Surah Adh-Dhariyat — Verse 17

The Winnowing Winds · 51:17 · 17/60

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ

Kanoo qaleelan mina allayli mayahjaAAoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

They used to sleep but little of the night,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

sleeping only little at night,

Marmaduke Pickthall

They used to sleep but little of the night,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They used to sleep little in the night;

Al-Hilali & Khan

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

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

they used to sleep but little by night,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

they would lie asleep during but a small part of the night,

Rowwad · source edition

They used to sleep only a little at night[4],

Notes

[4] i.e., spending most of the night in prayer, reciting the Qur’an, and in supplication.