الضحى
Ad-Duha
The Morning Brightness
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
(١) وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
Wad duhaa
(1) By the morning brightness
(٢) وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Wal laili iza sajaa
(2) And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
(٣) مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Ma wad da’aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa
(3) Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].
(٤) وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
(4) And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
(٥) وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ
Wa la sawfa y’uteeka rabbuka fatarda
(5) And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
(٦) أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa
(6) Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
(٧) وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ
Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada
(7) And He found you lost and guided [you],
(٨) وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ
Wa wa jadaka ‘aa-ilan fa aghnaa
(8) And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
(٩) فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ
Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar
(9) So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
(١٠) وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ
Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar
(10) And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
(١١) وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ
Wa amma bi ni’mati rabbika fahad dith
(11) But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].