আদ দোহা (পূর্বাহ্ন)

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

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the morning hours

1 Waaldduha

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

2 And by the night when it is stillest,

2 Waallayli itha saja

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

3 Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,

3 Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala

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

4 And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,

4 Walalakhiratu khayrun laka mina aloola

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

5 And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.

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 Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee) ?

6 Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

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

7 Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee) ?

7 Wawajadaka dallan fahada

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

8 Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee) ?

8 Wawajadaka AAailan faaghna

9 Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression.

9 Therefor the orphan oppress not,

9 Faamma alyateema fala taqhar

10 And repulse not the beggar.

10 Therefor the beggar drive not away,

10 Waamma alssaila fala tanhar

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

11 Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.

11 Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith