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Quran verses about the night

In the Quran the night is a time of rest (78:9) and of quiet prayer. These verses speak of the night prayer (17:79, 73:1-4) and of those who sleep little at night and ask forgiveness before dawn (51:17-18).

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  1. The night · 1 of 18

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ ﴿١﴾ قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿٢﴾ نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا ﴿٣﴾ أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا ﴿٤﴾

    yāayyuhā l-muzamilu ﴿1﴾ qumi al-layla illā qalīlan ﴿2﴾ niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan ﴿3﴾ aw zid ʿalayhi warattili l-qur'āna tartīlan ﴿4﴾

    O you who wraps himself [in clothing] Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little - Half of it - or subtract from it a little Or add to it, and recite the Qur’ān with measured recitation.

    Al-Muzzammil · 73:1-4

  2. The night · 2 of 18

    إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ هِىَ أَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا

    inna nāshi-ata al-layli hiya ashaddu waṭan wa-aqwamu qīlan

    Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words.

    Al-Muzzammil · 73:6

  3. The night · 3 of 18

    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.

    Al-Isra · 17:79

  4. The night · 4 of 18

    كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ ﴿١٧﴾ وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

    kānū qalīlan mina al-layli mā yahjaʿūna ﴿17﴾ wabil-asḥāri hum yastaghfirūna ﴿18﴾

    They used to sleep but little of the night, And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness …

    Adh-Dhariyat · 51:17-18

  5. The night · 5 of 18

    تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

    tatajāfā junūbuhum ʿani l-maḍājiʿi yadʿūna rabbahum khawfan waṭamaʿan wamimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūna

    Their sides part [i.e., they arise] from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

    As-Sajdah · 32:16

  6. The night · 6 of 18

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَـٰمًا

    wa-alladhīna yabītūna lirabbihim sujjadan waqiyāman

    And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer]

    Al-Furqan · 25:64

  7. The night · 7 of 18

    أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَـٰنِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَآئِمًا يَحْذَرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُوا۟ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

    amman huwa qānitun ānāa al-layli sājidan waqāiman yaḥdharu l-ākhirata wayarjū raḥmata rabbihi qul hal yastawī alladhīna yaʿlamūna wa-alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna innamā yatadhakkaru ulū l-albābi

    Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding.

    Az-Zumar · 39:9

  8. The night · 8 of 18

    ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ وَٱلْقَـٰنِتِينَ وَٱلْمُنفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِٱلْأَسْحَارِ

    al-ṣābirīna wal-ṣādiqīna wal-qānitīna wal-munfiqīna wal-mus'taghfirīna bil-asḥāri

    The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allāh], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.

    Ali 'Imran · 3:17

  9. The night · 9 of 18

    وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿٢٥﴾ وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَٱسْجُدْ لَهُۥ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ﴿٢٦﴾

    wa-udh'kuri is'ma rabbika buk'ratan wa-aṣīlan ﴿25﴾ wamina al-layli fa-us'jud lahu wasabbiḥ'hu laylan ṭawīlan ﴿26﴾

    And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening And during the night prostrate to Him and exalt [i.e., praise] Him a long [part of the] night.

    Al-Insan · 76:25-26

  10. The night · 10 of 18

    وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا

    wajaʿalnā nawmakum subātan

    And made your sleep [a means for] rest …

    An-Naba · 78:9

  11. The night · 11 of 18

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُورًا

    wahuwa alladhī jaʿala lakumu al-layla libāsan wal-nawma subātan wajaʿala l-nahāra nushūran

    And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection.

    Al-Furqan · 25:47

  12. The night · 12 of 18

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ ءَايَتَيْنِ ۖ فَمَحَوْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَآ ءَايَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً لِّتَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟ عَدَدَ ٱلسِّنِينَ وَٱلْحِسَابَ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ تَفْصِيلًا

    wajaʿalnā al-layla wal-nahāra āyatayni famaḥawnā āyata al-layli wajaʿalnā āyata l-nahāri mub'ṣiratan litabtaghū faḍlan min rabbikum walitaʿlamū ʿadada l-sinīna wal-ḥisāba wakulla shayin faṣṣalnāhu tafṣīlan

    And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.

    Al-Isra · 17:12

  13. The night · 13 of 18

    وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِۦ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    wamin raḥmatihi jaʿala lakumu al-layla wal-nahāra litaskunū fīhi walitabtaghū min faḍlihi walaʿallakum tashkurūna

    And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.

    Al-Qasas · 28:73

  14. The night · 14 of 18

    وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا ﴿١٠﴾ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا ﴿١١﴾

    wajaʿalnā al-layla libāsan ﴿10﴾ wajaʿalnā l-nahāra maʿāshan ﴿11﴾

    And made the night as clothing. And made the day for livelihood.

    An-Naba · 78:10-11

  15. The night · 15 of 18

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾ إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

    wa-al-layli idhā yaghshā ﴿1﴾ wal-nahāri idhā tajallā ﴿2﴾ wamā khalaqa l-dhakara wal-unthā ﴿3﴾ inna saʿyakum lashattā ﴿4﴾

    By the night when it covers And [by] the day when it appears And [by] He who created the male and female, Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

    Al-Layl · 92:1-4

  16. The night · 16 of 18

    وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ﴿١﴾ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

    wal-ḍuḥā ﴿1﴾ wa-al-layli idhā sajā ﴿2﴾

    By the morning brightness And [by] the night when it covers with darkness …

    Ad-Duhaa · 93:1-2

  17. The night · 17 of 18

    وَٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿١﴾ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ﴿٢﴾ وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ﴿٣﴾ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ﴿٤﴾

    wal-fajri ﴿1﴾ walayālin ʿashrin ﴿2﴾ wal-shafʿi wal-watri ﴿3﴾ wa-al-layli idhā yasri ﴿4﴾

    By the dawn And [by] ten nights And [by] the even [number] and the odd And [by] the night when it passes …

    Al-Fajr · 89:1-4

  18. The night · 18 of 18

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

    huwa alladhī jaʿala lakumu al-layla litaskunū fīhi wal-nahāra mub'ṣiran inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yasmaʿūna

    It is He who made for you the night to rest therein and the day, giving sight. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.

    Yunus · 10:67

Arabic text (Uthmani) and translation from quran.com. English meaning: Sahih International. A translation conveys the meaning; it does not replace the Arabic words. The golden highlight follows the word timings of Mishary Rashid Alafasy’s recitation.

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