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Ad-Duhaa
الضحى
The Morning Hours • 11 Ayahs
1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
Wadduha
By the morning brightness
2
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Wallayli itha saja
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,1
3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
4
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Walal-akhiratu khayrun laka minaal-oola
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
5
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
6
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Alam yajidka yateeman faawa
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
Wawajadaka dallan fahada
And He found you lost and guided [you],
8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Wawajadaka AAa-ilan faaghna
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
9
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
Faamma alyateema fala taqhar
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
Waamma assa-ila falatanhar
And as for the petitioner,1 do not repel [him].
11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
Translation: Sahih International