By the Name
God
the Fount-of-All-Mercy
the Ever-Merciful
you
wrapped
in your clothing
stay up at night
except for a little
a half of it
or a little less
or a little more
and speak the Reading
slowly and clearly
We will let fall on you
words of great weight
beginning at night
has deeper effect
standing for the speech
in the day
you are kept busy
much of the time
remember the Name
of your Liege
and devote yourself to Hu
completely
Liege of the east and the west
there is no god but Hu
so take Hu for a protector
bear what they say
patiently
and ignore them
and leave politely
leave those
who call it lies
to Me
those who live in luxury
let them be
a little longer
with Us
there are chains
and a blazing Fire
and food that chokes
and a painful punishment
on the day when
the earth and the mountains
will shake
and the mountains turn into
heaps of shifting sand
surely We have sent you
a Messenger
as a witness over you
just as We sent
a Messenger
to Pharoah
but Pharaoh
would not obey
the Messenger
so We seized him
with a terrible seizing
so if you do not believe
how will you
guard yourselves
against a day
that will turn children grey?
in which
heaven will be split apart
and Hu's promise
will come to pass
surely this is a Reminder
so let whoever wants to
take a way to their Liege
your Liege knows
that you stay up
nearly two-thirds of the night
or a half of it
or a third of it
and a group of those with you
and God decides
the night and the day
Hu knows
that you will not number it
and Hu has
turned towards you
so speak the Reading
as much as possible
Hu knows
that some of you are sick
and others are
travelling in the land
looking for God's bounty
and others are fighting
in the Way of God
so speak the Reading
as much as possible
and make the Sala
and pay the Zaka
and lend to God
a good loan
whatever good
you send ahead
for yourself
you will find it
with God
to be better
and a greater reward
and ask God's forgiveness
God is
Most-Forgiving
Ever-Merciful