Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

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

اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيْلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطْـٔاً وَاَقْوَمُ ق۪يلاًۜ
Inna nashi-ata allayli hiya ashaddu wat-anwaaqwamu qeela
#wordmeaningroot
1innaIndeed
2nāshi-ata(the) risingنشا
3al-layli(at) the nightليل
4hiyait
5ashaddu(is) very hardشدد
6waṭanand most potentوطا
7wa-aqwamuand more suitableقوم
8qīlan(for) Wordقول
  • Aisha Bewley

    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 Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

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

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

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

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

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

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    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 (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence and more suitable for words.

  • Muhammad Asad

    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.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Surely getting up at night* is the best means of subduing the self* and is more suitable for uprightness in speech.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    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 The Clear Quran

    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,