Quran 73:2

Surah Al-Muzzammil, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 20 in Surah Al-Muzzammil (المزمل), chapter 73 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

EnglishSaheeh International: Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
TamilJan Trust Foundation: இரவில் - சிறிது நேரம் தவிர்த்து (தொழுகைக்காக எழுந்து) நிற்பீராக,
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සුළු කාලයක් හැර රාත්‍රියෙහි නැගිට සිට නැමදුම් කරනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: رات (کے وقت نماز) میں کھڑے ہوجاؤ مگر کم.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 夜間に（礼拝に）立て，少時を除いて。
ChineseMa Jian: 你应当在夜间礼拜，除开不多的时间，

Tafsir of 73:2

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Command to stand at Night (in Prayer) Allah commands His Messenger to cease being wrapped up, and this means to be covered during the night. He commands him to get up and stand in prayer to His Lord. This is as Allah says, تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفاً وَطَمَعاً وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ (Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend out of what We have bestowed on them.) (32:16) Thus, the Prophet did as Allah ordered him, by standing for prayer at night. This was obligatory upon him alone, as Allah said, وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا (And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an), as an additional prayer for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.) (17:79) Here Allah explains how much prayer he should perform.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)