Wad duhaa
CONSIDER the bright morning hours,

The Morning Hours · undefined verses · Meccan
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.
English translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Use the interactive reader above for transliteration, recitation and verse controls.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
CONSIDER the bright morning hours,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
and the night when it grows still and dark.
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Thy Sustainer has not forsaken thee, nor does He scorn thee:
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
for, indeed, the life to come will be better for thee than this earlier part [of thy life]!
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
And, indeed, in time will thy Sustainer grant thee [what thy heart desires], and thou shalt be well-pleased.
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Has He not found thee an orphan, and given thee shelter?
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ
And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ
And found thee in want, and given thee sufficiency?
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
Therefore, the orphan shalt thou never wrong,
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
and him that seeks [thy] help shalt thou never chide,
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
and of thy Sustainer's blessings shalt thou [ever] speak.