Surah Ad-Dhuha - English Translation by Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the forenoon
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 1
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
and by the night when it brooded
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 2
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
thy Lord deserted thee not, nor is He in hatred of thee
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 3
وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Truly, the last will be better for thee than the first
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 4
وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ
And thy Lord will give to thee. Then, thou wilt be well-pleased
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 5
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Found He thee not an orphan and He gave thee refuge
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 6
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ
And found He thee one who goes astray, then, He guided thee
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 7
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ
And found He thee one who wants, then, He enriched thee
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 8
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ
So as for the orphan, oppress him not
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 9
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ
And as for one who begs, scold him not
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 10
وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ
And as for the divine blessing of thy Lord, divulge it
Surah Ad-Dhuha, Verse 11