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اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيْلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطْـٔاً وَاَقْوَمُ ق۪يلاًۜ

Inna nashi-ata allayli hiya ashaddu wat-anwaaqwamu qeela

Certainly rising at night has a stronger effect and is more conducive to concentration.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The time of the night is more effective and better for study.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Verily, the vigil of the night impresses the minds most strongly, and the speech is most upright. (Mutual consultation with your companions is more effectively done at night).

  • Sam Gerrans

    The emergence of the night: it is firmer of foot and more upright of speech.

  • The Monotheist Group

    The time of the night is more effective and better for study.

  • Edip-Layth

    The night-time production is more efficient and better for study.

  • Aisha Bewley

    Certainly rising at night has a stronger effect and is more conducive to concentration.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    The meditation at night is more effective, and more righteous.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Surely in the watches of the night the soul is most receptive and words more telling.

  • Sahih International

    Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

  • Muhammad Asad

    [and, ] verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice,

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Lo! the vigil of the night is (a time) when impression is more keen and speech more certain.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    The Calm and silence of the dead hours of the night make the soul sensible to the presence of Allah and impress piety upon one's heart and bring on that wisdom which the Divine hand imprints in his works.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Surely the night time is the best time for worship…

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing oneself, and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allâh).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Truly the rising by night is most potent for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise).

  • Mustafa Khattab

    Indeed, worship in the night is more impactful and suitable for recitation.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Truly, rising by night (for prayer of tahajjud) is the most effective way to subdue (one’s base self) and to make speech more upright.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Night prayer makes a deeper impression and sharpens words––

  • Arthur John Arberry

    surely the first part of the night is heavier in tread, more upright in speech,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Verily, the early part of the night is stronger in impressions and more upright in speech!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Surely the vigil of the night is the most potent for the soul (to receive impressions) and the best for framing speech (or the Words of prayer).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely (prayer) by night is more intense in performance and more upright in (devotional) oration.

  • George Sale

    Verily the rising by night is more efficacious for stedfast continuance in devotion, and more conducive to decent pronunciation:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Truly, the rising by night is most powerful for governing (the soul) and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Prayer and Praise)

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Verily, getting up at night (for Prayer) is the most effective means of subduing (one's self), and the most upright way to acquire firm control over one's actions and speech.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Indeed the watch of the night is firmer in tread and more upright in respect to speech,