الضحى Ad-Duha · The Morning Hours

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

   By the morning hours

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   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

   And by the night when it is stillest,

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   مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

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

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   وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

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   وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

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

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   أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

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   وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

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

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   وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

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   فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

   Therefor the orphan oppress not,

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    وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

    Therefor the beggar drive not away,

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    وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

    Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.