79وَمِنَ اللَّيلِ فَتَهَجَّد بِهِ نافِلَةً لَكَ عَسىٰ أَن يَبعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقامًا مَحمودًاMuhammad AsadAnd rise from thy sleep and pray during part of the night [as well], as a free offering from thee,1 and thy Sustainer may well raise thee to a glorious station [in the life to come].Lit., "as a deed beyond that which is incumbent on thee" (nafilatan laka)-i.e., in addition to the five obligatory prayers. Hence, the above is not an injunction but a recommendation, although the Prophet himself invariably spent the greater part of the night in prayer.