Then he urged after that on the night prayer; for its superiority; and its intensity; so He said (the Most High): ﴿And from﴾; meaning: and upon you is some; or stand some of the ﴿night and pray﴾; meaning: leave sleeping - which is sleep - for prayer; ﴿with it﴾; meaning: with the entirety of the Qur'an; for it is from the good usage; ﴿an additional prayer for you﴾; meaning: an increase specific to you; Abd al-Ghafir al-Farisi said in Majma' al-Ghara'ib: and the origin of

And when He commanded him - glorified and exalted is He - to engage in night prayer and to humble himself; and the context was for the greatness; hoping for the granting; in a manner befitting the context; He said (the Most High): ﴿Perhaps﴾; meaning: to be in the position of one who hopes that ﴿He will raise you﴾; and when the context had turned towards hope; He expressed it with the attribute of kindness; He said (the Most High): ﴿Your Lord﴾; meaning: the One who is kind to you; after the greater death; and before it; just as He raised your soul from the lesser death; to His service; ﴿a station﴾; established upon the condition; ﴿praised﴾; and that is because