Ad-Dhuhaa

By the morning brightness

وَالضُّحَىٰ

wal-ḍuḥā

and by the night when it grows still,

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

wa-al-layli idhā sajā

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

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā

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

وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ

walalākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ūlā

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ

walasawfa yuʿ'ṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā

Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you?

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ

alam yajid'ka yatīman faāwā

Did He not find you lost and guide you?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ

wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā

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

وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

wawajadaka ʿāilan fa-aghnā

So do not be harsh with the orphan

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

fa-ammā l-yatīma falā taqhar

and do not chide the one who asks for help;

وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

wa-ammā l-sāila falā tanhar

talk about the blessings of your Lord.

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

wa-ammā biniʿ'mati rabbika faḥaddith