Ad-Dhuhaa

Wad duhaa

CONSIDER the bright morning hours,

Wal laili iza sajaa

and the night when it grows still and dark.

Ma wad da'aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa

Thy Sustainer has not forsaken thee, nor does He scorn thee:

Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola

for, indeed, the life to come will be better for thee than this earlier part [of thy life]!

Wa la sawfa y'uteeka rabbuka fatarda

And, indeed, in time will thy Sustainer grant thee [what thy heart desires], and thou shalt be well-pleased.

Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa

Has He not found thee an orphan, and given thee shelter?

Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada

And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?

Wa wa jadaka 'aa-ilan fa aghnaa

And found thee in want, and given thee sufficiency?

Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar

Therefore, the orphan shalt thou never wrong,

Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar

and him that seeks [thy] help shalt thou never chide,

Wa amma bi ni'mati rabbika fahad dith

and of thy Sustainer's blessings shalt thou [ever] speak.