الضحى

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ١

Wal-ḍuḥā

By the morning brightness

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ٢

Wa-al-layli idhā sajā

And by the night when it grows still,

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ٣

Mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā

Your Lord has not forsaken you [Prophet], nor does He hate you,

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ٤

Walalākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ūlā

And the future will be better for you than the past;

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ٥

Walasawfa yuʿ'ṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā

Your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will be well satisfied.

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ٦

Alam yajid'ka yatīman faāwā

Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ ٧

Wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā

Did He not find you lost and guide you?

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ ٨

Wawajadaka ʿāilan fa-aghnā

Did He not find you in need and make you self-sufficient?

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ٩

Fa-ammā l-yatīma falā taqhar

So do not be harsh with the orphan

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ ١٠

Wa-ammā l-sāila falā tanhar

And do not chide the one who asks for help;