Ad-Duhaa

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ١

Wadduha

By the morning brightness

I swear by the forenoon,

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ٢

Wallayli itha saja

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

and by the night when it becomes peaceful,

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ٣

Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].

your Lord (O Prophet,) has neither forsaken you, nor has become displeased.

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ٤

Walal-akhiratu khayrun laka minaal-oola

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

Surely the Hereafter is much better for you than the present life.

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ٥

Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

And of course, your Lord will give you so much that you will be pleased.

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ٦

Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

Did He not find you an orphan, and give you shelter?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ٧

Wawajadaka dallan fahada

And He found you lost and guided [you],

And He found you unaware of the way (the Sharī‘ah ), then He guided you.

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ٨

Wawajadaka AAa-ilan faaghna

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

and He found you in need, then made you need-free.

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ٩

Faamma alyateema fala taqhar

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

Therefore, as for orphan, do not oppress him,

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ١٠

Waamma assa-ila falatanhar

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

and as for the beggar, do not scold him.

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ١١

Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

And about the bounty of your Lord, do talk.