73:2
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
73:3
Half of it - or subtract a little from it
73:4
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
73:5
Indeed, We will cast a heavy word upon you.
73:6
Indeed, the rising [at] the night [for prayer] *Psalms 119:62, *Acts 16:25 is very hard and most potent and more suitable for the Word.
73:7
Indeed, there is prolonged occupation for you by day.
73:8
And remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to Him with [complete] devotion.
73:9
[He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
73:10
And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance.
73:11
And leave Me with [the matter of] the deniers, those of ease [in life], and allow them a little respite.
73:12
Indeed, there are shackles and Hellfire [for them] with Us
73:13
And food that chokes and a painful punishment -
73:14
On the Day, the earth and the mountains will quake, and the mountains will become a heap of sand pouring down. *Book of Enoch 1:6, *Isaiah 34:3, *Judith 16:15
73:15
Indeed, We have sent a messenger to you as a witness upon you just as We sent a messenger to Pharaoh.
73:16
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.
73:17
Then how can you fear a Day that will make the children white-haired, ~*Book of Jubilees 23:41 if you disbelieve?
73:18
The heaven will break apart therefrom; His promise is to be fulfilled.
73:19
Indeed, this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take a way to his Lord.