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1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
Waḍ-Ḍuḥaa,
By the morning brightness
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2
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Wal-Layli ʹiẓaa sajaa,―
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
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3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Maa- wad-daʻaka Rabbuka wa-maa q̣alaa.
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
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4
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa-lalʹAakhiratu khayrul laka minal ʹOolaa.
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
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وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
Walasawfa yuʻṭeeka Rabbuka fatarḍaa.
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
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أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
ʹAlam yajidka yateemañ faʹaawaa?
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
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7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
Wa-wajadaka ḍaaal-lañ fahadaa.
And He found you lost and guided [you],
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وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Wa-wajadaka ʻaaaʹilañ faʹag̣naa.
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
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فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
Faʹammal yateema falaa taq̣har,
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
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10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
Wa-ʹammas saaa-ʹila falaa tanhar:
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
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11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
Wa-ʹammaa biniʻmati Rabbika faḥaddis̤!
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].