(17) They used to sleep but little of the night,[1538]
[1538]- i.e., spending a portion of the night in prayer and supplication.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
 17. They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allâh) and praying, with fear and hope].
— الترجمة الإنجليزية
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to slumber (only) little of the night;

— Dr. Ghali - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].

— Muhsin Khan - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to sleep but little of the night,

— Pickthall - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

— Yusuf Ali - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to sleep but little of the night,

— Sahih International - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

(51:17) they used to sleep but little by night,5

— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

sleeping only little at night,

— Abdul Haleem - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to sleep little in the night;

— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

They used to sleep only little in the night,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
كَانُواْ قَلِيلٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَهۡجَعُونَ

they used to sleep only little in the night,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
They used to sleep but little at night,
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
17. They used to pray at night, not sleeping except a little.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
They would sleep but little at night,
— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي