كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ ١٧
They used to sleep but little of the night,1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., spending a portion of the night in prayer and supplication.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- كَانُواْThey used tokānū
- قَلِيلٗاlittleqalīlan
- مِّنَofmina
- ٱلَّيۡلِthe nightal-layli
- مَا[what]mā
- يَهۡجَعُونَsleepyahjaʿūna
Tafsir
They used to pray at night, not sleeping except a little.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran