73:3
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
The Enshrouded One
نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Nearby ayahs help place verse 73:3 in sequence and meaning.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],
قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
Arise [to pray] the night, except for a little -
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.
إِنَّا سَنُلْقِى عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا
Indeed, We will cast upon you a heavy word.