نِّصْفَهُۥٓ أَوِ ٱنقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
Ni s fahu awi onqu s minhu qaleel a n of one-half thereof2 - or make it a little less than that,
 - Mohammad Asad
half of it or a little less,
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
'pray' half the night, or a little less,
 - Mustafa Khattab
A half thereof, or abate a little thereof
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
Half of it or a little less
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali