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Qur’an 51:17 Adh-Dhariyat, verse 17
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
- Surah
- Adh-Dhariyat (51)
- Verse
- 17 of 60
- Revealed
- Makki
- Juz
- 26
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Word by word
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| كَانُوا۟ | kānū | They used to |
| قَلِيلًۭا | qalīlan | little |
| مِّنَ | mina | of |
| ٱلَّيْلِ | al-layli | the night |
| مَا | mā | [what] |
| يَهْجَعُونَ | yahjaʿūna | sleep |
In context
The verses around 51:17 in Adh-Dhariyat.
- 51:15إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍIndeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
- 51:16ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَAccepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
- 51:18وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَAnd in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
- 51:19وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِAnd from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
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