سورة الضحى

93. Surah Ad-Duhaa
The Morning Hours

In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful.

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

Bismi Allahi arrahmani arraheem

1. verse

By the morning light!

وَالضُّحٰىۙ

Wadduha

2. verse

And by the night when it shrouds in darkness!

وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا سَجٰىۙ

Wallayli itha saja

3. verse

Thy Lord has neither forsaken nor loathed thee.

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰىۜ

Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala

4. verse

And the latter will be better for thee than the former.

وَلَلْاٰخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الْاُو۫لٰىۜ

Walal-akhiratu khayrun laka minaal-oola

5. verse

And thy Lord will give to thee, and thou wilt be satisfied.

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْط۪يكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَـرْضٰىۜ

Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda

6. verse

Did He not find thee fatherless, and give shelter,

اَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَت۪ـيـماً فَاٰوٰىۖ

Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

7. verse

And find thee astray, and guide,

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَٓالاًّ فَهَدٰىۖ

Wawajadaka dallan fahada

8. verse

And find thee in need, and make sufficient?

وَوَجَدَكَ عَٓائِلاً فَاَغْنٰىۜ

Wawajadaka AAa-ilan faaghna

9. verse

Then as for the fatherless: oppress thou not.

فَاَمَّا الْيَت۪يمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْۜ

Faamma alyateema fala taqhar

10. verse

And as for the petitioner: repel thou not.

وَاَمَّا السَّٓائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْۜ

Waamma assa-ila falatanhar

11. verse

And as for the favour of thy Lord: recount thou!

وَاَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith