Quran 51:17 — Adh-Dhaariyat, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
sleeping only little at night,
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
kānū qalīlan mina al-layli mā yahjaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Little of the night would they slumber,
- Muhammad Asad
- they would lie asleep during but a small part of the night,
- Sahih International
- They used to sleep but little of the night,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَانُوا۟kānū | They used to | كون |
| 2 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | little | قلل |
| 3 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 4 | ٱلَّيْلِal-layli | the night | ليل |
| 5 | مَاmā | [what] | — |
| 6 | يَهْجَعُونَyahjaʿūna | sleep | هجع |