O you in folded garments!
Stand (to prayer) by night, but not all night-
Half of it-or a little less,
Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow rhythmic tones.
Soon shall We send down to you a weighty Message.
Truly the rising by night is most potent for (governing) the soul,
and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).
True, there is by day prolonged occupation with manifold engagements:
But keep in remembrance the name of your Lord and devote yourself whole-heartedly.
(He is) Lord of the East and West: there is no god but He:
take Him therefore (your) Disposer of Affairs.
And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity).
And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in possession of the good things of life,
who (yet) deny the Truth;
and bear with them a little while.
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