Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء) • The Night Journey

Quran 17:79

17:79

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا

wamina al-layli fatahajjad bihi nāfilatan laka ʿasā an yabʿathaka rabbuka maqāman maḥmūdan

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.

— Saheeh International

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.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And in some parts of the night (also) offer the Salât (prayer) with it (i.e. recite the Qur’ân in the prayer), as an additional prayer (Tahajjud optional prayer - Nawâfil) for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم). It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqâm Mahmûd (a station of praise and glory, i.e. the honour of intercession on the Day of Resurrection.).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَمِنَwaminaAnd from
ٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe night
فَتَهَجَّدْfatahajjadarise from sleep for prayer
بِهِۦbihiwith it
نَافِلَةًۭnāfilatan(as) additional
لَّكَlakafor you
عَسَىٰٓʿasāit may be
أَنanthat
يَبْعَثَكَyabʿathakawill raise you
رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
مَقَامًۭاmaqāman(to) a station
مَّحْمُودًۭاmaḥmūdanpraiseworthy