Surah Ađ-Đuĥaá (The Morning Hours) in English

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

1. والضحى

   1

   By the morning brightness,

   wa-ḍ-ḍuḥā

2. والليل إذا سجى

   2

   and by the night when it is calm!

   wa-l-layli ʾidhā sajā

3. ما ودعك ربك وما قلى

   3

   Your Lord has neither forsaken you, nor is He displeased with you,

   mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wa-mā qalā

4. وللآخرة خير لك من الأولى

   4

   and the Hereafter shall be better for you than the world.

   wa-la-l-ʾākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ʾūlā

5. ولسوف يعطيك ربك فترضى

   5

   Soon your Lord will give you [that with which] you will be pleased.

   wa-la-sawfa yuʿṭīka rabbuka fa-tarḍā

6. ألم يجدك يتيما فآوى

   6

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

   ʾa-lam yajidka yatīman fa-ʾāwā

7. ووجدك ضالا فهدى

   7

   Did He not find you astray, and guide you?

   wa-wajadaka ḍāllan fa-hadā

8. ووجدك عائلا فأغنى

   8

   Did He not find you needy, and enrich you?

   wa-wajadaka ʿāʾilan fa-ʾaghnā

9. فأما اليتيم فلا تقهر

   9

   So, as for the orphan, do not oppress him;

   fa-ʾammā l-yatīma fa-lā taqhar

10. وأما السائل فلا تنهر

    10

    and as for the beggar, do not chide him;

    wa-ʾammā s-sāʾila fa-lā tanhar

11. وأما بنعمة ربك فحدث

    11

    and as for your Lord’s blessing, proclaim it!

    wa-ʾammā bi-niʿmati rabbika fa-ḥaddith