الضـحى

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the forenoon (after sunrise).

1 Waaldduha

2 By the night when it darkens (and stand still).

2 Waallayli itha saja

3 Your Lord (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has neither forsaken you nor hates you.

3 Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala

4 And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world).

4 Walalakhiratu khayrun laka mina aloola

5 And verily, your Lord will give you (all good) so that you shall be well-pleased.

5 Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda

6 Did He not find you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) an orphan and gave you a refuge?

6 Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

7 And He found you unaware (of the Qur'an, its laws, and Prophethood) and guided you?

7 Wawajadaka dallan fahada

8 And He found you poor and made you rich (self-sufficient with self-contentment)?

8 Wawajadaka AAailan faaghna

9 Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression.

9 Faamma alyateema fala taqhar

10 And repulse not the beggar.

10 Waamma alssaila fala tanhar

11 And proclaim the Grace of your Lord (i.e. the Prophethood and all other Graces).

11 Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith