Chapter 93, 11 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the forenoon (after sunrise).
Waaldduha
By the Glorious Morning Light,
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the night when it darkens (and stand still).
Waallayli itha saja
And by the Night when it is still, -
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Your Lord (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has neither forsaken you nor hates you.
Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala
Thy Guardian - Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world).
Walalakhiratu khayrun laka mina aloola
And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And verily, your Lord will give you (all good) so that you shall be well-pleased.
Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda
And soon will thy Guardian - Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well - pleased.
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
Did He not find you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) an orphan and gave you a refuge?
Alam yajidka yateeman faawa
Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
And He found you unaware (of the Qur'an, its laws, and Prophethood) and guided you?
Wawajadaka dallan fahada
And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you poor and made you rich (self-sufficient with self-contentment)?
Wawajadaka AAailan faaghna
And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression.
Faamma alyateema fala taqhar
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
And repulse not the beggar.
Waamma alssaila fala tanhar
Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
And proclaim the Grace of your Lord (i.e. the Prophethood and all other Graces).
Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith
But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ