Quran 17:79 — Al-Israa, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and dur-ing the night wake up and pray, as an extra offering of your own, so that your Lord may raise you to a [highly] praised status.
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَكَ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا
wamina al-layli fatahajjad bihi nāfilatan laka ʿasā an yabʿathaka rabbuka maqāman maḥmūdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And as for the night, keep vigil a part of it, as a work of supererogation for thee; it may be that thy Lord will raise thee up to a laudable station.
- Muhammad Asad
- And rise from thy sleep and pray during part of the night [as well], as a free offering from thee, and thy Sustainer may well raise thee to a glorious station [in the life to come].
- Sahih International
- And from [part of] the night, pray with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمِنَwamina | And from | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّيْلِal-layli | the night | ليل |
| 3 | فَتَهَجَّدْfatahajjad | arise from sleep for prayer | هجد |
| 4 | بِهِۦbihi | with it | — |
| 5 | نَافِلَةًۭnāfilatan | (as) additional | نفل |
| 6 | لَّكَlaka | for you | — |
| 7 | عَسَىٰٓʿasā | it may be | عسي |
| 8 | أَنan | that | — |
| 9 | يَبْعَثَكَyabʿathaka | will raise you | بعث |
| 10 | رَبُّكَrabbuka | your Lord | ربب |
| 11 | مَقَامًۭاmaqāman | (to) a station | قوم |
| 12 | مَّحْمُودًۭاmaḥmūdan | praiseworthy | حمد |