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سُورَةُ الضُّحَى

The Morning Light
Bismillah
93:1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ١
By the Morning Light,
93:2
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ٢
and the Night when its [darkness] overwhelms,
93:3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ٣
your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He shunned [you].
93:4
وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٤
And, verily, the Hereafter is better for you than the present [life].
93:5
وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ ٥
And soon will your Lord give you [that wherewith] you shall be well-pleased.
93:6
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ٦
Did He not find you [O Prophet] an orphan and gave you shelter [and care]?
93:7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ ٧
And He foundyou wandering [unguided],and He guided [you],
93:8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ ٨
and He found you in need, so He freed you from want.
93:9
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ ٩
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
93:10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ ١٠
nor chide him who asks;
93:11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ ١١
And the Favours of your Lord — proclaim them!

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First published in August 2023, this translation is available in two Hard bound editions. One comes with Parallel Arabic-English Texts and the other is the English only version. In December 2025 we had published the third edition of both versions, alhamdulillah.

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