Section 1: Verses 1–11
Thematic progression across verses 1–11
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ 1
Wad duhaa
By the morning light
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ 2
Wal laili iza sajaa
And the night as it settles
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ 3
Ma wad da'aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa
Your Lord did not abandon you, nor did He forget
وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرࣱ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ 4
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
The Hereafter is better for you than the First
وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ 5
Wa la sawfa y'uteeka rabbuka fatarda
And your Lord will give you, and you will be satisfied
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمࣰ ا فَـَٔاوَىٰ 6
Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa
Did He not find you orphaned, and sheltered you
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلࣰّ ا فَهَدَىٰ 7
Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada
And found you wandering, and guided you
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلࣰ ا فَأَغۡنَىٰ 8
Wa wa jadaka 'aa-ilan fa aghnaa
And found you in need, and enriched you
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ 9
Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar
Therefore, do not mistreat the orphan
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ 10
Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar
Nor rebuff the seeker
وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ 11
Wa amma bi ni'mati rabbika fahad dith
But proclaim the blessings of your Lord