الضحى
Surah Ad-Dhuhaa
Meaning of the name: The Morning Hours
Arabic with an established translation
Reading the ayat before and after can make the meaning clearer.
Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the morning sunlight,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
and by the night when it covers with darkness[1],
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Translation footnote [1]
[1] And everything becomes still.
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مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
your Lord has neither forsaken you [O Prophet] nor hated you;
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وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
the Hereafter is better for you than the present life;
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وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
and your Lord will certainly give you so much that you will be well pleased.
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أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan then take good care of you?
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وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
Did He not find you unguided then guide you?
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وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Did He not find you in need then enrich you?
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فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So do not mistreat the orphan,
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وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
nor repulse the beggar[2];
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Translation footnote [2]
[2] i.e., anyone in need who seeks help.
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وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
and proclaim the favors of your Lord[3].
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Translation footnote [3]
[3] i.e., be grateful to Allah by proclaiming the favors He has given you.