
'inna rabbaka yaʻ'lamu 'annaka taqūmu 'ad'nā min thuluthayi -llay'li waniṣ'fahu wathuluthahu waṭā'ifatun mmina -lladhīna maʻaka . wa-llahu yuqaddiru -llay'la wa nnahāra . ʻalima 'an llan tuḥ'ṣūhu fatāba ʻalay'kum' . fa-q'ra'ū mā tayassara mina l-qur''āni . ʻalima 'an sayakūnu minkum mmar'ḍā wa'ākharūna yaḍ'ribūna fī l-'ar'ḍi yab'taghūna min faḍ'li -llahi wa'ākharūna yuqātilūna fī sabīli -llahi . fa-q'ra'ū mā tayassara min'hu . wa'aqīmū ṣṣalāta wa'ātū zzakāta wa'aq'riḍū -llaha qar'ḍan ḥassanan . wamā tuqaddimū li'anfussikum mmin' khay'rin tajidūhu ʻinda -llahi huwa khay'ran wa'aʻ'ẓama 'aj'ran . wa-s'tagh'firū -llaha . 'inna -llaha ghafūrun rraḥīmun[m]
Thy Lord doth know that thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But Allah doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy): read ye, therefore, of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be (some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye send forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, better and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah: for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
