یٰۤاَیُّهَا

الْمُزَّمِّلُ

۟ۙ

O you, wrapped up in clothes,

stand at night (for prayer) except a little-

-half of it, or make it a little less,

or make it a little more; and recite the Qur’ān clearly with tartīl (in a distinct and measured tone).

We are going to send down to you a weighty discourse.

Truly, rising by night (for prayer of tahajjud) is the most effective way to subdue (one’s base self) and to make speech more upright.

Surely, in daytime, you have a lengthy work to do.