51:17
كَانُوا۟قَلِيلًامِّنَٱلَّيْلِمَايَهْجَعُونَ١٧
kānū qalīlan mina al-layli mā yahjaʿūna
They used to sleep but little of the night,(17)
Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Ayah 17 (51:17)
ٱلذَّارِيَات
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
Quran 51:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (“The Winnowing Winds”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 521 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 26
- Hizb 52
- Page 521
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- كَانُوا۟kānūThey used to
- قَلِيلًاqalīlanlittle
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلَّيْلِal-laylithe night
- مَاmā[what]
- يَهْجَعُونَyahjaʿūnasleep
Tafsir (commentary) of 51:17
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This commentary explains ayahs 51:15–23 together.