Surah 51 · verse 17
Adh-Dhariyat 51:17
Sign in to listenكَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
kanu qalila min al-layl ma yahja'un
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Verse 15إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Verse 16آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They used to sleep but little of the night,
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
Verse 19وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
Verse 20وَفِي الْأَرْضِ آيَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
