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اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ الَّيْلِ هِيَ اَشَدُّ وَطْـًٔا وَّاَقْوَمُ قِيْلًاۗ  ( المزمل: ٦ )

inna
إِنَّ
Indeed
nāshi-ata
نَاشِئَةَ
(the) rising
al-layli
ٱلَّيْلِ
(at) the night
hiya
هِىَ
it
ashaddu
أَشَدُّ
(is) very hard
waṭan
وَطْـًٔا
and most potent
wa-aqwamu
وَأَقْوَمُ
and more suitable
qīlan
قِيلًا
(for) Word

Inn naashi'atal laili hiya ashadddu wat anw wa aqwamu qeelaa (al-Muzzammil 73:6)

Sahih International:

Indeed, the hours of the night are more effective for concurrence [of heart and tongue] and more suitable for words. (Al-Muzzammil [73] : 6)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

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.