Al-Muzzammil

O you wrapped in your garments, stand in prayer through the night, except a little: half of it, or a little less, or a little more, and recite the Quran slowly and clearly. We will send down to you a weighty word. Rising at night is stronger in effect and better for words to settle; by day you have long hours of work. So remember your Lord’s name and devote yourself to Him; He is Lord of the east and the west, so trust Him with your affairs. Be patient with what they say and leave them gracefully, and leave the deniers who live in comfort to Allah: with Him are shackles, Fire, choking food and a painful punishment, on a Day when the mountains become pouring sand. A Messenger has been sent to you as Musa was sent to Pharaoh, and Pharaoh disobeyed and was seized. How will you protect yourselves from a Day that turns children’s hair white? This is a reminder. Then, a year later: your Lord knows you stand nearly two-thirds of the night, or half, or a third, with a group of believers; He knows you cannot keep count, so recite what is easy of the Quran, because some of you are ill, some travel to earn a living and some strive in His cause. Pray, give zakat, lend Allah a good loan, and ask His forgiveness: whatever good you send ahead you will find with Allah, better and greater in reward.