Surah Adh-Dhariyat (الذاريات) • The Winnowing Winds

Quran 51:17

51:17

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

kānū qalīlan mina al-layli mā yahjaʿūna

They used to sleep but little of the night,

— Saheeh International

sleeping only little at night,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allâh) and praying, with fear and hope].

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

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Word by Word

كَانُوا۟kānūThey used to
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlanlittle
مِّنَminaof
ٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe night
مَاmā[what]
يَهْجَعُونَyahjaʿūnasleep